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Open three faceplates with one click

We are deploying some flood suppression in 13.3 and some conditions require multiple modules (shelve more than 32 alarms). I would like to configure one target to open 3-4 faceplates rather than make the operator look at each one individually (say, to arm them or disable them). I think they would need to open "pinned" and some cleverness would be needed to keep them from opening on top of one another. Anyone done this or is it not advised / impossible?

John Rezabek

• 10 Jun 2016 5:52 PM
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• dave_marshall

  

  • 10 Jun 2016 9:39 PM

  I am about to tackle this issue in a couple of weeks as well. Not having looked at the modules yet, is there alternatively a way to have more than 32 alarms in a module?

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• Kim Van Camp

  

  • 13 Jun 2016 2:38 PM

  John,
  
  The alarm flood suppression module template ALM_FLOOD_SUP_32 can be expanded to cover 96 alarms. No changes would be required to either the faceplate (ALM_FLD_SUP_fp) or to the detail display (ALM_FLD_SUP_dt). The detail display has built in logic to automatically add tabs for each block of sixteen alarms up to 96 alarms. You'll need to carefully follow the module's alarm naming conventions for alarms 33-96 when adding them to the module. You will also want to do some testing to determine if the performance and loading effects on your controller are acceptable for your application. It was our belief that 32 alarms would suffice for roughly 80% of the use cases, but we built the module and its displays to be expandable up to 96 alarms when necessary.

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