Hello, this is best done through View SE or with a PanelView 5000. You will find the options to trigger horns based on alarm groups in the object properties and could configure it to their liking. If you have further questions or concerns, we recommend reaching out to your local Rockwell Automation distributor for support.
Robert, I has to be a Panelview 5510 or 5310. You will also need a 5580 ControlLogix Processor or a 5380 CompactLogix Processor. Then you only need to set up the Alarm and Events in the panelview to subscribe to the PLC’s alarm an events server. Then any Tag based alarm or any instruction based alarm you create will show up in the alarm event viewer without any further action in the Panelview.
In Studio 5000, you open the “Alarm Manager” from the Left side menu, then select the alarm and select “status” from the side menu option for the alarm.
@@Webcrawler45 thanks for the reply. That is helpful to see that it is on in there, but is there a way use the status of the alarm in your code.For example, in the video you mentioned that if the alarm comes on you could shut something down. How do I tie logic back to an alarm, or do you just put all your logic and then tie the alarm to that? I don’t want to set a high limit in the alarm and in the logic because at some point they will get changed and not sync.
@@collinhodges8840 Since this is an alarm tag, you can use it’s alarm attributes in the code. Logix Tag-Based Alarms use FactoryTalk Alarms and Events to deliver alarm tag status and condition. In FactoryTalk View SE, browse for the base tag, then type: .@Alarms .Alarm_Name .Alarm_Attribute (InAlarm, Limit, OperAck….) When complete the alarm tag will look similar to the following: /AreaName:: I would refer to tech note IN7565 for more details.
Would be really nice to see HMI portion of configuring logix Tag Based Alarms
Really useful lesson. Thanks Jeff
So useful video. Thanks! 👍
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Can you use Alarm Group status to trigger an action in the PLC logic ? I.E. turn ON a horn when any alarm in an alarm group comes ON ?
Hello, this is best done through View SE or with a PanelView 5000. You will find the options to trigger horns based on alarm groups in the object properties and could configure it to their liking. If you have further questions or concerns, we recommend reaching out to your local Rockwell Automation distributor for support.
Okay, so you say there is nothing to do in the PanelView. How do we associate this with the panelview, so it shows up in the panelview?
Robert, I has to be a Panelview 5510 or 5310. You will also need a 5580 ControlLogix Processor or a 5380 CompactLogix Processor. Then you only need to set up the Alarm and Events in the panelview to subscribe to the PLC’s alarm an events server. Then any Tag based alarm or any instruction based alarm you create will show up in the alarm event viewer without any further action in the Panelview.
How can you see the status of the alarm in the PLC? Meaning can I see if an alarm is on in the PLC?
In Studio 5000, you open the “Alarm Manager” from the Left side menu, then select the alarm and select “status” from the side menu option for the alarm.
@@Webcrawler45 thanks for the reply. That is helpful to see that it is on in there, but is there a way use the status of the alarm in your code.For example, in the video you mentioned that if the alarm comes on you could shut something down. How do I tie logic back to an alarm, or do you just put all your logic and then tie the alarm to that? I don’t want to set a high limit in the alarm and in the logic because at some point they will get changed and not sync.
@@collinhodges8840 Since this is an alarm tag, you can use it’s alarm attributes in the code. Logix Tag-Based Alarms use FactoryTalk Alarms and Events to deliver alarm tag status and condition. In FactoryTalk View SE, browse for the base tag, then type:
.@Alarms
.Alarm_Name
.Alarm_Attribute (InAlarm, Limit, OperAck….)
When complete the alarm tag will look similar to the following:
/AreaName::
I would refer to tech note IN7565 for more details.