panelveiw plus comms error alarm

I am using a PV+ hmi to controllogix via ethernet and if comms to the plc is lost the operator wants an alarm to be displayed. I know that when the cable is pulled from the back of the panel all the messages come up but I want an alarm that means some thing to an operator. Any ideas?

There's a Pre-Defined Item in RSLinx Enterprise called "@IsPresent" that indicates to RSView ME whether or not the PV+ is communicating with a particular controller.

I think you can use this as an alarm trigger (I actually don't allow the Diagnostic messages display to appear on error) or as an ordinary indicator.

See document A88253623 in the Rockwell Knowledgebase at http://www.rockwellautomation.com/knowledgebase/ for a listing of the Logix status tags supported by Linx Enterprise on the ME platform.