Cimplicity HMI version 6.1 Alarm Question

adamk1217

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• Jan 18, 2008

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Is there a way of referencing a different point's value in the alarm message of another point?

Example:
Hoist_1_Crash
PLC address %M025
alarm message: Hoist 1 crashed at tank #(Hoist_1_Position)

Hoist_1_Position
PLC address %R0015

 

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• Jan 28, 2008

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You should be able to accomplish this using the trigger point function, and the %VAL alarm message key word.
Set the Hoist_1_Position point (or a virtual copy of it) to alarm on update (i.e. every time it changes), but then set it's trigger point to the Hoist_1_Crash point.

 

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• Jan 29, 2008

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What I ended up doing was creating an external script triggered by an event. In the script I used the alarmgenerate function. This was the suggestion from a GE engineer. It worked well but is a lot of work to implement.

 

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• Jan 30, 2008

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Don't get me started on GE Engineers! I've been battling with them for 10 years!
Anyway, it's good that you found a solution.