Overview
Use Status Alarm Severity to control the fault actions that the transmitter performs when it
detects an alarm condition.
Restrictions
• For some alarms, Status Alarm Severity is not configurable.
• For some alarms, Status Alarm Severity can be set only to two of the three options.
Tip
Micro Motion recommends using the default settings for Status Alarm Severity unless you have a
specific requirement to change them.
Procedure
1.
Select a status alarm.
2. For the selected status alarm, set Status Alarm Severity as desired.
Option Description
Fault
Actions when fault is detected:
• The alarm is posted to the Alert List.
• Outputs go to the configured fault action (after Fault Timeout has expired, if
applicable).
• Digital communications go to the configured fault action (after Fault Timeout
has expired, if applicable).
• The status LED (if available) changes to red or yellow (depending on alarm se-
verity).
Actions when alarm clears:
• Outputs return to normal behavior.
• Digital communications return to normal behavior.
• The status LED (if available) returns to green and may or may not flash.
Informa-
tional
Actions when fault is detected:
• The alarm is posted to the Alert List.
• The status LED (if available) changes to red or yellow (depending on alarm se-
verity).
Actions when alarm clears:
• The status LED (if available) returns to green and may or may not flash.
Ignore
No action
Status alarms and options for Status Alarm Severity
Configure device options and preferences
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