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Block Alarm/
BLOCK_ALM
Display, selection
Index: 36
Data type: DS-72
Access: wr for Auto,
OOS
The Block Alarm/BLOCK_ALM parameter is a structured parameter consisting of five
elements.
UNACKNOWLEDGED
• If the "Deactivated" option was selected for the alarm that occurred by means of the
Acknowledge Option/ACK_OPTION parameter, this alarm can only be
acknowledged by means of this element.
ALARM_STATE
• Use this function to display the current block condition with information on pending
configuration, hardware or system errors. The following block alarm messages are
possible with the Resource Block:
– Simulate active
– Out of service
TIME_STAMP
• Displays the time when the alarm occurred.
SUB_CODE
• Displays the reason why the alarm was reported.
VALUE
• Displays the value of the corresponding parameter at the time the alarm was
reported.
Alarm Summary/
ALARM_SUM
Display, selection
Index: 37
Data type: DS-74
Access: wr for Auto,
OOS
The Alarm Summary/ALARM_SUM parameter is a structured parameter consisting of
four elements.
CURRENT
• Displays the current status of the process alarms in the Resource Block.
The following alarms are possible: DiscAlm and BlockAlm.
UNACKNOWLEDGED
• Displays the process alarms not confirmed.
UNREPORTED
• Displays the process alarms not reported.
DISABLED
• Possibility of deactivating process alarms.
Acknowledge Option/
ACK_OPTION
Options
Index: 38
Data type: bit string
Access: wr for Auto,
OOS
Use this parameter to specify the process alarm to be acknowledged automatically as
soon as it is detected by the fieldbus host system. If the option is activated for a process
alarm, this process alarm is acknowledged automatically by the fieldbus host system.
Options:
• DiscAlm: write protection alarm
• BlockAlm: block alarm
The message has to be acknowledged via the Block Alarm/BLOCK_ALM parameter,
UNACKNOWLEDGE element for process alarms for which automatic confirmation is
not active.
Factory setting:
The option is not active for any process alarm, i.e. every process alarm message must
be acknowledged manually.
Write Priority/
WRITE_PRI
Entry
Index: 39
Data type: unsigned8
Access: wr for Auto,
OOS
If write protection is disabled, an alarm is issued. Use this parameter to specify the
priority which should be assigned to this alarm.
Input range:
• 0...15
• 0: The alarm is suppressed.
• 15: Critical alarm with the highest priority.
Resource Block - standard parameters
Parameter Description