11. Appendix B 
11.1. Standard Function Block Parameters 
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Classification 
Record 
Description 
Detects the current alert status, unacknowledged states, 
and disable states of the alarms associated with the block  
FF Data Type 
DS-74 
Range 
 
Usage 
C/Alarm Summary 
Length 
8 
Valid Views 
VIEW_1, VIEW_3 
Storage 
Dynamic 
Remarks 
The data type summarizes 16 alerts using the following 4 
elements.  
    1 Current 
    2 Unacknowledged 
    3 Unreported 
    4 Disabled 
 
ALERT_KEY 
 
Classification 
Simple Variable 
Description 
The identification number of the plant unit. This data may 
be used in the host for sorting alarms.  
FF Data Type 
Unsigned 8 
Range 
1 to 255 
Usage 
C/Alert Key 
Length 
1 
Valid Views 
VIEW_4 
Storage 
Static 
Remarks 
Initial value is 0