Configuration 
166  UDC3500 Universal Digital Controller Product Manual  3/07 
Function Prompts 
Table 3-24 ALARMS Group Function Prompts 
Function Prompt  
Lower Display 
Selections or  
Range of Setting  
Upper Display 
Parameter  
Definition 
A1S1TYPE 
 
ALARM 1 SETPOINT 1 TYPE—Select what you 
want Setpoint 1 of Alarm 1 to represent. It can 
represent the Process Variable, Deviation, Input 1, 
Input 2, Output, and if you have a model with 
communications, you can configure the controller to 
alarm on SHED. If you have setpoint programming, 
you can alarm when a segment goes ON or OFF.  
 
NONE 
INPUT 1 
INPUT 2  
INPUT 3 
INPUT 4  
INPUT 5 
PV 
DEV 
OUTPUT 
SHED 
EV ON 
EV OFF 
MANUAL 
REM SP 
F SAFE  
PV RATE 
DIG INP 1  
DIG INP 2  
DIG INP 3  
DIG INP 4  
TCWARN  
TCFAIL  
PVHOLD  
BREAK   
TOTAL 
NO ALARM 
INPUT 1 
INPUT 2  
INPUT 3  
INPUT 4  
INPUT 5 
PROCESS VARIABLE 
DEVIATION (NOTE 3) 
OUTPUT (NOTE 1) 
SHED FROM COMMUNICATIONS 
EVENT ON (SP PROGRAMMING) 
EVENT OFF (SP PROGRAMMING) 
ALARM ON MANUAL MODE (NOTE 2) 
REMOTE SETPOINT 
ALARM ON FAILSAFE 
PV RATE OF CHANGE  (NOTE 11) 
DIGITAL INPUT 1 ACTUATED 
DIGITAL INPUT 2 ACTUATED 
DIGITAL INPUT 3 ACTUATED 
DIGITAL INPUT 4 ACTUATED 
THERMOCOUPLE WARNING (NOTE 5)  
THERMOCOUPLE FAIL (NOTE 6)  
PV HOLD (NOTE 8) 
LOOP BREAK (NOTE 4) 
TOTALIZER (NOTE 7) 
Alarms for Software 
Options 
 
ALARMS FOR SOFTWARE OPTIONS—The 
following Alarm Type selections appear only when 
one of the Software Options is installed. 
Alarm prompts for 
Two Loops/Cascade 
Option 
PV 2  
DEV 2  
OUT 2  
MAN 2  
RSP 2  
FSAFE 2  
PVRATE2  
BREAK 2   
PV2HOLD  
PROCESS VARIABLE—LOOP 2 
DEVIATION – LOOP 2  
OUTPUT – LOOP 2 
ALARM ON MANUAL MODE – LOOP 2 
REMOTE SETPOINT – LOOP 2 
ALARM ON FAILSAFE – LOOP 2  
PV RATE OF CHANGE – LOOP 2  
LOOP BREAK – LOOP 2 (NOTE 4) 
PV HOLD – LOOP 2