Parameter Generation and Control 9354-4250 - Alarm Control Menu (Steady State and Prog Modes

PGC, Inc. Appendix B; SmartPad version 0.503 Steady State & Programmable
November 2005 B-20
Alarm Control Menu (Steady State and Prog Modes)
Pressing ALRM in the area modification screen will access the alarm control menu.
Inside this menu the user can step through a list of values that can be modified using the
PREV (F1) and NEXT (F2) keys.
The top line of the display will indicate the current operating mode.
The second line of the display is the current value that can be accessed.
The third line of the display is the current setting for the displayed value. Pressing
CHNG (F3) will toggle the displayed value through all possible settings. The setting that
is displayed is the setting that will become active.
If a numerical value is displayed, time or alarm set points for example, enter a new value
using the numerical keypad. As in all SmartPad™ data entry, you must fill the entire
field before the information will be accepted.
Label Displayed Acceptable Data Range Description
GEN ALARM CONFIG Alarms Disabled
Alarms Enabled
Turns the alarm function on or off
GEN ALARM CONFIG
Timer:
00:00:00 through 17:59:59 Alarm delay timer. This defines the
time that an alarm condition will be
ignored.
AIR ALARM CONFIG
Trip by:
Limits
Deviation
Defines the type of air alarm that will
be used. Limits allow the user to set
a fixed max/min temperature that will
trigger an alarm. Deviation sets a
range of temperatures, above and
below the current set point that will
trigger an alarm.
AIR ALARM CONFIG
High Limit
Varies based on range of
chamber or conditioner
Maximum limit for the air temperature
alarm
AIR ALARM CONFIG
Lo Limit
Varies based on range of
chamber or conditioner
Minimum limit for the air temperature
alarm
AIR ALARM CONFIG
Deviation
0.1 to 99.9
Temperature range, above and below
the current set point that will trigger
an alarm. Useful when the set point
is changing (programmable).
CH2 ALARM CONFIG
Trip by:
Limits
Deviation
Defines alarm type for channel 2
(water or Rh depending on control
mode)
CH2 ALARM CONFIG
High Limit
99.9% Maximum limit for the channel 2
process variable.
CH2 ALARM CONFIG
Lo Limit
0.0% Minimum limit for the channel 2
process variable.
CH2 ALARM CONFIG
Deviation
0.1 to 99.9
Channel 2 process variable range,
above and below the current set
point.