Siemens SIMATIC 505 - Analog Alarms; Analog Alarm Editor

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8 - Analog Alarms
Overview
The analog alarm functions allow you to monitor an analog input signal
by setting standard alarm on a process variable (PV) and a target setpoint
(SP). Analog alarms are referenced by a user-assigned number from (1-
512) depending on the processor type. All analog alarm parameters are
stored in Special Memory (S-Memory) when you program the analog
alarm. The size of S-Memory is user configurable.
Analog Alarm Editor
The Analog Alarm Editor gives you the ability to display, access, and/or
modify analog alarms.
To access the Analog Alarm Editor:
1. Click Alarm from the View menu (Alt+V, A).
2. The Analog Alarm Directory dialog box appears (see Figure
8.1).
3. The dialog box shows the Loop Mode, Alarm number (1-512)
depending on the processor type, Alarm Title, and
Enable/Disable state.