This section explains the setting procedure, using a Bit Monitoring example.
Please refer to the Settings Guide for details.
20.12.1.2 Alarm Settings (Block 1) - Bit Monitoring
20.12.2.1 Show History - Basic Settings/Basic
For details on how to draw parts and define the address, shape, color, and labels, please see the "Part Editing Procedure".8.7.1 Editing Parts
When the Monitoring Bit Address turns ON, the Alarms are displayed together with their trigger date/time. When the Monitoring Bit Address turns OFF, the recovery time is added to the same row.
From the [Common Settings (R)] menu, select [Alarm (A)], or click 
. The following screen appears. In [Language], select the alarm message display language.
In the Block Settings, select the check box for the desired display mode (History/Log/Active) for the block to which the message is registered, and set the number of messages stored as history for each mode.
Select [Backup History] and define [Hide Continuing Alarms].
When the [Backup History] check box is not selected, the alarm history data will be erased when the display unit is turned OFF or reset.
From the [Block1] tab, select [Bit Monitoring].
In [Bit Address], set the bit address to monitor the alarm trigger.
In the [Trigger Condition] cell, select whether the alarm is triggered when the Monitoring Bit Address turns ON or turns OFF.
In the [Message] cell, input the alarm message that will display when the alarm is triggered.
Up to 160 single-byte characters can be registered in a single Alarm Message.
When the [Enable Text Table] check box is selected, the message language can be switched and displayed even while the system is running.18.3 Changing Blocks of Text to Other Languages
Select the [Read Data From Each Alarm] check box, and specify [Number of Addresses] (for example, 3) to read the data values.
When the same address is used in triggered alarms and regardless of the message content, select the [Use the Same Address] check box. The set up address is used for all the messages.
Click the [Address1] cell, then click 
. The [Trigger Condition Settings] dialog box appears.
Set the addresses to read the data values when Alarms triggered.
Set the value in [Data Display Style], and click [OK].
Specify [Bit Length] and [Data Type]. Alarm settings have been completed.
For further information about data read timing, see the following:20.12.1.2 Alarm Settings (Block 1) - Bit Monitoring
Alarm settings can be exported or imported in CSV format.
Open the screen editor and set the Alarm part which will display the Alarm. In the [Parts (P)] menu, select [Alarm (A)], or click 
and place the Part on the screen.
Double-click the placed Alarm. The Alarm dialog box appears.
For the alarm, select the Block and the Display Mode.
Set the [Display Start Row], [Display Alarms] and [Display Row Spacing].
On the [Item] tab, select the [Address] check box to set [Display Characters]. Select the [Address1], [Address2], and [Address3] check boxes.
As needed, use the [Color] tab, and [Display] tab options to change alarm message's number of display characters, text color, background color, font, and size. Click [OK].