20.7.1 Procedure - Viewing Alarms by Line

  1. From the [Common Settings (R)] menu, select [Alarm (A)], or click . The following screen appears. In [Language], select the alarm message display language.

  2. In the Block Settings, select the display mode (History/Log/Active) for each of the blocks to which the messages are registered, and set the number of messages stored as history.

  3. 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.

  4. From the [Block1] tab, select [Bit Monitoring].

  5. In [Bit Address], set the bit address to monitor the alarm trigger.

  6. Click the [Trigger Condition] cell and select whether the alarm is triggered when the Monitoring Bit Address turns ON or turns OFF.

  7. In [Message], enter the alarm message for the alarm that occurs in production line 1.

  8. In the same manner, open the [blocks 2] tab and register the Monitoring Bit Addresses and Alarm Messages for Line 2.

    • Alarm settings can be exported or imported in CSV format.

  1. Open the screen to display the Alarms (For example, Base 1), and first set the Alarm Part to display the Alarms for Line 1. In the [Parts (P)] menu, select [Alarm (A)], or click and place the Part on the screen.

  1. Double-click the placed Alarm. The Alarm dialog box appears. In [Block], select [Direct].

     

    • When setting [Block] to [Address], you can specify an address in [Display Block] to indirectly specify the block to be displayed using its address.

  2. In [Display Block], specify [Block 1] and set the Display Mode.

  3. Set the [Display Start Row], [Display Alarms] and [Display Row Spacing].

  4. As needed, use the [Item] tab, [Color] tab, and [Display] tab options to change alarm message's number of display characters, text color, background color, font, and size. Click [OK]. The creation of the screen to display the Alarm Messages of Block 1 is now complete.

  5. In the [Screen (S)] menu, select [New Screen (N)], or click . The [New Screen] dialog box appears. In Screen, set the Base Screen Number (for example, 2), and click [OK].

  6. In the [Parts (P)] menu, select [Alarm (A)], in the [Base 2] screen or click , and place the Part on the screen.

  7. Double-click the placed Alarm. The Alarm dialog box appears. In [Display Block], specify [Block 2].

  8. As needed, use the [Item] tab, [Color] tab, and [Display] tab options to change alarm message's number of display characters, text color, background color, font, and size. Click [OK]. The creation of the screen to display the Alarm Messages of Block 2 is now complete.