Alarm Viewer Documentation

Alarm Viewer Configuration.
The Alarm Viewer object can connect to multiple units, multiple projects, and can display some or all of
the alarms from any of the projects to which it is connected. Typically, the operator needs to look at
some well-defined subset of alarms (e.g. Unit #1 process alarms). This filtering of alarms is done by
properly configuring the Alarm Viewer object.
The alarm screen (alarms.cim) contains the Alarm Viewer object and a set of buttons that allow the
operator to select which alarms he wants to view. These buttons filter what alarms can be viewed by
dynamically controlling the setup of the Alarm Viewer object.
Configuration tasks for this screen include Alarm Viewer Object (ocx Object), Navigation Buttons (Gas
Turbine #1, Gas Turbine #2, etc.) and the Silence, Explain, Lock and Unlock buttons. These tasks are
covered in the following document.
Configure Alarm Viewer Object.
Select the Alarm Viewer Object and press right mouse. Select Cimplicity AMV Control Object
Properties
Configure the Lock, Unlock, Silence and Explain Buttons
Select Buttons tab in the Cimplicity AMV Control Properties.

Select the Dynamic radio button.
Configure Lock Button
Select Custom1 (the color changes from white to blue) then press the Modify...
Button. Make sure there is no “X” in the box next to Custom1
Enter Lock in the Button Caption field as seen above.
Enter the Lockout description in the command string text box as seen above.
For Hmi Servers enter LOCKOUT 1 %RES %ID %REF in the command string
Example: LOCKOUT 1 %RES %ID %REF
For Hmi Viewers, add HMI server names (computer names, NOT project
names)at the end of the string as seen above. Each HMI server for which you
need to lock alarms must be included.
For example, suppose the viewer is connected to servers GT1_SVR and
GT2_SVR. The command string would be: LOCKOUT 1 %RES %ID %REF
(GT1_SVR,GT2_SVR)
 Computer names (Hmi Server names) are separated by "," (comma)
 Leave no spaces between computer names.
Configure Unlock Button
Select Custom2 (the color changes from white to blue) then press Modify...
Button. Make sure there is no “X” in the box next to Custom2.
Enter Unlock in the Button Caption filed as seen above.

Enter the Lockout description in the command string text box as seen above.
For Hmi Servers enter LOCKOUT 0 %RES %ID %REF in the command string
Example: LOCKOUT 1 %RES %ID %REF
names) at the end of the string as seen above. Each HMI server for which you
need to unlock alarms must be included.
GT2_SVR. The command string would be: LOCKOUT 0 %RES %ID %REF
(GT1_SVR,GT2_SVR)
Configure Silence Button

Button.
Enter Silence in the Button Caption field as seen above.
Enter Description Silence Mark V Alarm Horn as seen above.
For Hmi Servers enter SILENCE %RES in the command string

Example: SILENCE %RES
names) at the end of the string as seen above. Each HMI server for which you
need to silence alarms must be included.
GT2_SVR.
The command string would be: SILENCE %RES (GT1_SVR,GT2_SVR)
Configure Explain Button
Button.
Enter Explain in the Button Caption filed as seen above.
Enter Description alarm explanation as seen above.
For Hmi Servers enter g:\exec\alm_help /ID:%ID /CLASS:%CLASS

/RES:%RES /MSG:%MSG in the command string
Example : g:\exec\alm_help /ID:%ID /CLASS:%CLASS /RES:%RES
/MSG:%MSG
Explain button works only on HMI servers.
Once the configuration of Lock, Unlock, Silence and Explain buttons is done select OK button.
Configure Navigation Buttons
The Alarm Viewer has the capability to display subsets of alarms (e.g. process alarms for unit 1,
diagnostic alarms for unit 2, etc.). You configure this capability by assigning correct values to the object
variables PROJECT, UNITID, UNITNO, BOP_SETUP, DIAG_SETUP, EX2K_SETUP and
PROC_SETUP, which are associated with each button. By configuring these variables, each button will
display one subset of alarms.
PROJECT
Enter the project name of the alarms you want to display.
UNITID
Enter UNIT ID
UNITNO
Enter Unit Number
PROC_SETUP
Enter Process Alarm Setup
DIAG_SETUP
Enter Diagnostic Alarm Setup
EX2K_SETUP
Enter EX2000 Alarm Setup
BOP_SETUP
Enter BOP Alarm Setup
Configure ACK, SILENCE, LOCK, UNLOCK, COMMENTS, SETUP and
EXPLAIN buttons
a. Select the buttons bar at the bottom

b. Press right mouse and open properties
c. Open group
To configure ACK button

i. Select ACK button and press right mouse
ii. Go to Events tab
iii. Check for Events and Actions
iv. Check / Create an event “on mouse up”
v. Go to actions and press “>” button
vi. Enter/ Check procedure name
vii. Check Actions type “Invoke Method”
viii. Check / Select Object name
ix. Object name usually consists of “<Frame Container name> \ <Frame name> \
<Alarm viewer Object name>”
x. In this case Frame Container name is UNIT_NO, Frame name is ALL and Alarm
Viewer Object name is ALMVIEW
xi. Check / select method “DoAckAll”
xii. You need to Create / Check events and actions for all buttons
Buttons  Corresponding methods

LOCK  DoCustom1
UNLOCK  DoCustom2
SILENCE  DOCustom3
EXPLAIN  DoCustom4
COMMENTS  DoComments
To Configure Setup
a. Open Alarm screen in CimView mode

b. Select Setup button
c. To create a Setup, enter Setup name in the Setup field then press “Modify Current” button
d. Select Class. “PRC” for Process Alarms, “DIAG” for Diagnostic alarms and EX2K for Ex2000
alarms
e. Select “Resources” tab

f. Select “T1” for turbine 1 …
g. Press OK
h. Press Save button to save Setup
i. Repeat steps c – h to create multiple Setups
j. Press Done button when completed

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Alarm Viewer Configuration.

Select Buttons tab in the Cimplicity AMV Control Properties.

Configure Lock Button

Enter Lock in the Button Caption field as seen above.

Configure Unlock Button

Enter Unlock in the Button Caption filed as seen above.

Configure Silence Button

Enter Silence in the Button Caption field as seen above.

Enter Description Silence Mark V Alarm Horn as seen above.

For Hmi Servers enter SILENCE %RES in the command string

Configure Explain Button

Enter Description alarm explanation as seen above.

For Hmi Servers enter g:\exec\alm_help /ID:%ID /CLASS:%CLASS

Explain button works only on HMI servers.

Configure Navigation Buttons

a. Select the buttons bar at the bottom

To configure ACK button

Buttons  Corresponding methods

a. Open Alarm screen in CimView mode

e. Select “Resources” tab

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