Create alarm type

Alarms↑ can be generated manually and cropped to suit your specific needs. Proceed as follows:

  1. A standardized text template for alarm types is also available.
  1. Go to 'Alarm Dashboard > Configuration >Alarm types'.
  2. Select ‘+ Add‘ (1).
  3. The Alarm type dialog box opens.
  4. In the Alarm ID field, enter the ID number of the corresponding alarm (2).
    • A corresponding alarm must be triggered on the device (e.g. supply air fan fault) in order to enter an Alarm ID.
      Info: A new alarm type is created the first time an alarm is triggered; Climatix IC fills out the type using available information. Automatically generated alarm types must be modified.
    • Alarm ID is always the same within an application type (e.g.: AHU1) and does not need to be regenerated each time.
      Info: Alarm ID is, however, generated on the same functions (e.g. supply air fan fault) but for a different application type (e.g. AHU2).
  5. In the 'Description' field (3), enter a description for the alarm. This description is issued as the alarm text.
  6. In the 'Label' field (4), enter a label name for the alarm. The designation is used in the Rule Editor when configuring the 'Alarm Types' property for the alarm input node (see 'Rule Editor menu').
  7. Set the severity of the alarm in the 'Priority' field (5).
    • Select the desired priority level from the drop-down list:
  8. Set the mode of reset for the alarm in the 'Reset type' field (6).
    • Select the desired reset type from the drop-down list:
  9. In the 'Sample device' field (7), select the plant that serves as an example for the new alarm type.
  10. In the 'Data points' field (8), select the data point from the previously selected plant to use as a template for the new alarm type.
    • Select multiple data points as needed.
  11. Up to six data points can be selected at the same time.
  12. The selected data points are displayed as data point values and as a chart for the plants that display this alarm type (please refer to the chapters 'Details', 'Chart'.
  13. Select the root cause in the 'Root causes'.
    • Select multiple data root causes as needed.
    • For root causes: See 'Causes'.
  14. Note: Root causes defined for an alarm type in the Rule Editor or Scripting Editor take precedence over causes defined for an alarm in the Alarm Dashboard.
  15. Select ‘Save‘ (10).
  1. The alarm type is saved and can be used in Rule Editor.