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11.1.2 Settings

11.1.2 Settings

Select [Tools] – [Alarms] or press the icon to bring up the ‘Alarm Configuration’ window as shown below.

Item

Description

Alarm Group

Select a group to add an alarm. XpanelDesigner provides 10 alarm groups that cannot be added or deleted. There is no limit to the alarms that can be added to each group.

Group Desc.

Enter a description for the selected alarm group. You can enter a description up to 16 characters long.

Save Alarm

Select this option to save the alarm history on Xpanel power On/Off. You can save up to 200 alarm histories in Main/USB/SD memory.

Using String Table

You can decide whether or not to use a string table for the alarm contents. Check this option to use the string table. It may be more convenient for displaying alarm contents.

String Group No.

Assign the group number of the string table to be used.

Add

Adds an alarm to the selected group.

Edit

Edits the selected alarm.

Delete

Deletes the selected alarm.

Move Up

Moves the selected alarm one step upward.

Move Down

Moves the selected alarm one step downward.

Copy

Saves the selected alarm’s contents in the clipboard.

Paste

Pastes the alarm contents to other alarm groups, Microsoft Excel, or Notepad.

Alarm List

Displays the alarms in the selected group. The alarm number, tag name, condition, value, alarm description, alarm on action, action parameter, alarm off action, alarm acknowledge action, and alarm level are displayed in this section.



 

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