Alarm Printers

Alarm Printers Overview

You can configure up to four Alarm Printer Services for your nodes. For each alarm printer service, you select a printer port and enter a name in the Alarm Printer Configuration. For each printer service, you can connect the printer to serial ports (COM) 1 or 2, to parallel ports (LPT) 1 or 2, or to a USB port. Keep in mind that each printer service must be attached to a unique port, and that the printer name can be up to 32 alphanumeric characters. If you have multiple USB ports and need to specify the USB port, use the Printer.ini as described in Specifying a USB Port with the Printer.ini File in the iFIX e-books.

When configuring the Alarm Printer Service, you can also select the alarm areas and message format you want for the Alarm Printer Service.

To access Alarm Printers:

1. From the Navigation panel, select your node, iFIX project, and then Alarms.
2. Click Destinations, and scroll to the Printers areas. The Alarm Printers settings appear as shown in the following figure.

Details for Alarm Printers

Table 1. Alarm Printer Fields

Field	Description	Default
Service Status	The status of the alarm printer service: Enabled or Disabled.	Disabled
Port Definition	The port to use for the Alarm Printer service.	COM#
Printer Name	The name of the Alarm Printer.	Alarm Printer #
Configured Alarm Areas	Specifies whether to use Common alarm areas, or specific alarm areas for the specified alarm service. Select the button to pick your options.	Common
Message Format > Use Common Format	Leave the default of yes, or click the button to display the Alarm File Service Message Format Configuration dialog box, and select the service's message format.	Yes