With the Alarm Summary object, you can create a custom alarm color scheme that provides visual cues for operators. You create the color scheme by selecting foreground and background colors. The foreground color determines the color of the alarm text and can be driven by either the alarm status or alarm priority. When Color By Status is selected, the color of the alarm text varies with the type or status of the alarm. For example, you could specify magenta text for HI (HIGH) alarms, red text for HIHI (High High) alarms, and green text for OK alarms. When Color By Priority is selected, the color of the alarm text varies with the priority of the alarm. For example, LOW, LOLO, and INFO priority alarms could have white text, MEDIUM priority alarms could have green text, HIGH, HIHI, and CRITICAL priority alarms could have red text. Or, you can configure all unacknowledged alarms to display in red and all acknowledged alarms in black.
The background color determines the color of the area the alarm text is displayed on and can also be driven by either alarm status or alarm priority. When Color By Status is selected, the background color of the alarm varies with the type or status of the alarm. For example, LOW, LOLO, and INFO priority alarms could have a white background, MEDIUM priority alarms could have a green background, HIGH, HIHI, and CRITICAL priority alarms could have a grey background. By combining the foreground and background colors, you can create a very effective display. For example, red text on grey background makes locating HIHI alarms very easy.
You also have the option to configure the font of the alarm text in the Alarm Summary object. By default, the font is 10 point Arial. By clicking the Font button for each alarm, you can select text's typeface and style. To change the font size, use the object's Properties window.
