Even the best-configured alarm system can be enhanced by creating pictures that display alarms to operators. iFIX provides the following options for creating pictures that display alarms:
- Data links displaying the alarm status of individual blocks. These links appear as text fields into which the operator can enter data. For more information on adding Data links to pictures, refer to the section Adding Data Links to Pictures.
- Objects animated by alarms. This option changes a property of an object when an alarm occurs, such as the object's color. For more information, refer to the section Animating Objects by Alarm.
- Alarm Summary objects. These objects provide a real-time view of the alarms received by the local computer. Using an Alarm Summary object, operators can respond to alarms quickly and efficiently. For more information on adding an Alarm Summary object to a picture, refer to the section Adding the Alarm Summary Object to a Picture.
