Display Tab - Alarm Summary Configuration Dialog Box
The Display tab of the Alarm Summary Configuration dialog box displays the following items:
Display Settings
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Item |
Description |
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Show Headers |
Shows/Hides the column names of the Alarm Summary object. |
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Show Scroll Bars |
Enables/Disables horizontal and vertical scroll bars for the Alarm Summary object. |
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Show Row Numbers |
Shows/Hides the row numbers for each row in the Alarm Summary object. |
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Show Status Bar |
Shows/Hides the status bar of the Alarm Summary object. |
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Show Grid Lines |
Shows/Hides the spreadsheet grid of the Alarm Summary object. |
| Don't Blink Alarms | When selected, the Alarm Summary object does not flash new unacknowledged alarms in run mode. |
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Blink Unack Alarms |
When selected, the Alarm Summary object flashes new unacknowledged alarms at run-time. The rate at which the unacknowledged alarms flash is defined by the value in the Blink Rate field. |
| Reverse Colors On Unack Alarms | When selected, the Alarm Summary object reverses the colors of the unacknowledged alarms visible in the Alarm Summary object. When an alarm is acknowledged, the colors revert to their configured state. |
| Reverse Colors On Ack Alarms | When selected, the Alarm Summary object reverses the colors of the acknowledged alarms visible in the Alarm Summary object. While an alarm is unacknowledged, the colors are as configured. When the alarm is acknowledged, the colors are reversed. |
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Show Current Alarm Status |
Select this option to show the current alarm status in the Alarm Summary window. |
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Show Latched Alarm Status |
Select this option to show the latched alarm status in the Alarm Summary window. |
NOTE: Reversing colors has two different actions depending on whether the Blink To Color option is disabled or enabled. If the Blink To Color option is disabled, the text color comes from the Foreground Color table and the background color comes from the Background Color table. When the colors are reversed, the text color comes from the Background Color table and the background color comes from the Foreground color table. If the Blink To Color option is enabled, the text color comes from the Foreground Color table and the background color comes from the Background Color table. When the colors are reversed, the text color still comes from the Foreground Color table and the background color comes from the Blink Color table.
Refresh Settings
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Item |
Description |
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Alarm Refresh Interval |
Allows you to configure how often the Alarm Summary object examines the queue for new alarms at run-time. |
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Data Refresh Interval |
Allows you to configure how often the Alarm Summary object updates the alarm values currently displayed at run-time. |
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Blink Rate |
If the Blink Unack Alarms option is selected, allows you to configure how often an unacknowledged alarm flashes at run-time. The Blink Rate ranges from 1 to 10 seconds. By default, it is 1 second. |
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Selection Timeout |
Allows you to configure how long a row in the spreadsheet remains selected at run-time. |
