The following table lists the fields available for this block, what each field displays, as well as the valid entries for each field in the list.
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The field... |
Displays... |
Valid Entry |
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A_ADI |
The block's alarm areas. |
N/A. This field is provided for backward compatibility. |
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A_ALMEXT1 |
The text entered in the block's alarm extension fields. |
Up to 79 characters. |
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A_ALMINTIME |
The time and date at which the block generated the alarm. |
N/A. This is a display only field. |
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A_ALMLASTTIME |
The time and date at which the block last generated an alarm. |
N/A. This is a display only field. |
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A_ALMOCCUR |
The number of times a block goes in and out of alarm before it is acknowledged. |
N/A. This is a display only field. |
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A_ALMSN |
The serial number of the alarm area database. |
N/A. This is a display only field. |
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A_AREA1 through A_AREA15 |
The alarm areas assigned to the block. |
ALL or an alarm area name. |
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A_AUTO |
The current automatic/manual status of the block. |
Automatic (1) or Manual (0). |
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A_BSTAT |
The block's current status. Possible status include debug, delay, off, and wait. |
N/A. This is a display only field. |
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A_CHALM |
The chain's most severe alarm. |
N/A. This is a display only field. |
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A_COND0 |
The block's first test condition. |
Text |
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A_COND1 |
The block's second test condition. |
Text |
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A_CUALM |
The block's current alarm. |
N/A. This is a display only field. |
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A_DALM |
Whether to delete alarm from summary queue after acknowledgment. |
0 (false) or 1 (true). |
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A_DESC |
The text in the block's Description field. |
Up to 256 characters. |
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A_ENAB |
The block's alarm status. |
Enable: Yes (1), or Disable: No (0). |
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A_ESIGACK |
Whether operators are allowed to acknowledge alarms for this tag without entering a signature, even if this tag requires electronic signatures for data entry. |
Yes or No. |
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A_ESIGCONT |
If allow continuous use is enabled for this tag. |
Yes or No. |
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A_ESIGREQ_COMMENT F_ESIGREQ_COMMENT |
A comment is required when using an electronic signature. |
Enable: Yes (1), or Disable: No (0). |
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A_ESIGTRAP |
Whether unsigned writes are accepted or rejected by this tag or accepted and logged. |
ACCEPT, LOG, REJECT. |
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A_ESIGTYPE |
The signing requirements for this tag. |
None, PERFONLY, or PERFVERI. |
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A_EVENT |
The initial event messaging status. |
N/A. This is a display only field. |
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A_FAL0 |
The command to execute if the block's first test condition is false. |
RUN block |
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A_FAL1 |
The command to execute if the block's second condition is false. |
RUN block |
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A_HIST_COLLECT |
Sets whether or not this block is under collection. |
Yes (1) or No (0). |
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A_HIST_COMPRESS |
Sets whether or not compression is used by the Collector. |
Enable (1) or Disable (0). |
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A_HIST_COMPTIME |
The Collector compression time out. |
A positive numeric value (0 or greater), in milliseconds. |
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A_HIST_COMPTYPE |
The type of Collector deadband setting. |
Absolute (0) or Percentage (1). |
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A_HIST_DEADBAND |
The Collector deadband setting. |
A positive numeric value (0 or greater). |
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A_HIST_DESC |
The Proficy Historian description. |
String; maximum of 128 characters. |
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A_HIST_INTERVAL |
The collection interval for this block. The value of this field must be greater than the value of the A_HIST_OFFSET and F_HIST_OFFSET fields. Use the following formula to determine if the entered value is acceptable for this field. A_/F_HIST_INTERVAL > A_/F_HIST_OFFSET * 1000 NOTE: The values for the A_HIST_OFFSET and F_HIST_OFFSET fields are in seconds. |
A float value, in milliseconds. Values must be entered in increments of 100. Minimum value: 100 ms. |
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A_HIST_OFFSET |
The collection offset time. The value of this field must be less than or equal to the value of the A_HIST_INTERVAL and F_HIST_INTERVAL fields. Use the following formula to determine if the entered value is acceptable for this field. A_/F_HIST_OFFSET ≤ A_/F_HIST_INTERVAL / 1000 NOTE: The values for the A_HIST_INTERVAL and F_HIST_INTERVAL fields are in milliseconds. |
A numeric value, in seconds. Must use whole numbers. |
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A_HIST_TIMERES |
The collection time resolution. |
Milliseconds (0) or Seconds (1). |
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A_IAM |
The initial Automatic/Manual status of the block. |
Automatic or Manual. |
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A_IENAB |
The initial alarm status. |
N/A. This is a display only field. |
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A_ISCAN |
The initial scan status (on or off) of the block. |
On or Off. |
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A_LAALM |
The block's most severe unacknowledged alarm. If no unacknowledged alarm exists, the current alarm is displayed. |
N/A. This is a display only field. |
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A_NALM F_NALM |
Yes or 1, if the block has unacknowledged alarms or
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N/A. This is a display only field. |
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A_NAME |
The block's type, for example AI for an Analog Input block. |
N/A. This is a display only field. |
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A_NAREA |
Enters a new alarm area in the alarm area database. |
N/A. This is a write only field. |
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A_NEXT |
The name of the next block in the chain. |
N/A. This is a display only field. |
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A_OPCLIMIT |
The hardware options of the OPC server. |
N/A. This is a display only field. |
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A_OPCQLTY |
The quality status of the OPC server. |
N/A. This is a display only field. |
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A_OPCSUBSTAT |
The quality substatus of the OPC server. |
N/A. This is a display only field. |
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A_OPCTIME |
The time and date from the OPC server. |
N/A. This is a display only field. |
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A_PDR_ACCESSTIME |
Reserved for future use. |
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A_PDR_ARRAYLENGTH |
Reserved for future use. |
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A_PDR_DEADBAND |
Reserved for future use. |
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A_PDR_DISABLEOUT |
Reserved for future use. |
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A_PDR_LATCHDATA |
Reserved for future use. |
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A_PDR_UPDATERATE |
Reserved for future use. |
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A_PREV |
The name of the previous block in the chain. |
N/A. This is a display only field. |
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A_PRI |
The block's alarm priority. |
Low, Medium, or High. |
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A_PRIM |
The block's name. |
N/A. This is a display only field. |
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A_SA1 |
The security areas assigned to the block. |
Up to three security area names. |
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A_SCAN |
The on/off scan status of the block. |
On or Off. |
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A_SCANT |
The block's scan time and phase. |
E for exception-based processing, 0 for one shot processing, or time:phase for time-based processing. |
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A_TAG |
The block's name. |
N/A. This is a display only field. |
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A_TRU0 |
The command to execute if the block's first test condition is true. |
RUN block |
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A_TRU1 |
The command to execute if the block's second test condition is true. |
RUN block |
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A_WARM |
Yes or No. |
N/A. This is a display only field. |
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A_ALMACK |
Reserved for future use. |
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A_ALMCHANGE |
Reserved for future use. |
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A_ALMDELETE |
Reserved for future use. |
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A_ALMGEN |
Reserved for future use. |
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A_ALMRESET |
Reserved for future use. |
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A_ALMUPDATE |
Reserved for future use. |
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A_PUBLISH |
Reserved for future use. |
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A_WRITABLE |
Reserved for future use. |
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