Fanout Block Fields

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A_ADI

The block's alarm areas.

N/A. This field is provided for backward compatibility.

A_ALMEXT1
A_ALMEXT2

The text entered in the block's alarm extension fields.

Up to 79 characters.

A_ALMINTIME

The time and date at which the block generated the alarm.

N/A. This is a display only field.

A_ALMLASTTIME

The time and date at which the block last generated an alarm.

N/A. This is a display only field.

A_ALMOCCUR
F_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.

A_ALMSN

The serial number of the alarm area database.

N/A. This is a display only field.

A_AREA1 through A_AREA15

The alarm areas assigned to the block.

ALL or an alarm area name.

A_AUTO
F_AUTO

The current automatic/manual status of the block.

Automatic (1) or Manual (0).

A_CHALM

The chain's most severe alarm.

N/A. This is a display only field.

A_CUALM

The block's current alarm.

N/A. This is a display only field.

A_DALM
F_DALM

Whether to delete alarm from summary queue after acknowledgment.

0 (false) or 1 (true).

A_DESC

The text in the block's Description field.

Up to 256 characters.

A_ENAB
F_ENAB

The block's alarm status.

Enable: Yes (1), or Disable: No (0).

A_ESIGACK
F_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.

A_ESIGCONT
F_ESIGCONT

If allow continuous use is enabled for this tag.

Yes or No.

A_ESIGREQ_COMMENT

F_ESIGREQ_COMMENT

Enable: Yes (1), or Disable: No (0).

A_ESIGTRAP
F_ESIGTRAP

Whether unsigned writes are accepted or rejected by this tag or accepted and logged.

ACCEPT, LOG, REJECT.

A_ESIGTYPE
F_ESIGTYPE

The signing requirements for this tag.

None, PERFONLY, or PERFVERI.

A_EVENT

The initial event messaging status.

N/A. This is a display only field.

A_HIST_COLLECT
F_HIST_COLLECT

Sets whether or not this block is under collection.

Yes (1) or No (0).

A_HIST_COMPRESS
F_HIST_COMPRESS

Sets whether or not compression is used by the Collector.

Enable (1) or Disable (0).

A_HIST_COMPTIME
F_HIST_COMPTIME

The Collector compression time out.

A positive numeric value (0 or greater), in milliseconds.

A_HIST_COMPTYPE
F_HIST_COMPTYPE

The type of Collector deadband setting.

Absolute (0) or Percentage (1).

A_HIST_DEADBAND
F_HIST_DEADBAND

The Collector deadband setting.

A positive numeric value (0 or greater).

A_HIST_DESC

The Proficy Historian description.

String; maximum of 128 characters.

A_HIST_INTERVAL
F_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.

A_HIST_OFFSET
F_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.

A_HIST_TIMERES
F_HIST_TIMERES

The collection time resolution.

Milliseconds (0) or Seconds (1).

A_IAM

The initial Automatic/Manual status of the block.

Automatic or Manual.

A_IENAB

The initial alarm status.

N/A. This is a display only field.

A_ISCAN

The initial scan status (on or off) of the block.

On or Off.

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.

A_NALM
F_NALM

Yes or 1, if the block has unacknowledged alarms or
No or 0, if the block has no unacknowledged alarms.

N/A. This is a display only field.

A_NAME

The block's type, for example AI for an Analog Input block.

N/A. This is a display only field.

A_NAREA

Enters a new alarm area in the alarm area database.

N/A. This is a write only field.

A_NEXT

The name of the next block in the chain.

N/A. This is a display only field.

A_OPCLIMIT

The hardware options of the OPC server.

N/A. This is a display only field.

A_OPCQLTY

The quality status of the OPC server.

N/A. This is a display only field.

A_OPCSUBSTAT

The quality substatus of the OPC server.

N/A. This is a display only field.

A_OPCTIME

The time and date from the OPC server.

N/A. This is a display only field.

A_PDR_ACCESSTIME
F_PDR_ACCESSTIME

Reserved for future use.

A_PDR_ARRAYLENGTH
F_PDR_ARRAYLENGTH

Reserved for future use.

A_PDR_DEADBAND
F_PDR_DEADBAND

Reserved for future use.

A_PDR_DISABLEOUT
F_PDR_DISABLEOUT

Reserved for future use.

A_PDR_LATCHDATA
F_PDR_LATCHDATA

Reserved for future use.

A_PDR_UPDATERATE
F_PDR_UPDATERATE

Reserved for future use.

A_PREV

The name of the previous block in the chain.

N/A. This is a display only field.

A_PRI

The block's alarm priority.

Low, Medium, or High.

A_PRIM

The block's name.

N/A. This is a display only field.

A_PUT1
through
A_PUT4

The block's four additional destinations.

A block and field name pair.

A_SA1
through
A_SA3

The security areas assigned to the block.

Up to three security area names.

A_SCAN

The on/off scan status of the block.

On or Off.

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.

A_TAG

The block's name.

N/A. This is a display only field.

A_WARM

Yes or No.

N/A. This is a display only field.

A_ALMACK
F_ALMACK

Reserved for future use.

A_ALMCHANGE
F_ALMCHANGE

Reserved for future use.

A_ALMDELETE
F_ALMDELETE

Reserved for future use.

A_ALMGEN
F_ALMGEN

Reserved for future use.

A_ALMRESET
F_ALMRESET

Reserved for future use.

A_ALMUPDATE
F_ALMUPDATE

Reserved for future use.

A_PUBLISH
F_PUBLISH

Reserved for future use.

A_WRITABLE
F_WRITABLE

Reserved for future use.