Alarms in the Boolean Block

To include an alarm as an input in a Boolean block calculation, you must use the following format:  

tag name:alarm type

Valid alarm types and their priorities include the following:

Priority

Alarm Type

Description

1

COMM

Communication Error (BAD value).

1

OCD

Open circuit detected.

1

IOF

General I/O Failure.

1

FLT

Floating Point Error.

1

OVER

Over Range.

1

UNDER

Under Range.

1

ERROR

Any Statistical Data block alarm.

2

CFN

Change from normal alarm (digital blocks only).

2

COS

Change of State alarm (digital blocks only).

2

HIHI

Block in HIHI alarm state.

2

LOLO

Block in LOLO alarm state.

3

RATE

Value exceeds rate-of-change setting.

3

HI

Block in HI alarm state.

3

LO

Block in LO alarm state.

4

DEV

Deviation Alarm.

5

OK

Block in normal state.