Alarm Banner
The Alarm Banner tool in the Alarm Tools library enables you to draw a display of the most recent alarm(s).
The image below shows an example of a completely configured Alarm Banner graphic editor dialog.
The result of the above configuration is a region on the screen showing the most recent alarm in the History list, on a black background.
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The font allows you to select the display font for the banner, as configured in one of the available font tags.
Setsthe background color for the alarm banner. Since the text will be drawn in white, a dark color is recommended to maximize visibility.
Used to select how many alarms are to be shown in the banner. The most recent alarm will always be shown at the bottom of the list..
Allows you to select which alarm category you wish to display in the banner. There are 6 possible alarm list categories (Active, Current, Configured, Disabled, History, Unacknowledged).