This tag looks for active or unacknowledged alarms matching a given set of characteristics. It can be used to build a trigger for an output or another alarm. For example, you might use it to trigger a warning system when any alarm with a given priority in a given area is active.
The value of the alarm status tag will be either 1 or 0 depending on whether its trigger condition is met.
The characteristics of the alarm status tag are identified in the following table:
Tag Browser Name: Alarm Status
Database Table Name: AlarmStatus
Type: Calculation
Tag Group Memberships: Numeric
Log Enabled Variables: Value
Native Drawing Methods: Numeric Value Drawing Method
Topics in this section:
Alarm Status Tag Type Properties: ID
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