Binary alarming of variables
Binary alarming setting of a variable by using the data extension:
- Go to the
Data page in the "
BoilerPlant/Boiler1/Data" object.
- Select the variable: "Status". Open the configuration window of this variable (by the Edit button or doubleclick)
- Create a new data extension by the "Add" button and select:
ExtAlarmBinary.
- In the "
Target object (PmAlarmEvent)" configurator press the button marked with three fullstops and select the previously created object of the PmAlarmEvent type (the path to the object "
/BoilerPlant/Boiler1/Alarmy").
- In the
Alarm template configurator press the button marked with three fullstops and select the automatically created alarm template
alarm0.
You have just configured the application so it automatically checks the value of second bit of the Status variable and if the value becomes 1 (true), then the alarm is triggered.