20.14 Import/Export Alarm
Settings
Alarm data can be imported/exported using a CSV file.
It can be created and edited in spreadsheet software such as
Microsoft Excel.
CSV File Format
In [Alarm], click [Export] to output information on the alarm
settings as a CSV-format file as follows. The image below shows how
the data appears when opened in Microsoft Excel.
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When you create a new Alarm in CSV file format,
input the items in the following format.
Input the item name even if you do not use it. Do not edit or
delete the exported item name of the CSV File. An error occurs and
you will not be able to import.
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When importing the alarm settings using the
Text Table, the contents that are already registered in the Text
Table are overwritten.
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Set importing messages within 100 single-byte
characters for each line and up to 40 lines. Also, you can type up
to 1200 single-byte characters in a message.
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You can import a CSV file exported from
GP-Pro/PBIII.
In the [Common Settings] menu's [Alarm]
settings, for [Alarm Type] select [Extended] and the number to the
right of the File Version column becomes 1.
Language
Settings:Set the alarm message language with the following
text.)
ja-JP:Japanese, en-US:ASCII, zh-CN:Chinese(Simplified),
zh-TW:Chinese(Traditional), ko-KR:Korean, ru-ru:Cyrillic,
th-TH:Thai
Color
Code: Set the alarm message color with the following
text.)
0: 65535 Colors No blink
1: 32768 Colors 1-speed blink (Reserved)
2: 16384 Colors 3-speed blink (Reserved)
4: 4096 Colors 3-speed blink (Reserved)
5: Monochrome 16 Levels 3-speed blink
6: 256 Colors No blink
7: 64 Colors 3-speed blink
8: 16 Colors 1-speed blink
9: Monochrome 8 Levels 1-speed blink
10: Monochrome 8 Levels No blink
Use StringTable: Enable Text Table "0:
Disabled, 1: Enabled"
Table No.: Text table number in use (1 to
16)
Block
No.: Block Number
History: History "0: Disable, 1:
Enable"
History
Records: History [Records]
Log: Log "0: Disable, 1:
Enable"
Log Records: Log History
[Records]
Active: Active "0: Disable, 1:
Enable"
Active Records: Active
History [Records]
Print
Setting (0: Disable, 1: Enable): Print Settings "0: Disable,
1: Enable"
Print
Mode (0: Real Time, 1: Batch): Print Mode "0: Real-time, 1:
Batch Print"
Print
Word Address: Print Word Address (Input example, [PLC1]
D00100)
Completion Bit Address: Completion
Bit Address
CSV Multiline Output: Output several lines of
messages when saving alarms to the CSV file "0: Disabled, 1:
Enabled"
Data Format: Date Format settings (Set the
date display format using the following codes.)
0: yy/mm/dd
1: dd/mm/yy
2: mm/dd/yy
3: 20yy/mm/dd
4: dd/mm/20yy
5: mm/dd/20yy
6: mm/dd
Backup
History (0: Disable, 1: Enable): Backup History "0: Disable,
1: Enable"
Continues Action (0:Display as a new
Alarm; 1:Hide continuing Alarms): Continue Alarm Operations
at Power Up "0: Display as a New Alarm, 1: Hide Continuing
Alarms"
External
Operation (0: Disable, 1: Enable): External Operation
Control
Word Address: Control Word Address
Completion Bit Address:
Completion Bit Address
Group
Feature (0: Disable, 1: Enable): Enable the Group Feature
"0: Disable, 1: Enable"
No. of
Alarms Write Start Address: Write start address to indicate
the number of alarms
Accumulation (0: Disable; 1:
Enable): Retentive Accumulation/Count (accumulated time of
an alarm and the number of time an alarm is triggered) (0: Disable;
1: Enable)
SaveTo
(0: CF Card; 1: USB): Save to (0: CF Card; 1: USB storage
device)
Trigger
(0: Constant Cycle; 1: Bit ON; 2: Bit Change): Retentive
Condition: (0: Cycle; 1: Bit ON; 2: Bit Change)
Cycle: Cycle for saving
Control
Bit Address: Control Bit Address for saving
Status
Address: Status Address for saving
Enable
Banner (0: Disable, 1: Enable): Enable Banner "0: Disable,
1: Enable"
Enable
Summary (0: Disable, 1: Enable): Enable Summary "0: Disable,
1: Enable"
Data
Type (0: DEC, 1: HEX, 2: BCD): Data Type (When [Bit
Monitoring] is set, the Data Type is "0". ) "0:DEC, 1:HEX,
2:BCD"
Sign +/-
(0: No Sign, 1: Sign): Sign (When [Bit Monitoring] is set,
the Sign is "0". ) "0:No Sign, 1: Sign"
Unit
Count: Number of units (number of units for specifying the
Monitoring Address)
Polling
Cycle: Polling Frequency (polling frequency for reading the
Monitoring Device)
Unit
Names: Unit Names (unit names for specifying the Monitoring
Address) When [Enable Text Table] is enabled, "Text Table Index
Number :Unit Name" format is used.)
Block1
to 8: Block Number 1 to 8 (Input the item name only for the
disable block. Input the settings under the block number.)
Number
of Address: Number of Address
Common
Address1 to 8:
Common Address "0: Disable, 1: Enable" (Input only when reading
data)
Bit
Log: Bit Monitoring
No.: Rung Number (The number does
not have to be sequential.)
Bit
Address: Bit Address
Trigger
Condition: Trigger Condition
Index No.: Text Table index number (output
when [Enable Text Table] is enabled When it is diabled, there is no
Index No. setting.)
Message: Messages (Messages set by
the Multiple line display will be wrapped by double quotation
marks.)
Level: Level
Group
No.: Group number
Sub
Display Screen No.: Sub Display Screen Number
Address1~8: Addresses 1 to 8 (Input
the Address value only. Input the following items when setting Word
Address.)
Bit
Count: Settings for Bit Length of Address "0:16 Bit, 1:32
Bit"
Data
Type: Data Type "0: DEC; 1: HEX, 2: BCD; 3: FLOAT"
("3": [FLOAT] can only be specified when the Bit Count (bit length)
is "1:32 bits".)
Sign: Sign "0: No Sign, 1:
Sign"
Total
Display Digits: Total Display Digits "1 to 11: DEC/HEX/BCD,
1 to 17: FLOAT"
Decimal
Places: Decimal Places (Maximum input range is "Total
Display Digits - 1")
Display
Position: Display Position "0: Align Left, 1: Align
Right"
Zero
Suppress: Zero Suppress (Set whether "0" is displayed or not
when the displayed value has less than the Total Display Digits. )
"0:Enable 0, 1: Disable 0"
Round
Off: Round Off (Set only when Data Type is "3: Float". ) "0
Disable, 1: Enable"
Word
Log: Word Monitoring
No.: Rung Number (The number is not
required to be sequential.)
Word
Address: Word Address
Trigger
Condition (X: Word Address Value): Trigger Condition
Settings (Set X=[Alarm Value])
Bit
Count: Settings for Bit Length of Alarm Value "0:16 Bit,
1:32 Bit"
Message: Messages (Messages set by
the Multiple line display will be quoted by double quotation
marks.)
Level: Level
Group
No.: Group number
Sub
Display Screen Number: Sub Display Screen Number
Addresses 1 to 8: Addresses 1 to 8
(Input the Address value only. Refer to Addresses 1 to 8 of "Bit
Log" when setting Word Addresses.)
Font
Type(0:Standard Font; 1:Stroke Font): Font Type (0: Standard
Font, 1: Stroke Font)
Font
Size: Font Size (Example of Standard Font:8x16->W:8,H:16,
set Stroke Font at 8, 16 or 32.)
No.: Rung Number (The number is not
required to be sequential.)
Bit
Address: Bit Address
Message: Message
Text
Color: Text Color
Blink: Blink
Background Color: Background
Color
Blink: Blink
Print At
Trigger Time (0: OFF, 1: ON): Print at Trigger Time "0: OFF,
1: ON"
Print At
Recovery Time (0: OFF; 1: ON): Print at Recovery Time "0:
OFF, 1: ON"
The setup item is the same as [Banner
Setting].
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