This section explains the setting procedure, using a Bit
Monitoring example.
When the Monitoring Bit Address turns ON, the Alarms are
displayed together with their trigger date/time. When the
Monitoring Bit Address turns OFF, the recovery time is added to the
same row.
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From the [Common Settings (R)] menu, select [Alarm
(A)], or click 
. The following screen
appears. In [Language], select the alarm message display
language.
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In the Block Settings, select the check box for the
desired display mode (History/Log/Active) for the block to which
the message is registered, and set the number of messages stored as
history for each mode.
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Select [Backup History] and define [Hide Continuing
Alarms].
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From the [Block1] tab, select [Bit Monitoring].
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In [Bit Address], set the bit address to monitor the alarm
trigger.
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In the [Trigger Condition] cell, select whether the
alarm is triggered when the Monitoring Bit Address turns ON or
turns OFF.
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In the [Message] cell, input the alarm message that
will display when the alarm is triggered.
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Up to 160 single-byte characters can be
registered in a single Alarm Message.
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When the [Enable Text Table] check box is
selected, the message language can be switched and displayed even
while the system is running.
18.3 Changing Text to
Other Languages
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Select the [Read Data From Each Alarm] check box,
and specify [Number of Addresses] (for example, 3) to read the data
values.
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Click the [Address1] cell, then click 
. The [Trigger
Condition Settings] dialog box appears.
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Set the addresses to read the data values when Alarms
triggered.
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Set the value in [Data Display Style], and click
[OK].
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Specify [Bit Length] and [Data Type]. Alarm
settings have been completed.
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Open the screen editor and set the Alarm part which
will display the Alarm. In the [Parts (P)] menu, select [Alarm
(A)], or click 
and place the Part on
the screen.
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Double-click the placed Alarm. The Alarm dialog box
appears.
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For the alarm, select the Block and the Display
Mode.
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Set the [Display Start Row], [Display Alarms] and
[Display Row Spacing].
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On the [Item] tab, select the [Address] check box
to set [Display Characters]. Select the [Address1], [Address2], and
[Address3] check boxes.
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As needed, use the [Color] tab, and [Display] tab
options to change alarm message's number of display characters,
text color, background color, font, and size. Click [OK].
