Emerson 1500 Pacemaker User Manual


 
To refresh the list of active or unacknowledged alarms, press Service Tools > Alerts >
Refresh Alerts.
8.4.4 Alarm data in transmitter memory
The transmitter maintains three sets of data for every alarm that is posted.
For each alarm occurrence, the following three sets of data are maintained in transmitter
memory:
Alert List
Alert Statistics
Recent Alerts
Alarm data in transmitter memoryTable 8-2:
Alarm data structure Transmitter action if condition occurs
Contents Clearing
Alert List As determined by the alarm status bits, a list
of:
All currently active alarms
All previously active alarms that have not
been acknowledged
Cleared and regenerated with every transmit-
ter power cycle
Alert Statistics One record for each alarm (by alarm number)
that has occurred since the last master reset.
Each record contains:
A count of the number of occurrences
Timestamps for the most recent posting
and clearing
Not cleared; maintained across transmitter
power cycles
Recent Alerts 50 most recent alarm postings or alarm clear-
ings
Not cleared; maintained across transmitter
power cycles
8.5 Read totalizer and inventory values
ProLink II ProLink > Totalizer Control
ProLink III View the desired variable on the main screen under Process Variables.
Field Communicator Service Tools > Variables > Totalizer Control
Overview
Totalizers keep track of the total amount of mass or volume measured by the transmitter
since the last totalizer reset. Inventories keep track of the total amount of mass or volume
measured by the transmitter since the last inventory reset.
Transmitter operation
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