M-Alarm User's Guide

154 Pages·2004·2.8 MB·English

by  Johnson Controls, Inc.

June 30, 2004

Table of Contents
M-Alarm User’s Guide
Table of Contents..................................................................................1
Chapter 1 Introduction......................................................................1-1
Introduction......................................................................................................1-1
Key Concepts...................................................................................................1-2
M-Alarm Components....................................................................................................1-2
BACnet OPC AE Server.................................................................................................1-2
N1 OPC AE Server........................................................................................................1-2
N1 OPC AE Configurator...............................................................................................1-2
Current Events Viewer...................................................................................................1-3
Default Views.................................................................................................................1-4
Logger............................................................................................................................1-5
Logger Configurator.......................................................................................................1-6
Reports...........................................................................................................................1-6
File Extensions...............................................................................................................1-7
Alarm..............................................................................................................................1-7
Condition........................................................................................................................1-7
Event..............................................................................................................................1-8
Event Categories............................................................................................................1-8
System Requirements....................................................................................................1-8
Related Information........................................................................................................1-8
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Chapter 2 Getting Started with M-Alarm on the M3 Workstation..2-1
Introduction......................................................................................................2-1
Key Concepts...................................................................................................2-2
M3 Workstation and M-Alarm.........................................................................................2-2
M-Alarm Configuration with the M3 Workstation............................................................2-3
M3 Workstation OPC Server Installation........................................................................2-3
M-Password...................................................................................................................2-4
BACnet Alarms...............................................................................................................2-5
Detailed Procedures........................................................................................2-6
Adding the Current Events Viewer to an M3 Workstation..............................................2-6
Configuring the Notification Class Object (NCO) for M-Alarm........................................2-6
Chapter 3 Getting Started with M-Alarm on the M5 Workstation..3-1
Introduction......................................................................................................3-1
Key Concepts...................................................................................................3-2
M5 Workstation and M-Alarm.........................................................................................3-2
Default Layouts..............................................................................................................3-3
M-Alarm Configuration with the M5 Workstation............................................................3-3
M5 Workstation OPC Server Installation........................................................................3-3
M-Password...................................................................................................................3-4
M-Series Workstation Alarms.........................................................................................3-4
BACnet Alarms...............................................................................................................3-5
Detailed Procedures........................................................................................3-7
Adding the Current Events Viewer to Screen Manager .................................................3-7
Configuring the Notification Class Object (NCO) for M-Alarm........................................3-7
Chapter 4 Viewing and Acknowledging Alarms .............................4-1
Introduction......................................................................................................4-1
Key Concepts...................................................................................................4-2
Table of Contents 3
Current Events Viewer...................................................................................................4-2
Current Events Viewer Configuration.............................................................................4-3
Alarm Acknowledgement...............................................................................................4-3
Default Views.................................................................................................................4-4
Device Offline Application..............................................................................................4-5
Sort.................................................................................................................................4-6
Filter...............................................................................................................................4-6
Refresh...........................................................................................................................4-6
Detailed Procedures........................................................................................4-7
Acknowledging Alarms...................................................................................................4-7
Sorting Alarms................................................................................................................4-9
Changing Alarm Filtering Options................................................................................4-10
Chapter 5 Configuring the Logger...................................................5-1
Introduction......................................................................................................5-1
Key Concepts...................................................................................................5-2
Logger............................................................................................................................5-2
Logger Configurator.......................................................................................................5-2
Database Logging..........................................................................................................5-3
GenTray.........................................................................................................................5-4
Column Settings.............................................................................................................5-5
Nodes.............................................................................................................................5-6
Subscriptions..................................................................................................................5-6
Printer Logging...............................................................................................................5-7
Detailed Procedures........................................................................................5-9
Starting or Stopping the Logger.....................................................................................5-9
Auto Starting the Logger................................................................................................5-9
Viewing the Default Logger Configuration......................................................................5-9
Activating the BACnet Database..................................................................................5-10
Chapter 6 Configuring M-Alarm Reports.........................................6-1
Introduction......................................................................................................6-1
Key Concepts...................................................................................................6-2
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Report............................................................................................................................6-2
Configuration Mode and Runtime Mode........................................................................6-2
Runtime Report Toolbar.................................................................................................6-3
Detailed Procedures........................................................................................6-5
Opening a Report...........................................................................................................6-5
Adding a Report to an M3 Workstation..........................................................................6-5
Adding a Report to an M5 Workstation..........................................................................6-6
Switching between Runtime and Configuration Modes..................................................6-6
Viewing a Chart Summary.............................................................................................6-6
Changing Report Sorting Options in Runtime................................................................6-8
Changing Report Filtering Options in Runtime...............................................................6-9
Editing a Report...........................................................................................................6-12
Chapter 7 Using M-Alarm with the N1 OPC AE Server ..................7-1
Introduction......................................................................................................7-1
Key Concepts...................................................................................................7-2
N1 OPC AE Server........................................................................................................7-2
N1 OPC AE Configurator...............................................................................................7-4
Interactions with Metasys PMI.......................................................................................7-4
N1 OPC AE Server Startup............................................................................................7-4
Alarm Severity................................................................................................................7-6
Alarm States and Storage..............................................................................................7-7
Event Subscription.........................................................................................................7-8
Filter...............................................................................................................................7-8
Additional Attributes.......................................................................................................7-9
Refresh...........................................................................................................................7-9
Acknowledge (Ack)........................................................................................................7-9
Network Browsing..........................................................................................................7-9
Server Status.................................................................................................................7-9
Source, Condition, and Sub-condition..........................................................................7-10
Memory Requirements.................................................................................................7-10
Events, Categories, and Conditions.............................................................................7-11
Error Handling..............................................................................................................7-16
Table of Contents 5
Detailed Procedures......................................................................................7-17
Configuring the N1 OPC AE Server.............................................................................7-17
Chapter 8 Using M-Alarm with the BACnet OPC AE Server..........8-1
Introduction......................................................................................................8-1
Key Concepts...................................................................................................8-2
BACnet OPC Alarm Events Sever (BACnet OPC AE Server).......................................8-2
Standard Event Attributes..............................................................................................8-2
Additional Attributes.......................................................................................................8-6
Multiple Site Access.....................................................................................................8-10
Filter.............................................................................................................................8-11
Condition Names..........................................................................................................8-12
Event Priority Mapping.................................................................................................8-12
Conditional Alarms Events...........................................................................................8-12
Event Notification.........................................................................................................8-13
Refresh.........................................................................................................................8-13
User Interface...............................................................................................................8-13
Error Handling..............................................................................................................8-13
Chapter 9 Advanced User’s Guide...................................................9-1
Introduction......................................................................................................9-1
Key Concepts...................................................................................................9-2
Current Events Viewer Menus.......................................................................................9-2
Current Events Viewer Toolbar......................................................................................9-4
Subscription...................................................................................................................9-4
Current Events Viewer Properties..................................................................................9-8
Color Usage.................................................................................................................9-15
Offline Monitor Application...........................................................................................9-16
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Chapter 1
Introduction
Introduction
M-Alarm allows the user to view, store, and manipulate current alarms
received by N1 or BACnet® Object Linking and Embedding (OLE)
for Process Controls (OPC) Alarm and Event (AE) servers connected
to one or more subsystems.
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Key Concepts
M-Alarm Components
M-Alarm includes powerful alarm detection, sorting, filtering,
viewing, and reporting from AE servers. M-Alarm is a collection of
alarming components including the Current Events Viewer, Logger,
and Reports.
The client components of M-Alarm communicate with AE servers in
order to receive and process alarm data. M-Alarm supports both the
N1 OPC AE and BACnet OPC AE servers.
Note: Companion™/Facilitator™ alarms still appear in the
M3 Workstation alarm bar. Refer to the M3 Workstation
User’s Guide for details. The Metasys® alarms still appear
in the Critical Alarm box. Refer to the Report Router/Alarm
Management Technical Bulletin (LIT-636114) for details.
BACnet OPC AE Server
The BACnet OPC AE server provides an interface for OPC-compliant
Windows® client applications to access alarms and events from N30
Supervisory Controllers and any third-party BACnet-compliant
controller, such as a Cardkey® access system. Refer to the Using
M-Alarm with the BACnet OPC AE Server chapter.
N1 OPC AE Server
The N1 OPC AE server provides an interface for OPC-compliant
Windows client applications to access alarms and events from
Metasys Person-Machine Interface (PMI) systems. Refer to the Using
M-Alarm with the N1 OPC AE Server chapter.
N1 OPC AE Configurator
The N1 OPC AE Configurator defines the N1 OPC AE server
parameters and specifies connections to the Metasys Remote Server
(MRS) at the defined location (for example, the local machine). The
N1 OPC AE server retrieves all the initialization parameters in the
registry, except the site Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, and stores the
parameters in a database. The N1 OPC AE Configurator has a
graphical user interface to view and modify these parameters. Refer to
the Using M-Alarm with the N1 OPC AE Server chapter.
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Current Events Viewer
The Current Events Viewer (Figure 1-1) displays current alarm
information and handles alarm acknowledgement. Refer to the
Viewing and Acknowledging Alarms chapter in this user’s guide. Users
can modify the layout of information including sort order, color, font,
and displayed data.

Figure 1-1: Current Events Viewer – Runtime Mode
Figure 1-2 is an example of the Current Events Viewer in
Configuration mode, which defines the appearance in Runtime mode.
See the Viewing and Acknowledging Alarms chapter in this guide for
more information.
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Figure 1-2: Current Events Viewer – Configuration Mode
As a Standalone Application
You can launch the Current Events Viewer as a standalone application
to view M-Alarm (.a32) files. However, we recommend adding it as an
M3 Workstation workspace or M5 Screen Manager panel.
Default Views
M-Alarm includes the following default views.
Table 1-1: N1 General Alarm Message Regular View.a32
Column Heading Description
Condition Name of condition that caused the event to occur (e.g., High Alarm, Low Warning, etc.)
Original Event Time that the event was originally generated
Item (Tag) Name of the point that caused the event to occur
Value Value of attribute that caused event to occur
Units Engineering units of attribute/property name
Latest Event Timestamp of latest event occurrence
User ID Name of workstation/user that acknowledged an event
Ack Comment Comment or Annotation entered for Acknowledgement
Message Alarm Message associated with the point
Special Text Special text associated with the particular event (usually from JC-BASIC Process)
Alarm Type Type of alarm (e.g., Alarm, Acknowledged, Unacknowledged)
Event Category One of OPC Event Categories. For example: General Alarm or General Message.
New State Abbreviated condition of the alarm: active, enabled, acknowledged, etc.
Quality OPC indicator as to reliability of event