Product specifications

Device Management FOUNDATION Fieldbus
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b. a priority (e.g. HI_PRI) for each alarm point, and
c. a limit (e.g. HI_LIM) for each alarm point.
14. With the Alarm Parameters of the block you can:
a. change the default Category value for manufacturer specific alarms,
b. change the default Severity value, and
FF contains the alarm priorities 0 to 15. Priority 15 represents most important
alarms.
The FF alarm priority impacts the communication of an alarm. In the case of
multiple alarms in a FF device, alarms with the higher priority are communicated
with preference. In particular there is no notification for alarms of priority less
than 2.
The FF alarm priority has no impact on the OPC Severity or the associated 800xA
Alarm Priority of an alarm point.