DESIGO building automation system

Alarm Viewer
The Alarm Viewer application displays alarms by type, and provides the user with
helpful information as to the type of action required by the system. With its
extensive filter and search functions, Alarm Viewer facilitates fast and well-targeted
access to the required information.
In larger systems with more than one management station, all management
stations access the same alarm database. An alarm for any given management
station is entered in this database and automatically displayed on all other
management stations.
Functions in Alarm Viewer:
• View, acknowledge and reset single or
multiple alarms.
• Display the associated alarm property
sheet with detailed data point
information.
• Read associated alarm help text with operating
instructions or additional information in text
form.
• Object-based navigation to other applications,
such as Plant Viewer and Log Viewer.
Alarm Viewer
Pop-up windows
The pop-up window is an important means of attracting the attention of the user in
the event of an alarm. Incoming alarms are displayed in a pop-up window that
opens on the Windows desktop and appears in the foreground of all other
applications-including third-party applications.
If several alarms occur, they are displayed one after the other. An audio file (.wav)
can be added to each alarm window defined to further alert the user to the alarm
with an audible signal.
The appearance of the pop-up window can be varied for each alarm category.
From this window, the user can invoke helpful instructions about the required
response to the alarm, or jump directly to other applications such as Plant Viewer
or Alarm Viewer.
Alarm pop-up
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Siemens DESIGO Building automation and control system CM110660en_03
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