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Displaying machine alarms

The following data relating to alarms is displayed in the "Machine Alarms" window:

  • Occurrence

  • Duration

  • List:

    • ID - alarm ID

    • Service life

    • Duration

    • End time

  • Alarm Filtering

    • Alarm number

    • Alarm range

Further, you can display alarms in various views:

  • In a bar chart

  • In a pie chart

Button / parameter

Button/parameter

Description
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Displays the pending alarms:

  • ! = specifies the number

  • Checkmark = no active alarms

  • ? = unknown
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You update the data that is located in the time interval by pressing the "Refresh" button.
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Displays the time range and the time zone in which alarms are captured.

A calendar opens when if you click on the button.

More information is provided in Chapter: Using the calendar function.

Occurrence

Alarm display

Description

Occurrence

Displays how often the alarm has occurred in the selected time interval.

All alarms have different alarm identifiers - the alarm ID.

The alarms are displayed with different colors.

How often the alarm has occurred is shown as a percentage in the pie chart.

If you move the mouse over the bar of the corresponding alarm, a tooltip is displayed indicating how often the alarm has occurred.

ACTIVE

Displays the number of active alarms.

TOTAL

Displays the number of all alarms.

NOTE

Alarm display

5 alarms that occur most frequently are displayed.

Procedure

  1. In the "Information" area, click on the button with dots.

  2. Click on "Alarms".
    The "Machine alarms" window opens.

  3. The machine description is shown in the left-hand section of the window.

  4. Select a specific time period using the calendar function.

  5. Click on "Apply".

  6. Open the "Occurrence" tab.

  7. The alarms are shown in a bar chart where you can see how often the alarms have occurred.

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  8. To collapse the machine information, click on the left-pointing arrow symbol on the right side of the frame.
    The bar chart is displayed in the full-screen mode.

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  9. Click on the "Pie chart" icon to change the display type.

Duration

Alarm display

Description

Duration

Displays the duration of the alarms within the defined time period in a chart.
All alarms have different alarm identifiers.

The alarms are displayed with different colors.

The duration of the alarm is specified as a percentage.

The alarm identifier - the alarm ID - is displayed below the diagram.

If you move the mouse over the bar of the corresponding alarm, a tooltip is displayed, indicating the duration in days, hours, minutes and seconds.

ACTIVE

Displays the duration of active alarms in days and time.

CLOSED

Displays the duration of closed alarms in days and time.

TOTAL

Displays the total duration of all alarms in days and time.

Procedure

  1. Select a certain time period using the calendar function.

  2. Click on "Apply".

  3. Open tab "Duration".

  4. The alarms are displayed in a bar chart where you can see the duration of the alarms.

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  5. Click on the "Pie chart" icon to change the display type.

List

Parameters

Description

ID

Displays the alarm identifier.

Start time

Shows the start time with the date (YYYY-MM-DD) and time (hh:mm:ss)

Duration

Displays the duration in days and time (hh:mm:ss)

End time

Shows the start time with the date (YYYY-MM-DD) and time (hh:mm:ss)
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You can obtain more alarm information using the icon:

  • Alarm text

  • Machine type

  • Sender

  • Type

Buttons in the lower section of the window

Item per page

From the drop-down list, select how many alarms should be displayed on one page:

  • 5

  • 10

  • 25

  • 100

x - y of xy

Displays how many pages there are, with the corresponding number of alarms per page.
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The first page is displayed.
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The previous page is displayed.
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The next page is displayed.
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The last page is displayed.

Procedure

  1. Select a certain time period using the calendar function.

  2. Open tab "List".

  3. The alarms are listed in a structured table form.

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  4. Select an alarm from the list and click on icon ">".

  5. A menu opens and you can see more information about the alarm.

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Alarm Filtering

Alarm display

Description

Type

Select the alarm number or the alarm range from the drop-down list.

In the overview you can alphabetically sort the alarm type (either in ascending or descending alphabetical order).

Alarm number/area

Enter the alarm number or the alarm range in the input field.

In the overview, you can numerically sort the alarms (either in ascending or descending numerical order).
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Selected alarms are no longer saved in Insights Hub. The alarms are displayed in the overview.
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Individually removing alarms or alarm ranges from the overview.

Procedure

  1. Open tab "Alarm Filtering".

  2. Select "Alarm Number" or "Alarm Range" from the drop-down list.

  3. Enter the required alarms in the input field and click on the "Do not save" icon.

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Chap. 7.9