Displaying machine alarms
The following data relating to alarms is displayed in the "Machine Alarms" window:
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Occurrence
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Duration
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List:
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ID - alarm ID
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Service life
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Duration
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End time
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Alarm Filtering
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Alarm number
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Alarm range
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Further, you can display alarms in various views:
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In a bar chart
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In a pie chart
Button / parameter
Button/parameter |
Description |
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Displays the pending alarms:
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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 |
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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. |
CLOSED |
Displays the number of closed alarms. |
TOTAL |
Displays the number of all alarms. |
Procedure
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In the "Information" area, click on the button with dots.
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Click on "Alarms".
The "Machine alarms" window opens. -
The machine description is shown in the left-hand section of the window.
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Select a specific time period using the calendar function.
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Click on "Apply".
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Open the "Occurrence" tab.
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The alarms are shown in a bar chart where you can see how often the alarms have occurred.
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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. -
Click on the "Pie chart" icon to change the display type.
Duration
Alarm display |
Description |
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Duration |
Displays the duration of the alarms within the defined time period in a chart. 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. |
PENDING |
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
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Select a certain time period using the calendar function.
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Click on "Apply".
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Open tab "Duration".
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The alarms are displayed in a bar chart where you can see the duration of the alarms.
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Click on the "Pie chart" icon to change the display type.
List
Parameter |
Description |
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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) |
You can obtain more alarm information using the icon:
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Buttons in the lower section of the window |
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Item per page |
From the drop-down list, select how many alarms should be displayed on one page:
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x - y of xy |
Displays how many pages there are, with the corresponding number of alarms per page. |
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
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Select a certain time period using the calendar function.
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Open tab "List".
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The alarms are listed in a structured table form.
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Select an alarm from the list and click on icon ">".
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A menu opens and you can see more information about the alarm.
Alarm Filtering
Alarm display |
Description |
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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). |
Selected alarms are no longer saved in MindSphere. The alarms are displayed in the overview. |
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Individually removing alarms or alarm ranges from the overview. |
Procedure
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Open tab "Alarm Filtering".
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Select "Alarm Number" or "Alarm Range" from the drop-down list.
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Enter the required alarms in the input field and click on the "Do not save" icon.
NOTE
5 alarms that occur most frequently are displayed.