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16 K-Chief 70016.03.04 Alarm Handling

Ref:Document name: Kongsberg K-Chief 700 Integrated Control System Product DescriptionDocument nr: 304844/ADocument name: Kongsberg K-Chief 700 Operator Manual Release 7.3Document nr: 306681/A

DMS no: 1088735A

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Objectives

Learn difference between alarms and messages

Understand the event list and what is displayed in the 4 pages

Understand what we mean with alarm priority

Learn how to shelve alarms

Learn about digital alarms

Learn to use alarm filters

Understand alarm disablement

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The Event System

Events

Alarm

Message

System alarm

Process alarm

System message

Process message

Operator message

Configuration message

Event: change in the way a part of the process or the control system function

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Alarm Indications

horn signal flashing alarm spot colour change in PS Status

page on System Status Image Alarm indication on

Process/Flow views alarm text on the printer Alarm icons on the Station

Explorer information on the alarm page

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The Event List

Alarm list button Acknowledge button Last alarm line

Alarm listJump to the process view containing the module with alarm

Last alarm line shows last unacknowledged alarm that the OS has command control of.

Event pop-up button opens a floating image window of the event view

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Alarm Colours**

White 0- Unpriority InformationYellow 1- Low priority Do not require immediate actionRed 2- High priority Require immediate actionMagenta 3- Critical priority Require immediate action

** These are the standard alarm colours. See KFDD for your systems alarm colours

First column in the alarm list:

* unacknowledged alarms

| /! unacknowledged alarms out of your command control

^ Disabled, suppressed or shelved alarm

Blank acknowledged active alarms

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The alarm/event pages

There are four pages

To retrieve data from history station to Historic Event Page

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The Four Alarm/Event Pages

DYNAMIC ALARM One page, is being updated when new alarms occur

STATIC ALARM Several pages, not being updated when opened

HISTORIC EVENT Historical list of events for a specified time span

DYNAMIC EVENT One page, is being updated when activated events occur

You can choose between the pages at the bottom of the page.

Allows you to specify the time span for the displayed historical event.

Terminates the reading of the database

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How to acknowledge alarms

Alarms may be acknowledged from different places:

With the mouse/trackball: Mark alarm to be acknowledged Push right trackball-button (or right click on the mouse) Choose Ack.

From the Alarm page:Mark alarm to be acknowledged by right clickLeft click on Left click on will cause all unacknowledged alarms to be acknowledged, if no certain alarm is marked

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How to operate from the alarm page

Right click on a tag name

Select Module

Standard module menu appears

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Alarm settings

All alarm settings must be done on the Alarm Limits view.

Changes can only be performed by users with extended rights. E.g. members of user groups like PowerUsers or Administrators.

You must also, of course, have command control of the module.

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Alarm Shelving

How to shelve an alarm: Acknowledge the alarm Right click, select Shelve alarm Set Expiration time

Select Show list of shelved alarms if wanted

No sign of a shelved alarm can be observed

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Alarm Shelving Edit

It is possible to edit a shelved alarm in the Alarm shelving dialog box:Select the alarmClick the Edit button

The alarm shelving dialog box: Tools Alarm shelving^ Shelved or disabled alarm

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Alarm filter

The default filter will always be the active filter when opening the alarm list. It will at all times correspond to the command control groups you access.

It is possible to filtrate which alarms you wish to see, by selecting different filters in the Alarm filters list box.

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Filter attributes

It is possible to see the different filter attributes and current settings.

Open the Filter functionClick the Filters button to see the settingsExpand the selected filter (Click the + in front)Select an attribute, View button or double click

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Making the alarm filter

You may make your own filters by using the Filters button on the tool bar.

Select Filter window appears Click the Filters... button

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Making the alarm filter

The filter which is active comes up normally Default filter Click the New button. A copy of the filter being active is made. Select a meaningful filter name Press Enter

Expand the filter by use of a click on the + Click on the attributes and use View to see

the setting. Modify the attributes to modify the filter Click the Apply button when finished to save It is possible to lock the filter so that it

cannot be changed without unlocking it.

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Exercises:

The Alarm System Alarm SettingsAlarm ShelvingUsing the Alarm FilterMaking the Alarm FilterDisable Alarm

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Summary

The Event System Alarm Indicaton The Event List Alarm Colours The alarm/event pages The Four Alarm/Event Pages How to acknowledge alarms How to operate from the alarm page Alarm setting Alarm shelving Alarm filter