On the Data Collection tab there are settings for controlling how to display communication alarms in the Alarm list. There are 2 sets of settings as represented by the two groups at the bottom of the tab, the Alarms to Driver object and the Alarms to Node Status object groups.
Alarms to Driver object
There are two settings from which to choose. These are:
Only if no Node Status object defined or if node number unknown
Select this option if Node Status objects have been created for some of, or all, nodes in the system. Alarms not related to a specific node will still be shown on the Driver object in the Alarm list and will be given the node number 1026.
To use this setting in a meaningful way, the Node Status object must have been created and attached to nodes in the system For more information on the Node Status object, click here
Always
Selecting this option assumes that no Node Status objects have been used in the system; driver alarms will be displayed
Alarms to Node Status object
Only Node Status (High Alarm) alarms
Selecting this option displays only Node Status alarms on Node Status objects.
Both Node Status (High Alarm) alarms and Driver object alarms
Selecting this option displays both Node Status alarms and Driver alarms on the Node Status object.
To use these settings in a meaningful way, the Node Status object must have been created and attached to nodes in the system For more information on the Node Status object, click here
There are two additional benefits worth noting when using the Node Status object. These are:
Alarm delay can be defined for the Node Status object.
A quick and reliable overview of node status can be presented graphically in the system as a mimic.