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HART device alarm faceplate

Figure: DeltaV Operate View of the HART Device Alarm Faceplate (HARTDEV_FP)

You can open the HART device alarm faceplate in DeltaV Operate run mode by clicking a device alarm button in the Alarm Banner or clicking the Open Faceplate button on the Toolbar and typing the device tag.

The following items are contained in the HART Device Alarm faceplate:

  • Active Alarms list - Contains the currently active alarms along with the alarm message and an indicator that shows if the alarm has been acknowledged. You can right-click on an alarm to acknowledge or suppress it.

  • Suppressed Alarms list - Contains the alarms that are currently suppressed (either shelved, out of service or both) along with the time they were suppressed. You can right-click on an alarm to unshelve it or restore it to service.

  • Toolbar - Click a button to perform a task. The choices, from left to right, are:

    • Detail Display button: open the detail display for the device.

    • AMS Suite button: open the AMS Device Manager Status screen for the device (AMS Device Manager license required).

    • Primary Control Display button: open the primary control display.

    • Event Chronicle button: open the Process History Viewer.

    • Module Faceplate button: open the module faceplate display.

    • Acknowledge Alarms button: acknowledge all alarms in the device.