Re: [foxboro] Annunciator Keyboard LEDs
- From: "Grace, Kathy" <kgrace@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "'foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'" <foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2004 11:28:46 -0500
Hi All,
CAR 8402 was submitted to report this problem. Originally this was provided
as a custom fix but was later merged into the standard workstation alarm
management software. This was done back in July 1996. Yes you have been able
to do this for 7 1/2 years.
The remaining problem and the source of confusion is that although the
changes to support this were added to the code, the changes were never
documented in either wp51_glbls files or in init.user.rel. I will ensure
that the changes are made to these files going forward.
In the meantime here is what you need to do.
1. Edit init.user (copy from init.user.rel if init.user does not exist).
2. Add the following to the end of the file:
ACK_HORN=N
By default if ACK_HORN is not defined or defined as "Y" horns will be
silence by pressing any annunciator key. Setting this to "N" will only
silence the horns when the horn silence button ("ACK") is pressed on the
annunciator keyboard.
One further note for those of you using FoxPanels. This only works with
annunciator keyboards and does not work with FoxPanels.
I hope this has cleared up the confusion.
Regards,
Kathy
-----Original Message-----
From: foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Neil Martin
Sent: Monday, January 19, 2004 10:21 AM
To: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [foxboro] Annunciator Keyboard LEDs
We turned in a CAR a long time ago concerning this dangerous feature that
was added some where around version 4.X. As far as I know, Foxboro has
never provided a fix to provide a standard option for turning off the
ability for the horn to silence when a graphic button is pushed. I believe
there was a custom fix at one time so I think it would be easy enough for
Foxboro to fix the problem.
Neil Martin
Huntsman Polymers Corporation
2505 South Grandview
Odessa, TX. 79766
ph) 432-640-8436
pager)432-742-4289
email page)4327424289@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
"Weiss, Andreas"
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Annunciator Keyboard LEDs
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01/17/04 08:40 AM
Please respond to
foxboro
> Alarms are not acknowledged by pressing the "the red (the one with the
> little red trumpet on it) button". That button only silences the =3D
> horns. The
> horn will need to be silenced on each WP unless common alarm=20
> group is =3D
> used.
>=20
Hi Alex,
pressing a button for calling up a display silences also the horn.
Is it possible to disable that functionality?
I would be interested that only pressing the red trumpet button silences =
the horn.
use case: The described functionality avoids that problem that an =
operator could unintentional silence the horn while calling up a =
display. The operator would believe that his colleague manages the alarm =
and all is prepared for a plant shutdown.
At this time are two different functions (silence a horn and calling up =
a display) mixed.=20
Regards,
Andreas
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