Thank you very much for your help!!! I will try all this tomorrow. Regards, Pablo > From: Russ.Boulay@xxxxxxxxxxxx > To: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2014 17:34:38 -0500 > Subject: Re: [foxboro] Common Alarm Group > > Found an example from another case > > pulldown foxview menu > "Silence Horns" /opt/customer/scripts/horn_silence > > And the script horn_silence that is now on the windows machine, looks like > this: > > dmcmd script > msglin "Silencing Horns" > dmcmd run /usr/local/pref -AMNAME amcmd "silence_horns" > > _____________________________________________________________________________________ > > Russ Boulay | Schneider Electric | Invensys | United States | Support > Engineering Manager > Phone: +1 508 446 1769 | Mobile: +1 508 446 1769 > Email: russ.boulay@xxxxxxxxxxxx | Site: www.invensys.com | Address: 2000 Crow > Canyon Place Suite 170, 94583 San Ramon, California, United States > > *** Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail > > -----Original Message----- > From: foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On > Behalf Of Boulay, Russ > Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2014 2:09 PM > To: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: [foxboro] Common Alarm Group > > I'm not a script sort of guy...but it will eliminate the window from > opening... > I would look at how Foxboro opens scripts from drop down menus...etc..... > I always look for an example in the system itself. > > _____________________________________________________________________________________ > > Russ Boulay | Schneider Electric | Invensys | United States | Support > Engineering Manager > Phone: +1 508 446 1769 | Mobile: +1 508 446 1769 > Email: russ.boulay@xxxxxxxxxxxx | Site: www.invensys.com | Address: 2000 Crow > Canyon Place Suite 170, 94583 San Ramon, California, United States > > *** Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail > > -----Original Message----- > From: foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On > Behalf Of Pablo Lioi > Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2014 1:53 PM > To: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: [foxboro] Common Alarm Group > > Do you mean that I should change the name of my script from silence.scp to > silence.ksh and launch it with the "script" command instead of the "run" > command? > > > > > From: Russ.Boulay@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > To: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2014 16:44:42 -0500 > > Subject: Re: [foxboro] Common Alarm Group > > > > I think it may want the script to be a .ksh instead of a bat file > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > _______________ > > > > Russ Boulay | Schneider Electric | Invensys | United States | Support > > Engineering Manager > > Phone: +1 508 446 1769 | Mobile: +1 508 446 1769 > > Email: russ.boulay@xxxxxxxxxxxx | Site: www.invensys.com | Address: > > 2000 Crow Canyon Place Suite 170, 94583 San Ramon, California, United > > States > > > > *** Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > [mailto:foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Pablo Lioi > > Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2014 1:40 PM > > To: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: Re: [foxboro] Common Alarm Group > > > > Ok, this is what I did: > > > > > > 1- I created a script in my WS7003 workstation (silence.scp) with the > > following text: > > > > > > > > #!/bin/sh > > pref -WS7013 amcmd "silence_horns" > > > > > > > > Note: WS7003 and WS7013 are in DIFFERENT CAG's > > > > > > > > 2 - With the horn sounding in WS7013, I run the script from the command > > line in WS7003 and verified that the horn is silenced, as expected. > > > > > > > > 3 - With ADMC I modified the action of the "Silence horn" button to: > > > > > > > > silence_horns > > > > run /usr/fox/alarms/silence.bat > > > > > > > > The first line takes care of the horns in the CAG and the second line > > silences the horns of the workstations outside of the CAG. > > > > > > > > Note that I had to write a batch file for the "run" command. I tried the > > "script /usr/fox/alarms/silence.scp" first, but it didn't work. > > > > > > > > This is the text of the silence.bat file: > > > > > > > > d: > > > > cd \usr\fox\alarms > > > > call \nutc\bin\ncenv.cmd > > > > \nutc\mksnt\sh.exe silence.scp > > > > > > > > With this configuration, pressing the "Silence horns" button in the CAD > > silences both the horns in all workstations. > > > > > > PROBLEM: there's an annoying "flash" after pressing the "Silence horns" > > button, when the command line window opens and closes. > > > > > > > > 4 - There's a "Silence horns" button in the Foxview button bar. I tried to > > modify the dbr environment file to launch the script, but failed. The > > sintax I tried was: > > > > > > > > dmcmd dbar_button 16 "dmcmd run /usr/fox/alarms/silence.bat" -l "Silence > > horns" > > > > > > > > Is there a better way of calling the script from a CAD button (and a menu > > bar button)? > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > Pablo > > > > > > > > > From: Russ.Boulay@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > > To: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2014 10:16:20 -0500 > > > Subject: Re: [foxboro] Common Alarm Group > > > > > > I believe the second CAG group approach would still clear all alarms in > > > both groups. > > > > > > You need to set a standard for horn silence.....like a button on graphic > > > or annun keyboard that will run the pref command to all workstations to > > > silence horns. > > > Silence 4 workstations > > > > > > #!/bin/sh > > > pref -AMNAME amcmd "silence_horns" > > > pref -AMNAME amcmd "silence_horns" > > > pref -AMNAME amcmd "silence_horns" > > > pref -AMNAME amcmd "silence_horns" > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________ > > > __ > > > _______________ > > > > > > Russ Boulay | Schneider Electric | Invensys | United States | > > > Support Engineering Manager > > > Phone: +1 508 446 1769 | Mobile: +1 508 446 1769 > > > Email: russ.boulay@xxxxxxxxxxxx | Site: www.invensys.com | Address: > > > 2000 Crow Canyon Place Suite 170, 94583 San Ramon, California, > > > United States > > > > > > *** Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > [mailto:foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of > > > martin.theobald@xxxxxxxxx > > > Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2014 7:00 AM > > > To: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > Subject: Re: [foxboro] Common Alarm Group > > > > > > Pablo, > > > Each workstation can be in up to two Common Alarm Groups (CAGs). Use the > > > 'CAG NAME2' field in the <commgrp.cfg> file to set up a second overall > > > group for all four workstations. Make sure that the change is made on all > > > of the workstations to be affected. Each workstation will need to be > > > rebooted to make the change effective. > > > > > > See document B0700AT Workstation Alarm Management for further details. > > > The are also a number of FAQ/SOL notes on the GCS site. > > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > Martin Theobald > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------- > > > eControl - Runcorn > > > INEOS Chlor Vinyls > > > > > > M: +44 7767 87 1989 > > > T: +44 1928 51 2044 > > > F: +44 1928 51 6653 > > > ------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > > > > > From: Pablo Lioi <plioi@xxxxxxxxxxx> > > > To: "foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, > > > Date: 12/02/2014 14:32 > > > Subject: [foxboro] Common Alarm Group Sent by: > > > foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > > > > > > > > Hello all, > > > In our control room, we have four I/A 8.4.3 XP operator workstations. > > > > > > Operators wanted the workstations grouped in pairs for alarm management. > > > So I configured two alarm groups, with 2 WS each (say WS1/2 and WS3/4), > > > and set the clear alarm option to "Delete alarm throughout the CAG". > > > Everything worked as expected. > > > > > > But there is a problem: operators want the "Silence Horns" function to > > > work on both groups at the same time (i.e., pressing the "Silence Horns" > > > button in any workstation silences horns in all workstations). For what I > > > know, it can't be done... > > > > > > As an alternative, I could put all the workstations back in the same > > > CAG to solve the "Silence Horns" problem, but I would need some > > > trick to make the clear and ack alarm function work in pairs (i.e., > > > clearing alarms in WS 1 also clears alarms in WS 2 and vice-versa, > > > but doesn't affect WS 3 and 4; clearing alarms in WS 3 also clears > > > alarms in WS 4 and vice-versa, but doesn't affect WS 1 and 2) > > > > > > As for why would anybody want to group 4 WS that are a few feet apart > > > from each other in two groups... well, it's one of those Operations > > > things. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > Pablo Lioi > > > > > > TOTAL AUSTRAL S.A. > > > > > > Tierra del Fuego - Argentina > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________ > > > __ _ This mailing list is neither sponsored nor endorsed by Invensys > > > Process Systems (formerly The Foxboro Company). 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