VT3000 - Add Contact Alarm - Tri-State

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Overview Once you have a contact wired to an input on the IO as a Transition (Alarm), you will need to set up the Monitoring Point in the device configuration. This guide explains how to setup a Tri-State Contact Alarm. When the Contact is On the Alarm will be set/active on the Touch Screen. The Operator will be able to select the Acknowledge button on the Touch Screen to respond to the Alarm. When the Contact is Off the Alarm will be cleared/removed from the Touch Screen. If the Operator does not select to Acknowledge the alarm before the contact turns Off, there will be no way for the Operator to acknowledge the alarm.

Requirements See Requirements Here 1. The VT3000 Core Software installed and running on your system. 2. A Coordinator must be setup, powered and communicating with the VT3000 Core Software. 3. Switch Contact, TIM or PSM - the device must be powered and communicating with the system. 4. Contact Wire from your machine must be wired into one of the Inputs on the I/O (Part 1). 5. The Input for the contact must be setup in the configuration for the device (Part 2).

Completion Steps

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Step 1. Open the VT3000 web interface – select VT3000 Core Software - log in – select Configuration – select Devices. Configuration Devices

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Step 2. Select the Device that you wired your contact from the machine into the IO (Part 1) and setup the input on (Part 2) - select Edit.

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Step 3. Select the Monitoring Points tab.

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Step 4. Contact alarms must be Root Alarms, they cannot be a subordinate of a Process. Select Root - select the add Alarm icon.

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Step 5. Alarm Properties - select the options shown below: Alarm Name – enter a name for the Alarm. Mode – select Switch Contact - Tri-State. Color – select Red.

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Step 6. Select Save & Exit button.

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Step 7. Select the Device that you added the Alarm to in the steps above - select Edit.

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Step 8. Select Discrete Inputs tab.

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Step 9. Select the Discrete Input that you wired your machine into (Part 1) and setup as a Transition (Part 2).

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Step 10. Transition Properties - select the down arrow on the Linked To field - select the Switch Contact - Tri-State alarm that you added in Step 5 (our example shows Machine Down).

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Step 11. Select Save & Exit button.

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Step 12. Select Save & Exit button. You will need to update the TIM/PSM, CLICK HERE for instructions.

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Select a Guide Here Add an Alarm with a Reasons (Root Cause) Add an Alarm as a Label Add an Alarm to a PSM Add Communications to an Alarm How to Wire an Input Setup a Wired Contact (Input) as a Dual State Alarm Setup a Wired Contact (Input) as a Tri-State w/Reason on Acknowledge Alarm How to Turn an Input On/Off with a Process

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