ALPHA-VISION® Info: Blockgroups

Blockgroups

SUMMARY

Via blockgroups alarms activated by measuring points can be suppressed.

CONTENTS

1. Introduction
2. Create Blockgroup-Lists
3. Delete/ Modify/ Create/ Blockgroups
4. Properties

Introduction

Any blockgroup is subject to defined conditions, if there achieved the blockgroup is activated. For any status in the Mp status-definitions that blockgroup is attached to the according alarm is suppressed.

• Blockgroups are combined in Blockgroup-Lists.
• Blockgroup-Lists got the extension ".bgr.xml"

• Create Blockgroup-Lists.
• Import Blockgroups.
• Export Blockgroups.
  
  
• Create Blockgroups within Blockgroup-Lists.
• Modify Blockgroups within BlockgroupLists.
• Delete Blockgroups within Blockgroup-Lists.

Create Blockgroup-Lists

Recommendation:
Create a subfolder called "Blockgroups" in the Project folder.

In the pull down menu ‘File’ of the toolbar - select "new".
In the opened window select the item “BlockgroupList”.
Input the wanted name in the ‘Name’ –field and the wanted location below.

Finish with OK.



Information about entries in the fields you will find down below under the headline ‘properties’.

Delete/ Modify/ Create/ Blockgroups

Open the wanted Blockgroup-List via double-click.

• In the center window the Blockgroups of the Blockgroup-List are shown.
• The right window shows the properties of the Blockgroup-List itself.

In the toolbar are the actions ‘apply’, ‘reset’ and ‘new Object’ operable.

Select the wanted Blockgroup in the center window.

• The right window shows the definitions for that Blockgroup.
• The 'delete' symbol in the toolbar becomes operable.

Click the 'delete' symbol in the toolbar.

• In the center window the entry is deleted.
• The right window is empty.

If on closing the file the modification is confirmed, the deletion is final.

Select the wanted Blockgroup in the center window.

• The right window shows the definitions for that Blockgroup.

In the right window you may modify the definitions.

• The field name of a modified field is marked with an asterisk.
• If the symbol ‘Apply’ is clicked the asterisk disappears.

If on closing the file the modification is confirmed, the change is final.

Information about entries in the fields you will find down below under the headline ‘properties’.

Select ‘New Object’ in the toolbar.
A GroupAlarm is created.

• The system places the default name bgrN (N stands for the running number)

If on closing the file the modification is confirmed, the newly created GroupAlarm is saved.

Information about entries in the fields you will find below under the headline ‘properties’.

Properties

List name:	BlockgroupList
File extension:	.bgr.xml
Objects:	Blockgroup

Field (Name in Refresh- Actionscript & XML-Files)	Description	assosiated VisuNT-Field (max.Lenght)
Name (Name)	Name of the Blockgroup-List	non-existent
Description	free Text	non-existent

Field (Name in Refresh- Actionscript & XML-File)	Description	assosiated VisuNT-Field (max.Lenght)
Name (Name)	Name of the Alarmgroup	_ilo.dbf: id (3)
Description	free Text	_ilo.dbf: descr (30)
catenation PntID	For Boolean operation of blocking conditions see below.	_ilo.dbf: kziffer (2)
PntId1 - PntId4 (PntId1 - PntId4)	Up to 4 DataObjects, their condition determine the blocking.	_grpalarm.dbf: pntiduack (22)
State1 - State4 (State1 - State4)	The conditions of the defined DataObjects, on that –depending on the Boolean operation (catenation PntID)- a blocking becomes active.	_ilo.dbf: state1 - state4 (1)
DstPntId (DstPntId)	Name of the DataObject in which the result of a blocking conditions is stored.	_ilo.dbf: dstpntid (22)

Number of MPs	Catenation PntID	Blocking Conditions
1	0	State1
2	1	State1 AND State2
2	2	State1 OR State2
3	3	State1 AND State2 AND State3
3	4	(State1 OR State3) AND State2
3	5	(State1 AND State2) OR State3
3	6	State1 OR State2 OR State3
4	7	State1 AND State2 AND State3 AND State4
4	8	(State1 OR State4) AND State2 AND State3
4	9	((State1 AND State2) OR State4) AND State3
4	10	(State1 AND State2 AND State3) OR State4
4	11	(State1 AND State2) OR (State3 AND State4)
4	12	(State1 OR State3) AND (State2 OR State4)
4	13	(State1 OR State3 OR State4) AND State2
4	14	(State1 AND State2) OR State3 OR State4
4	15	((State1 OR State3) AND State2) OR State4
4	16	State1 OR State2 OR State3 OR State4