ALPHA-VISION® Info: MP_Status Definitions

MP_Status Definitions

SUMMARY

Via the status ( 2 for binary, up to 9 for analog (including Out Of Range)) of the MPs the alarm behavior can be specified.

CONTENTS

1. Introduction
2. Delete/ Modify/ Create/ Status definitions
3. Properties of Status definitions

Introduction

Conventions to comply with:

• The condition "Out of range" must be set up
• defined status definitions has to start with 1, the numbers must be ascending and without a gap
• Limits must be within the given range
• Limit1 must be > Limit2 > Limit3 > ……………> Limit7

• The status definitions are assigned to the MPs in the object list, on selecting a MP the status are displayed in a separate window below. There the definitions may be selected and modified.

• Import Status definitions.
  (The necessary information is extracted from the _MP.dbf.)
• Export Status definitions.
  (Die Informationen aus den MP-StatusDef.-Listen werden in die _MP.dbf eingepflegt)
  
  
• Create Status definitions.
• Modify Status definitions.
• Delete Status definitions.

Delete/ Modify/ Create/ Status definitions

Open the wanted Object List via double-click and select the wanted MP.

• In a separate window below the listed MPs the status definitions of the selected MP are shown.
• The right window shows the properties of the selected status definition.

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

Select the wanted status definition.

• The right window shows the Status definitions.
• The 'delete' symbol in the toolbar becomes operable.

Click the 'delete' symbol in the toolbar.

• In the lower 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 status definition.

• The right window shows the Status definitions.

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 and confirm 'MP-Statusdefinition insert'.

A Status definition is created.

• If only the icon “New Object” is clicked, the selected Status definition is duplicated without the name.

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’.

Properties of Status definitions

Field (Name in Refresh- Actionscript & XML-Files)	Description	assosiated VisuNT-Field (max.Lenght)
Name (Name)	Name of the Status definition	non-existent
Status (Status)	Number of Status (1 - 8, 16 for OutOfRange)	non-existent, in ‘_mp.dbf’ defined via the columns 'STATUS1' to 'STATUS8' and 'STATUS0' for 16 (OutOfRange)
AlarmLevel (AlarmLevel)	Number of Alarm levels	_mp.dbf: lvl0 - lvl8 (2)
Text (Text)	Name of Status text	_mp.dbf: status0 - status8 (30)
Audiblealarmgroup (AudAlarmGrp)	Audible alarm group counter for AbvSpu	_mp.dbf: aagr0 - aagr8 (3)
Visualalarmgroup (VisAlarmGrp)	Visual alarm group counter for AbvSpu	_mp.dbf: vagr0 - vagr8 (3)
Signaloutalarmgroup (SigOutGrp)	Signal out alarm group counter for AbvSpu	_mp.dbf: sogr0 - sogr8 (3)
Delay Out (DelayOut)	Delay time on leaving the status (in milliseconds)	_mp.dbf: dlyout0 - dlyout8 (4)
Delay In (DelayIn)	Delay time on entering the status (in milliseconds)	_mp.dbf: dylin0 - dylin (4)
Blockinggroup (BlockIndicator)	Name of the Blockinggroup	_mp.dbf: blockgrp0 - blockgrp8 (3)
Limit (Limit)	Only validated for analog MPs on status numbers > 1.	_mp.dbf: limit1 - limit7 (9)
Dynamic Limitgroup (DynLimit)	Name of DynLimit-List; Only validated for analog MPs on status numbers > 1.	_mp.dbf: dyligr0 - dyligr7 (3)