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# 8.4.2 Word alarm

**Description of word alarm setting**

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**1) Basic settings**

**Alarm name:** User can set alarm name for it;

**Alarm Address:** It is used for setting read address for word alarm;

**Data format:** It is used for setting \[Alarm Address] data format, and set integer and scale digits;

**2) Alarm Condition**

Alarm is triggered when designated address meets the alarm condition, it provides four conditions;

**High alarm:** Alarm is triggered when it reaches high limit.

**Low alarm:** Alarm is triggered when it reaches low limit.

**Range alarm:** Alarm is triggered when it reaches the range.

**Equivalent alarm:** Alarm is triggered when the value equals to the present value.

**3) Alarm Info:** It is used for setting alarm content (command);

**4) Alert:** When the alarm occurs, the \[Control Bit] will set ON;

**5) Alarm Screen:** Pop-up alarm screen (it need to be sub-screen);

**Position:** The location of the screen alarm display.

**Pop-up Interval:** The time of reopen the alarm screen when alarm screen closed.

**Pop-up once:** Pop up alarm screen once.

**Close window when alarm off:** Automatically close the alarm screen when alarm off.

**6) Beep when alarm ON:** beep works when the alarm is triggered, in the default mode, the beep works until the alarm is released.

**Beep once:** Beep works once, when alarm is triggered;

**7) Operation buttons**

These buttons can perform corresponding editing operations on the \[Alarm List].

**8) Alarm List**

It displays all the word alarm lists; it will show the alarm information;

**Operating procedures of adding one alarm**

1\) Click \[Project]->\[ Word Alarm] as below shows;

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2\) Click \[Add] button to open \[Word Alarm] setting window;

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3\) Set Basic information of word alarm;

4\) Set \[Content];

5\) Other settings can be set according to the actual situation;

6\) Click \[OK] button to complete settings;

**PI alarm demo download link**

<https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Llq03CMISM\\_1mMIfU308hxFbs4rGdQGP>