AB SLC500 HMI ALARM

[neilr216 2]

Normally, I don't like to post information like this because it shows how stupid someone can be even after years of experience programming. However, if I can save anyone else from wasting time on a project like we did, then I don't mind. To make a long story short, we were programming alarm banners for a SLC500 system (which I hadn't done for years) and couldn't get them to work at all. The fact that they didn't display in any way should have been a clue, but no. After hours of changing the alarm setup and trying this and that, I accidentally stumbled upon a section in the help file under startup that explains that you must tick the alarms tick box so that on startup the HMI will display alarms. After doing this, they worked beautifully ! - duhhhhhhhhhhhh!

[BobLfoot 302]

Don't feel bad we all have our "senior moments". The wise ask for help and share their foibles. Thanks for being a wise one and educating us all.