Alarm

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Alarm

This component is used to visualize an alarm condition. If this component is to be used for acknowledgment, "Send signal on acknowledgment" must be activated. In the event of an alarm, the screen is woken up by moving the mouse.

 

Data points of the component

Name

Type

Function

Aucoustic alarm

Input

(De)Activate the audible alarm.

Alarm audio file (*.wav)

Input

If the storage path of a wav audio file is transferred, the component uses this as an alarm. All clients must have this wav file (PCM codec) in the same directory.

Alarm message

Input

Here the disturbance signal is switched on

Disable operation

Input

The input option can be enabled or disabled externally here.

Mouse via

Output

This output can be used to start an event when the mouse is moved over the object.

Acknowledgement

Bidirectional

Alarms can be acknowledged with this output. Feedback is sent back.

Visible

Input

With an off signal the component is switched invisible and with an on signal visible.

Text color [ARGB-HEX]

Input

see Components independent data points

Opacity

Input

see components independent data points

 

Properties

Name

Default value

function

Alarm Value is On signal

on

Alarm triggers at Value On; if not set, the alarm is at Value Off (low / high level)

Text

 

Text for the caption of the component

Flashing speed [ms]

1000

Blink frequency in milliseconds

Acoustic alarm signal

on

(De)Activate the acoustic alarm.

System beep signal

on

If this function is set, an acoustic alarm is output via the PC internal loudspeaker. If it is not set, a sound is output via the sound card. This only works if an acknowledgement option is selected.

Alarm status

Undefined

for test purposes: 0 = undefined, 1 = alarm unconfirmed, 2 = alarm confirmed, 3 = no alarm unconfirmed, 4 = no alarm confirmed

Change page

on

Trigger automatic page change to the page of the alarm component or not. This function must not be active if the alarm component is on the master page. The page change is only executed in server-client mode, not in the editor simulation.

Send signal on confirmation

 

Sends a signal via the data point "Acknowledgment" when the alarm has been acknowledged

Confirmation on alarm triggered

on

"Alarm triggered" must be acknowledged if this option is selected.

Confirmation on alarm ended

 

"Alarm Complete" must be acknowledged when this option is selected.

Background - Alarm

red

Sets the appearance.

Background - No Alarm

green

Sets the appearance.

Background - Not acknowledged

yellow

Sets the appearance.

Background - Undefined

purple

Sets the appearance.

Activate EisBaer

 

When an alarm is triggered, the EisBaer client is activated and placed in the foreground.

Alarm Audio File (*.wav)

 

An alternative acoustic alarm can be defined here.

 

 

Valid Audio Wav Codecs

Short name

Format

Bitrate

1 min =

11k 8bit pcm

11.025 Hz 8 Bit PCM

88.2 KB/s

646 K

11k 16bit pcm

11.025 Hz 16 bit PCM

176.4 KB/s

1.292 K

8k 8bit pcm

8,000 Hz 8 bit PCM

64 KB/s

468,8 K

8k 16bit pcm

8,000 Hz 16bit PCM

128 KB/s

937,5 K

 

Invalid Audio Wav Codecs

Example

Format

Bitrate

1 min =

11k ulaw

11.025 Hz u-law

88.2 KB/s

646 K

8k ulaw

8,000 Hz u-law; * fixed network quality

64 KB/s

468,8 K

11k adpcm

11,025 Hz 4 bit ADPCM

44.1 KB/s

323 K

8k adpcm

8,000 Hz 4 Bit ADPCM

32 KB/s

234,4 K

11 kgsm

11.025 Hz GSM6.10

18 KB/s

131,8 K

8k mp316

8,000 Hz MP3 16 K

16 KB/s

117 K

8k gsm

8,000 Hz GSM6.10; * Mobile radio quality

13 KB/s

102,5 K

8k sbc12

8,000 Hz Lernout & Hauspie SBC 12k

12.0 KB/s

87,9 K

8k truespeech

8,000 Hz DSP Group TrueSpeech

9 KB/s

65,9 K

8k mp38

8,000 Hz MP3 8 K

8 KB/s

60 K

8k celp

8,000 Hz Lernout & Hauspie CELP

4.8 KB/s

35 K