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SPlus Operations P13 Connectivity Guide PROCONTROL P13 OPC SERVER
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3.3.3.4.12 AEOPTIONS Instruction
The AEOPTIONS instruction allows to define options concerning handling of alarm and event messages. The options
value has to be given as 16 bit positive integer defining a corresponding option pattern:
AEOPTIONS, <Pattern as integer>,[<bracket pattern>]
Currently the following options are supported:
Table 3-15: AEOPTIONS Instruction
Bit Position
Value
Meaning
0
1
Use actual state text as message description (instead of Description of
the PV)
2
2
Use bracketed active text as inactive text for condition events.
Bracketed active text uses the bracket pattern to generate the inactive
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the bracket pattern by the active text:
Example
AEOPTIONS,3,[#]
Will provide for an active text TRIP an inactive text [TRIP]
3
4
Send no-alarm (Priority<>1,2,3) process messages as OPC simple
events.
4
8
Provides condition events with a custom event attribute
SimpleCondition. This attribute is set to true for no-alarm
(Priority<>1,2,3) process messages. This attribute is used by 800xA
PPA to handle condition events as simple events.
5
16
Provides process events with a custom event attribute ProcessSection.
This attributes provides the process section of the event source.
6
32
Provides command tracking messages as simple events instead as
tracking messages.
Examples:
AEOPTIONS,1
 Use actual state text as message description
AEOPTIONS,57
 Use actual state text as message description
 Send no-alarm process events as condition events with event attribute SimpleEvent=true.
 Provide process events with ProcessSection attribute
 Command tracking messages as simple messages.
 => Recommended for 800xA
AEOPTIONS,7 ,(#)
 Use actual state text as message description
 Use bracketed active text as inactive text
 Send no-alarm process messages as OPC simple events
 => Recommended for SPlus
3.3.3.4.13 INCHTO Instruction (Inching Timeout)
With the INCHTO instruction, the timeout for inching commands can be defined. If an inching command is not
terminated by a corresponding hold command, it is automatically terminated by the Inching Timeout. The Inching
Timeout is given in seconds. Default value for inching timeout is 30.
Example:
INCHTO, 60
This defines an Inching Timeout of 60 seconds.
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