Operating Instructions

Adding Points to the View Application
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• Print Alarms (PRT_ALARMS)
This indicates that alarms generated by this particular point have been sent to all
designated alarm printer stations on the System 600 APOGEE network.
• Totalized Value (TOTAL)
This field represents a point's present totalized value and the data type is REAL. Points
are totalized to keep track of such things as the total run time of a piece of equipment,
and the total volume from a flow rate sensor. This value is only meaningful for points that
have been enabled for totalization.
Point Characteristic Field Descriptions
This section provides a detailed description of each point characteristic field. These static
characteristics are defined in the System 600 APOGEE Field Panel during setup and cannot
be changed from FIX. The abbreviation in parenthesis indicates the nomenclature used on
the Field Select dialog box.
• Characteristics (CHARACTER)
This field is a textual summary of all the defined characteristics of a point.
• Alarmable (ALARMABLE)
This indicates that the point is defined as being alarmable. The System 600 APOGEE
field panel performs checking to determine whether or not the point is in the alarm state
whenever the point changes value.
• Binary Output Inverted (BOUT_INVERT)
Indicates the point was defined to have its logical output to be inverted. This reverses the
energize and de-energize commands for a digital output point meaningless for all point
types except LDO.
• Binary Input Normally Closed (BIN_CLOSED)
Indicates a digital point’s input was defined to interface to a normally closed source. (for
example, energized - contacts closed, de-energized - contacts open).
• Count Both Edges (BOTH_EDGES)
Indicates whether the point is defined for totalization to count both the on/off and off/on
transition.