Trigger and Procedure to Energize a Control Point When a Monitor Point Goes Into Alarm

1.

Right-click the Trigger(s) folder in the Globals hardware tree.  Select "Add Trigger."  The Trigger Wizard opens.

2.

Click the drop-down arrow to the right of the Time Zone field to select a time zone during which the monitor point alarm should trigger the control point to energize.

3.

Click the drop-down arrow to the right of the Source Type field to select "Monitor Point."

4.

Click the drop-down arrow to the right of the Source Item field to select the specific monitor point to be the trigger.

5.

Click the drop-down arrow to the right of the Transaction Type field to select "Change-Of-State."

6.

In the Transaction Codes section on the Available Codes tab, select "Monitor Point in Alarm."

7.

Click "Next."  The Trigger Wizard - Procedure/Action Group window opens.

8.

Click "+" to the right of the Procedure field to create a new procedure.  The Procedure Wizard opens displaying a black banner with white text, indicating that you are still using the Trigger Wizard but you are diverted to the Procedure Wizard.

9.

Enter a name and description for the new procedure.

10.

Click "+" to the right of the Select Action Group(s) section to create a new action group.   The Action Group Wizard window opens displaying a black banner with white text, indicating that you are still using the Trigger Wizard but you are now diverted to the Action Group Wizard.

11.

Enter a name and description for the new action group.

12.

Click "+" to the right of the Select Action(s) section to create an action to energize the control point.   The Action Wizard window opens displaying a black banner with white text, indicating that you are still using the Trigger Wizard but you are now diverted to the Action Wizard.

a.

Enter a name and description for the action.

b.

In the Action Type field, select "Control Point."

c.

In the Point Selection field select the control point you want to energize.

d.

In the Action Configuration section select the option "On."

e.

Click "Finish" in the Action Wizard window.

13.

Click "Finish" in the Action Group Wizard window.  The Procedure Wizard window reappears.  Note that the Action Group you created is now selected in this procedure.

14.

Click "Finish" in the Procedure window.  The Trigger Wizard window reappears.  Note that the Procedure, Action Group and Action you created are automatically selected in this trigger.

15.

Click "Finish" in the Trigger Wizard window to save your selections and close the window.

16.

Download your PremiSys system.  See the topic "Downloading Configurations" for additional information.  The trigger and procedure is enabled and the next time the transaction you selected as the trigger occurs, during the specified time zone, the selected action(s) will execute.


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