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# AlarmCounter

## `AlarmCounter` (FB)

FUNCTION\_BLOCK AlarmCounter

### Short description

> Read out the active alarms from a specified alarm group or an alarm class.\
> Typical application: display the number of active alarms.

### Representation

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### Interfaces

#### Inputs

| Name                  | Data type | Value range | Initial value | Function                                                                                    |
| --------------------- | --------- | ----------- | ------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| *sFilterByAlarmGroup* | STRING    |             |               | Filter the number of active alarms only by the specified alarm group. (Empty = all groups)  |
| *sFilterByAlarmClass* | STRING    |             |               | Filter the number of active alarms only by the specified alarm class. (Empty = all classes) |
| *xRetryRegistration*  | BOOL      |             |               | Attempt to re-register the alarm manager client                                             |

#### Outputs

| Name                       | Data type              | Value range | Initial value | Function                                                          |
| -------------------------- | ---------------------- | ----------- | ------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------- |
| *uiTotalActiveAlarms*      | UINT                   |             |               | Number of all active alarms without filter criteria               |
| *uiActiveAlarms*           | UINT                   |             |               | Number of active alarms in the state “alarm condition is true”    |
| *uiActiveACK*              | UINT                   |             |               | Number of active alarms in the state “waiting to be acknowledged” |
| *uiWaitingForConfirmation* | UINT                   |             |               | Current status                                                    |
| *eAlarmCounterState*       | eAlmAlarmCounterStates |             |               | Number of active alarms in the state “waiting for confirmation”   |

#### Setpoints / parameters

| Name                          | Data type | Value range | Initial value | Function                                                                           |
| ----------------------------- | --------- | ----------- | ------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **usiMaxFailedRegistrations** | USINT     |             | 5             | Maximum number of failed attempts for the client registration of the alarm counter |

### Functional description

#### General

This function block is used to read out the number of active alarms in different states.\
The alarm counter can be filtered by an alarm group or an alarm class, as well as by a combination of these two options.\
If no filter of the available filter options is specified, all alarms of the respective option are considered by the counter.

Example configuration 1:

* The two inputs *sFilterByAlarmGroup* and *sFilterByAlarmClass* are not specified.

Effect of example configuration 1:

* &#x20;All alarms are considered regardless of alarm class and alarm group.

Example configuration 2:

* The input \*sFilterAlarmClass\* is assigned the STRING “Alarm” and the input \*sFilterByAlarmGroup\* remains unassigned.

Effect of example configuration 2:

* All alarms with the alarm class “Alarm” are shown from all alarm groups.

### CODESYS

InOut:

| Scope       | Name                        | Type                   | Initial |
| ----------- | --------------------------- | ---------------------- | ------- |
| Input       | `sFilterByAlarmGroup`       | `STRING`               |         |
| Input       | `sFilterByAlarmClass`       | `STRING`               |         |
| Input       | `xRetryRegistration`        | `BOOL`                 |         |
| Input Const | `usiMaxFailedRegistrations` | `USINT`                | 5       |
| Output      | `uiTotalActiveAlarms`       | `UINT`                 |         |
| Output      | `uiActiveAlarms`            | `UINT`                 |         |
| Output      | `uiActiveACK`               | `UINT`                 |         |
| Output      | `uiWaitingForConfirmation`  | `UINT`                 |         |
| Output      | `eAlarmCounterState`        | eAlmAlarmCounterStates |         |


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