Name: A descriptive name for the alarm, this will appear in emails and the diagnostic log.
- The name should be unique and short.
Web Tag(s): Enter a either:
- A single valid numeric or boolean web tag to be tested
- Multiple web tags and the arithmetic operaors: + - * / % (mod)
If the tag is a decimal value and your locale uses comma decimals, you must use the rc=y web tag option.
You can use boolean web tags, they are treated as numeric values 0 (false) or 1 (true).
Type: Determines if the alarm is triggered if the web tag value is above or below the alarm value.
Value: The alarm threshold value to be tested against the web tag value.
Email: Controls if the alarm sends an email when triggered. The email values from the standard alarms are used.
Email Msg: Text to send in the email, you can use the parameter {0} to represent the current tested web tag value. You can also embed any other web tags in the message.
Bluesky Template: Path to a Bluesky template file (see Third party uploads for template details) to create a post to Bluesky when the alarm occurs.
Leaving this field blank suppresses the creation of a post.
Latch: Controls if the alarm is latched. If latched, the alarm will not be triggered again until the latch hours expire.
Latch Hours: The number of hours the alarm is latched for.
Action: If non-blank, a program or script that is executed when the alarm is triggered.
Action Params: Parameters to be passed to the action program or script, the parameters can contain web tags.