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1.7 Minimum Horn Configuration

Introduction

The following minimum horn configuration is recommended for the PCS7.

Assignment of message classes to the signal tags

Assign the following message classes to the corresponding signal tags:

Message Priority Source Area Event Authorization Tag

class
Alarm <default> Alarm_Tag
Warning <default> Warning_Tag
PLC-PCS <default> PLC_PCS_Tag
message
OS_PCS <default> OS_PCS_Tag
message

If the user is allowed to view messages, the "<default>" setting checks whether a
signal is triggered.

Assignment of signaling devices to the signal tags

If a signal module is installed, configure the following assignment between signal

tags and the signal module:

Tag Signal module Sound

Alarm_Tag Output 1
Warning_Tag Output 2
PLC-PCs_Tag Output 3
OS_PCS_Tag Output 3

If the signals are to be output through a sound card, configure the following
assignment between signal tags and the audio file:

Tag Signal module Sound

Alarm_Tag Horn_Danger.wav
Warning_Tag Horn_Attention.wav
PLC-PCs_Tag Horn_Note.wav
OS_PCS_Tag Horn_Note.wav

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Signal triggering behavior

If a message comes in that already exists and has not yet been acknowledged with
the status "Came In" or "Went Out", the signal is not triggered again.

Behavior of the signals on acknowledgment

You only acknowledge the signals locally. You do not configure any additional
reset tags for synchronizing behavior with connected computers following
acknowledgment.

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