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Complete Resource Block Parameter Listing (cont’d)
SH ED REMOTE OUT
Time durati on at which to give up on computer writes to function block Rout l ocations. Shed from
Rout shall ne ver happen when SHED REMOTE OUT = 0.
FAULT_STATE Condi tion set b y loss of communicatio n to an output block, fault promoted to an output block or a
physical contact. When Fault State condition is set, then output function blocks will pe rform their
FSTATE actions.
SET FAULT STAT E
Allows the Faul t State condition to be manually initiated by selecting Set.
CLEAR FAULT STATE
Wri ting a Clear to this parameter will clear the device fault state if the field conditi on, if any, has
clear ed.
MAXIMU M NOTIFY
Maximum number of unconfirme d alert notify message possi ble.
LIMIT NOTIFY
Maximum number of unconfirme d alert notify messages all owed.
CONFIRM_TIME
The time the resource will wait for confirmation of receipt of a report before trying agai n. Retry shall
not happen when CONFIRM_TIME = 0.
WRITE_LOCK
If set, no wr ites from anywh ere ar e allowed, excep t to clear W RITE_LOCK. Bl ock in puts wi ll
continue to b e u pda te d.
UPDATE_EVT
This aler t is generated by any change to the static data.
BLOCK_ALM The block alarm is used for all configuration, hardware, connection failure or system problems in
the block. The cause of the alert is entered in the subcode field. Th e fir st alert to become acti ve wil l
set the Active status i n the Status a ttri bute. As soon as the Unreported status i s cleared by the
aler t reporting ta sk, anothe r block alert may be reported witho ut clearing the Acti ve status, i f the
subcode has chan
ed.
ALARM SUMMARY
The curre nt a lert status, unacknowled ged states, unrep orted states, and disabl ed states of the
alar ms associ ated with the function block.
ACKNOWLEDGE OPTION
Sel ecti on of whether al arms associated with the blo ck will be automatically acknowledged.
WRITE PRIORITY
Pri ority of the ala rm generated by clear ing the write lock.
WR_ALM
This aler t is generated if the write lock para meter is cl eare d.
ITK _ VER
Major revision number of the interoperability test case used in certifying this device as
interoperable. The format and r ange of the versio n numbe r is defined and control led by the
Fieldbus Fo undati on. Note: The value of this parameter will be zero (0) if the device has no t been
re
istered as interoperable b
the FF.
DETAILED BLOCK ERRORS
Provides list of all active block al arms in the block.
SU PPORTED_MODES
The modes supported by this par ticu lar block.
IKEY
TopWorx revision control.
REVISION_ID
TopWorx revision control.
REVISION_DATE
TopWorx revision control.
DEVICE REVISION
Manu factur er revisio n numbe r associated with the resou rce. Use d by an i nterface device to locate
the DD file for the resource.
CHARACTERISTICS: BLOCK_TAG
Defined to be u nique thr oughout the control syste m a t one plant site. The Tag may be changed
using the FB_TAG service.
MEMORY SIZE
Available config uration memory in the emptry resource. To be checked befor e atte mpting
downl oad.
NONVOLATILE CYCLE TIME
Interval between wr iting copie s o f NV parameters to non-volatile memory. Zero means never .