How do I configure an alarm to trigger a watchdog relay?

Note - This is an example user case. It can be used to base your system requirements on.

This user-case example details how to configure an on-board watchdog relay to annunciate when any alarm on the system activates.

  1. From the Jobs screen, create a Job with the Descriptor of 'Drive Watchdog on Alarm Active', see Configuring Jobs for details.

  2. From Trigger sources - action conditions, from Source 1 - Select source choose Global alarms/Global alarm, see Configuring Jobs for details.

  3. Select Add action and Action 1 displays under the Jobs pane.

  4. Select Action 1 and complete as follows:

    • Descriptor - Enter 'Drive Onboard/Watchdog Relay'.

    • Select an action - Select Drive Output (Digital).

    • Select Drive Output (Digital) - Select ?????

  5. Save and commit the configuration.

  6. Finally, from the relay socket on the bottom of the device, wire the watchdog relay to the alarm annunciator and then test that when any alarm activates on the system, the watch-dog relay is energized and when there are no active alarms, the relay is not energized:

See Jobs for details.