800xA Extend from closed library

I want to give the ACSStdDrive some extra functionality and want to show this in an extra tab on the faceplate.

So I make an instance of an ACSStdDrive in MyACSStdDrive.

1) I don't want ACSStdDrive to act as an alarm owner. MyACSStdDrive must be the alarm owner.

2) I don't want to inherit the MainFaceplate, because they create an extra tag count in the system.

Is this possible to do?

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Asked 3 years ago

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1. I don't think Alarm Owner can be changed in a released library... :-(

2. By turning off Aspect Object, no object will be seen in Plant Explorer, hence no tag will be drained

I don't know if its feasible to disable all standard alarms and implement your own?

Stefan Stromqvist AKS expert

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Answered 3 years ago

You can break the alarm ownership by adding a block in-between that isn’t an alarm owner.

Example:

MyACSStdDrive (alarm owner) -> DummyBlock (not alarm owner) -> ACSStdDrive (alarm owner).

This will force all alarms and events from the ACSStdDrive to be associated with the MyACSStdDrive instead.

Hans Nordstrom Rank: 72

Answered 3 years ago