Block Alarm memory multiple

This control element collects the messages of many detectors in one place – for example "Water basement", "Heating fault" or "Smoke detector hall". The tile shows whether there are messages and how many; the dialog lists them with time and text. The list is deleted by hand once the messages have been dealt with.

Operation

Count: the red circle shows how many messages are in the list. When it is empty, the circle is not shown.
State: the field in the middle is green while the list is empty and red as soon as there is a message. It stays red until the list is deleted – even if the cause is long gone.

As a circle (basic screen) the whole circle has the colour of the state, the count is shown in the middle. A tap on the element opens the dialog.

The dialog

Messages: every message with date, time and the text stored at the function block for the triggering input, the newest on top. With more than four entries the list is moved by dragging or with the mouse wheel.
Exit: closes the dialog; the list remains.
Wastebasket: after a confirmation deletes all messages. The display turns green again, the counter is 0.

Setup

This section is meant for the installer of the system.

The evaluation runs in the function block Block Alarm memory multiple; the control element only displays it. First create the function block and its variables, then right click on the control element and select the function block. In the same menu Take comment takes over the name of the function block as text.

Which inputs exist, which text belongs to each of them and when it triggers a message is set at the function block under Data. The maximum number of messages in the list and sending by mail are set there too.
The list is kept in the controller and survives a restart. When it is full, the oldest message drops out.

Parameters

Display
View	Block or Basic Screen. The third choice List (deprecated) comes from older projects and should no longer be used.
Text	Caption of the tile and title of the dialog, default Alarmspeicher. Its size scales with the element, a line break is inserted with \n, two lines at most.

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