Step 2. Configure the OPC Alarm and Event Client

Alarms and events from OPC servers are created dynamically based on configuration for the following alarms.

Alarm	Dynamically creates
$OPC_MODEL_ALARM	Point alarms
$OPC_MODEL_EVENT	Events

You can:

• Modify the alarms to change the default behavior.
• View alarms that are collected by any connected OPC Alarm and Event Server in the CIMPLICITY project's Alarm Viewer.
• Configure individual qualified source alarms on the client computer.
• Log alarms to the Alarm log and events to the Event log.

Step 2.1	Open an OPC A&E client dialog box.
Step 2.2	Create a new connection to an OPC Alarm and Event Server.
Step 2.3	(Optional) Modify source alarms logging and deletion requirements for the client display.
Step 2.4	(Optional) Configure source alarms on the client computer.