Alarm triggers, reactions, and alarm reaction templates

FactoryLogix Analytics includes a very powerful alarming engine which can be used to inform users and managers of potential problems in production—potentially before they become larger problems. 

In FactoryLogix, alarms consist of two parts: alarm triggers and alarm reactions. 

• An alarm trigger is an event or condition (usually material or quality related) with a preset threshold that users or administrators want to be notified about when that threshold/limit is reached.
  
  For example, you can set up an alarm trigger to warn a quality manager when the first-pass yield drops below a pre-determined level on the factory floor. Material-related alarms might indicate when a tool's inter-service life has come to an end (that is, the device needs calibration). Additional alarm triggers can warn stock room personnel when materials are running low on the factory floor.
  

• An alarm reaction is the response the software takes as a result of the trigger being satisfied or met. A reaction such as an email, a report generation, or even a line stop will prevent further production from taking place.
  
  Alarm reactions in FactoryLogix can consist of one or more of the following:
  

  • Email

  • SQL log

  • SQL statement

  • Line stop

  • DataMiner template
    

Note

Alarm reactions can also be fired using a process flow operation's Exit Actions, or a Quality Standard (defined in NPI). See Specify entry/exit conditions and actions for an operation and Define a quality standard for more information.

• Alarm reaction templates are created from the individual alarm reactions to be used in newly-created alarms. In the Alarm Reaction Template area, you can group multiple alarm reactions in each template to provide a wide variety of functionality.