Hi, I currently have build and have enabled the email function in case of an alarm even, it works perfectly once the alarm is triggered I get an email and another one once the alarm is cleared.
My Question is, is there a way to program it to have it send the alarm email every 5-10 min until the alarm is cleared?
There is no option within the Event Log that will send an alarm email every few minutes until the alarm is cleared. Personally, I think re-sending alarm emails many times doesn’t bring to someone’s attention and it may confuse or irritate recipients.
I know it is possible to re-send the alarm emails by a workaround, but one of cons is that this workaround makes unnecessary logs on the Event Log database (.db file), which will mess the Event Log file.
The workaround that @TimWusa is referring to may be similar to the following:
Create a Macro that reads the state of the event that you are monitoring and periodically toggles an HMI bit: Within this example, LB-0 is toggled every 60 seconds while the alarm is active.