How to use ActiveX AlarmEvent Browser object

[Carl_Finley]

The object description says this is the easiest way to monitor alarms and events, but I cannot find ANYWHERE where it tells you how to set this object up. The help file doesn't tell you anything, there is nothing I can find on NI's website. So exactly how do you make this work? If I try to make a "remote" link, i don't know what exactly to link to and it says I must enter a "value property", evidently I should already know what that is. Any help would be appreciated.

[Rkdomer]

There are 2 properties that need to be changed in order for the AlarmEventBrowser to function. One is �Active�, the other is �PopupMenu�. Both are off by default, which doesn�t make a whole lot of sense. But they can be changed in edit mode by clicking the property browser button in the object properties. Or you can �edit connections� to these properties to change them during run time. �Active� is pretty much just that, it turns the whole thing on or off. �PopupMenu� is the easiest (but not the only) way I�ve found to control the darn thing. The Popup (right mouse click) lets you change filter options, select remote processes, acknowledge alarms, etc. This should get you started � good luck!

[Carl_Finley]

Thanks, I would not have looked for that. Like you said, I would expect for the 'active' to be ON by default.