iFIX Message Mappings

The following table describes the iFIX alarm messages and the corresponding OPC event types, categories, conditions, and sub-conditions for each message.

iFIX Alarm Message Type	Event Type	Event Category
ALM_MSG_UNKNOWN	Simple	N/A
ALM_MSG_ALM	Condition	Tag
ALM_MSG_HARDWARE	Simple	Device Failure
ALM_MSG_NETWORK	Simple	System Message
ALM_MSG_SYSTEM_ALERT	Simple	System Message
ALM_MSG_USER	Simple	System Message
ALM_MSG_FLAG_ACK	Tracking	Operator Process Change
ALM_MSG_FLAG_DEL	Tracking	Operator Process Change
ALM_MSG_OPERATOR	Tracking	Operator Process Change
ALM_MSG_RECIPE	Simple	Batch Status
ALM_MSG_EVENT	Simple	System Message
ALM_MSG_TEXT	Simple	System Message
ALM_MSG_TEXT_6X	Simple	System Message
ALM_MSG_AAM	Simple	System Message
ALM_MSG_SQL	Simple	System Message
ALM_MSG_SIGNED	Tracking	Operator Process Change

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