Alarm input- The function blocks are created and connected.
- Double click the alarm in node
.
- Enter the data in the Edit alarm in node dialog box:
- In the Name field, a descriptive designation;
- Select the corresponding application set from the Application-Set drop-down list;

- Select an alarm type from the Alarm-Types drop-down list.
- (Optional) Edit the symbol for the function block:
- Click the Appearance
symbol.
- In the Icon drop-down list, select the Icon, e.g.
.
- Select Done.
- The function block is configured and selected by default for data processing.