JeffB418
HYDROS Expert
When you generate an alert output, detail in the log what caused the alert. To make it easier to track down alarms. Instead of just off/on, put what causes it to turn on.
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Most inputs do have alert settings for when they get out of range. If an output is getting triggered and has multiple inputs and I suspect a particular one I can setup an out using that particular input and set the minimum on time for the output for a few minutes so it is long enough to register in the log if do trigger.Hydros currently only logs alert outputs as ON/OFF, which makes tracking short or intermittent alarms hard. A useful improvement would be to log the actual trigger, like which sensor or input caused the alert, even if it’s too brief to trigger a notification. This would make troubleshooting and monitoring much easier.
If it is audible then it has to be an alert level that has audible turned on. Normally that would be a red alert. How many inputs or outputs have a red alert set for a alert level on your system?+1 for alert logging. Capturing what triggered an alert—and exactly when—is essential for future improvements.
At the moment, I’m dealing with a phantom error that sets off an audible alarm without any accompanying notification or email, which makes it difficult to diagnose and pretty frustrating. Adding an alerts log would provide much-needed visibility into what’s happening behind the scenes.