Method and system for integrated alarms in a process control system

A system for integrating internal alarms generated by a process control system and external alarms generated by external equipment that is not a part of the process control system comprising:

• software encoded on a computer readable medium and operable to:
• receive, at the process control system, an external alarm, the external alarm including an external tag identifying an origin of the external alarm;
• pre-determine and map an internal alarm associated with the external alarm;
• pre-determine an internal tag associated with the external tag based on the map;
• and
• generate, at the process control system, the internal alarm when the external alarm is received.

A system for integrating internal alarms generated by a process control system and external alarms generated by external equipment that is not a part of the process control system comprising:

• means for receiving, at the process control system, an external alarm, the external alarm including an external tag identifying an origin of the external alarm;
• means for pre-determining and mapping an internal alarm associated with the external alarm;
• means for pre-determining an internal tag associated with the external tag based on the mapping;
• and
• means for generating, at the process control system, the internal alarm when the external alarm is received.

A method for generating alarm and tag relations comprising:

• selecting at least one external tag associated with an external system;
• determining at least one internal tag related to the external tags, the internal tag being associated with a process control system;
• generating at least one entry in a map indicating a relation between at least one of the external tags and at least one of the internal tags;
• selecting at least one external alarm associated with the external system;
• determining at least one internal alarm related to the external alarms, the internal alarm being associated with the process control system;
• and
• generating at least one entry in the map indicating a relation between at least one of the external alarms and at least one of the internal alarms.

A system for generating alarm and tag relations comprising:

• software encoded on a computer readable medium and operable to:
• select at least one external tag associated with an external system;
• determine at least one internal tag related to the external tags, the internal tag being associated with a process control system;
• generate at least one entry in a map indicating a relation between at least one of the external tags and at least one of the internal tags;
• select at least one external alarm associated with the external system;
• determine at least one internal alarm related to the external alarms, the internal alarm being associated with the process control system;
• and
• generate at least one entry in the map indicating a relation between at least one of the external alarms and at least one of the internal alarms.

A system for generating alarm and tag relations comprising:

• means for selecting at least one external tag associated with an external system;
• means for determining at least one internal tag related to the external tags, the internal tag being associated with a process control system;
• means for generating at least one entry in a map indicating a relation between at least one of the external tags and at least one of the internal tags;
• means for selecting at least one external alarm associated with the external system;
• means for determining at least one internal alarm related to the external alarms, the internal alarm being associated with the process control system;
• and
• means for generating at least one entry in the map indicating a relation between at least one of the external alarms and at least one of the internal alarms.