This object contains 8 bits of information about the current alarm status of the External Measurement Unit. The bits are encoded as follows: BIT 7: 1=Upper temperature limit exceeded BIT 6: 1=Lower temperature limit exceeded BIT 5: 1=Upper relative humidity limit exceeded BIT 4: 1=Lower relative humidity limit exceeded BIT 3: 1=Contact input channel #4 alarm state BIT 2: 1=Contact input channel #3 alarm state BIT 1: 1=Contact input channel #2 alarm state BIT 0: 1=Contact input channel #1 alarm state Note that bit 0 is the low-order bit.