diff --git a/ignition/gateway/projects/PrimeBAT/com.inductiveautomation.perspective/views/PrimeControls/Components/AreaCard/resource.json b/ignition/gateway/projects/PrimeBAT/com.inductiveautomation.perspective/views/PrimeControls/Components/AreaCard/resource.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..276dced
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ignition/gateway/projects/PrimeBAT/com.inductiveautomation.perspective/views/PrimeControls/Components/AreaCard/resource.json
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+  "scope": "G",
+  "version": 1,
+  "restricted": false,
+  "overridable": true,
+  "files": [
+    "view.json"
+  ],
+  "attributes": {}
+}
diff --git a/ignition/gateway/projects/PrimeBAT/com.inductiveautomation.perspective/views/PrimeControls/Components/AreaCard/view.json b/ignition/gateway/projects/PrimeBAT/com.inductiveautomation.perspective/views/PrimeControls/Components/AreaCard/view.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4c3089f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ignition/gateway/projects/PrimeBAT/com.inductiveautomation.perspective/views/PrimeControls/Components/AreaCard/view.json
@@ -0,0 +1,168 @@
+{
+  "custom": {},
+  "params": {
+    "area": null,
+    "top": null,
+    "total": null
+  },
+  "propConfig": {
+    "params.area": {
+      "paramDirection": "input",
+      "persistent": false
+    },
+    "params.top": {
+      "paramDirection": "input",
+      "persistent": false
+    },
+    "params.total": {
+      "paramDirection": "input",
+      "persistent": false
+    }
+  },
+  "props": {
+    "defaultSize": {
+      "height": 240,
+      "width": 340
+    }
+  },
+  "root": {
+    "children": [
+      {
+        "children": [
+          {
+            "meta": {
+              "name": "lblArea"
+            },
+            "position": {
+              "grow": 1,
+              "shrink": 1
+            },
+            "propConfig": {
+              "props.text": {
+                "binding": {
+                  "config": {
+                    "path": "view.params.area"
+                  },
+                  "transforms": [
+                    {
+                      "code": "\treturn value or ''",
+                      "type": "script"
+                    }
+                  ],
+                  "type": "property"
+                }
+              }
+            },
+            "props": {
+              "style": {
+                "fontSize": "15px",
+                "fontWeight": "bold",
+                "overflow": "hidden",
+                "textOverflow": "ellipsis",
+                "whiteSpace": "nowrap"
+              }
+            },
+            "type": "ia.display.label"
+          },
+          {
+            "meta": {
+              "name": "chipTotal"
+            },
+            "position": {
+              "shrink": 0
+            },
+            "propConfig": {
+              "props.text": {
+                "binding": {
+                  "config": {
+                    "path": "view.params.total"
+                  },
+                  "transforms": [
+                    {
+                      "code": "\ttry:\n\t\treturn '%s activations' % PrimeControls.fmt.num(int(value or 0))\n\texcept:\n\t\treturn ''",
+                      "type": "script"
+                    }
+                  ],
+                  "type": "property"
+                }
+              }
+            },
+            "props": {
+              "style": {
+                "classes": "PrimeControls/Chip/Flat",
+                "padding": "2px 8px"
+              }
+            },
+            "type": "ia.display.label"
+          }
+        ],
+        "meta": {
+          "name": "headerRow"
+        },
+        "position": {
+          "basis": "26px",
+          "shrink": 0
+        },
+        "props": {
+          "alignItems": "center",
+          "style": {
+            "gap": "8px"
+          }
+        },
+        "type": "ia.container.flex"
+      },
+      {
+        "meta": {
+          "name": "repTop"
+        },
+        "position": {
+          "grow": 1
+        },
+        "propConfig": {
+          "props.instances": {
+            "binding": {
+              "config": {
+                "path": "view.params.top"
+              },
+              "transforms": [
+                {
+                  "code": "\tout = []\n\tfor r in (value or []):\n\t\ttry:\n\t\t\tout.append({'rank': int(r['rank']), 'source': r['source'], 'label': r['label'], 'count': int(r['count']), 'pct': float(r['pct'])})\n\t\texcept:\n\t\t\tpass\n\treturn out",
+                  "type": "script"
+                }
+              ],
+              "type": "property"
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        "props": {
+          "direction": "column",
+          "elementPosition": {
+            "basis": "34px",
+            "grow": 0,
+            "shrink": 0
+          },
+          "path": "PrimeControls/Components/SourceRow",
+          "style": {
+            "gap": "4px",
+            "overflow": "hidden"
+          },
+          "useDefaultViewHeight": false,
+          "useDefaultViewWidth": false
+        },
+        "type": "ia.display.flex-repeater"
+      }
+    ],
+    "meta": {
+      "name": "root"
+    },
+    "props": {
+      "direction": "column",
+      "style": {
+        "classes": "PrimeControls/Card",
+        "gap": "8px",
+        "overflow": "hidden"
+      }
+    },
+    "type": "ia.container.flex"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/ignition/gateway/projects/PrimeBAT/com.inductiveautomation.perspective/views/PrimeControls/Dashboard/view.json b/ignition/gateway/projects/PrimeBAT/com.inductiveautomation.perspective/views/PrimeControls/Dashboard/view.json
index 18947ce..c6eb696 100644
--- a/ignition/gateway/projects/PrimeBAT/com.inductiveautomation.perspective/views/PrimeControls/Dashboard/view.json
+++ b/ignition/gateway/projects/PrimeBAT/com.inductiveautomation.perspective/views/PrimeControls/Dashboard/view.json
@@ -128,6 +128,23 @@
               "path": "PrimeControls/Components/TabButton"
             },
             "type": "ia.display.view"
+          },
+          {
+            "meta": {
+              "name": "tabBtn4"
+            },
+            "position": {
+              "basis": "140px",
+              "shrink": 0
+            },
+            "props": {
+              "params": {
+                "index": 4,
+                "title": "Areas"
+              },
+              "path": "PrimeControls/Components/TabButton"
+            },
+            "type": "ia.display.view"
           }
         ],
         "meta": {
@@ -301,6 +318,36 @@
               "path": "PrimeControls/Tabs/Journal"
             },
             "type": "ia.display.view"
+          },
+          {
+            "meta": {
+              "name": "tabAreas"
+            },
+            "position": {
+              "grow": 1
+            },
+            "propConfig": {
+              "position.display": {
+                "binding": {
+                  "config": {
+                    "expression": "{session.custom.PrimeControls.ui.selectedTab} = 4"
+                  },
+                  "type": "expr"
+                }
+              },
+              "props.params.bundle": {
+                "binding": {
+                  "config": {
+                    "path": "view.custom.bundle"
+                  },
+                  "type": "property"
+                }
+              }
+            },
+            "props": {
+              "path": "PrimeControls/Tabs/Areas"
+            },
+            "type": "ia.display.view"
           }
         ],
         "meta": {
diff --git a/ignition/gateway/projects/PrimeBAT/com.inductiveautomation.perspective/views/PrimeControls/Tabs/Areas/resource.json b/ignition/gateway/projects/PrimeBAT/com.inductiveautomation.perspective/views/PrimeControls/Tabs/Areas/resource.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..276dced
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ignition/gateway/projects/PrimeBAT/com.inductiveautomation.perspective/views/PrimeControls/Tabs/Areas/resource.json
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+  "scope": "G",
+  "version": 1,
+  "restricted": false,
+  "overridable": true,
+  "files": [
+    "view.json"
+  ],
+  "attributes": {}
+}
diff --git a/ignition/gateway/projects/PrimeBAT/com.inductiveautomation.perspective/views/PrimeControls/Tabs/Areas/view.json b/ignition/gateway/projects/PrimeBAT/com.inductiveautomation.perspective/views/PrimeControls/Tabs/Areas/view.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f9dae4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ignition/gateway/projects/PrimeBAT/com.inductiveautomation.perspective/views/PrimeControls/Tabs/Areas/view.json
@@ -0,0 +1,141 @@
+{
+  "custom": {},
+  "params": {
+    "bundle": null
+  },
+  "propConfig": {
+    "params.bundle": {
+      "paramDirection": "input",
+      "persistent": false
+    }
+  },
+  "props": {
+    "defaultSize": {
+      "height": 700,
+      "width": 1600
+    }
+  },
+  "root": {
+    "children": [
+      {
+        "meta": {
+          "name": "lblTitle"
+        },
+        "position": {
+          "shrink": 0
+        },
+        "props": {
+          "style": {
+            "classes": "PrimeControls/Text/Muted",
+            "fontWeight": "bold",
+            "letterSpacing": "1px"
+          },
+          "text": "TOP 5 ALARMS BY AREA"
+        },
+        "type": "ia.display.label"
+      },
+      {
+        "meta": {
+          "name": "repAreas"
+        },
+        "position": {
+          "grow": 1
+        },
+        "propConfig": {
+          "position.display": {
+            "binding": {
+              "config": {
+                "path": "view.params.bundle"
+              },
+              "transforms": [
+                {
+                  "code": "\ttry:\n\t\treturn len(value['areas_top'] or []) > 0\n\texcept:\n\t\treturn False",
+                  "type": "script"
+                }
+              ],
+              "type": "property"
+            }
+          },
+          "props.instances": {
+            "binding": {
+              "config": {
+                "path": "view.params.bundle"
+              },
+              "transforms": [
+                {
+                  "code": "\ttry:\n\t\treturn [{'area': a['area'], 'total': a['total'], 'top': a['top']} for a in (value['areas_top'] or [])]\n\texcept:\n\t\treturn []",
+                  "type": "script"
+                }
+              ],
+              "type": "property"
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        "props": {
+          "alignContent": "flex-start",
+          "direction": "row",
+          "elementPosition": {
+            "basis": "340px",
+            "grow": 1,
+            "shrink": 0
+          },
+          "path": "PrimeControls/Components/AreaCard",
+          "style": {
+            "gap": "10px",
+            "overflow": "auto"
+          },
+          "useDefaultViewHeight": false,
+          "useDefaultViewWidth": false,
+          "wrap": "wrap",
+          "elementStyle": {
+            "maxWidth": "460px"
+          }
+        },
+        "type": "ia.display.flex-repeater"
+      },
+      {
+        "meta": {
+          "name": "emptyAreas"
+        },
+        "position": {
+          "grow": 1
+        },
+        "propConfig": {
+          "position.display": {
+            "binding": {
+              "config": {
+                "path": "view.params.bundle"
+              },
+              "transforms": [
+                {
+                  "code": "\ttry:\n\t\treturn len(value['areas_top'] or []) == 0\n\texcept:\n\t\treturn True",
+                  "type": "script"
+                }
+              ],
+              "type": "property"
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        "props": {
+          "params": {
+            "icon": "material/layers_clear",
+            "message": "No alarm activity in range"
+          },
+          "path": "PrimeControls/Components/EmptyState"
+        },
+        "type": "ia.display.view"
+      }
+    ],
+    "meta": {
+      "name": "root"
+    },
+    "props": {
+      "direction": "column",
+      "style": {
+        "gap": "8px",
+        "padding": "10px"
+      }
+    },
+    "type": "ia.container.flex"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/ignition/gateway/projects/PrimeBAT/com.inductiveautomation.perspective/views/PrimeControls/Tabs/BadActors/view.json b/ignition/gateway/projects/PrimeBAT/com.inductiveautomation.perspective/views/PrimeControls/Tabs/BadActors/view.json
index b231024..fbd100e 100644
--- a/ignition/gateway/projects/PrimeBAT/com.inductiveautomation.perspective/views/PrimeControls/Tabs/BadActors/view.json
+++ b/ignition/gateway/projects/PrimeBAT/com.inductiveautomation.perspective/views/PrimeControls/Tabs/BadActors/view.json
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@
                       },
                       "transforms": [
                         {
-                          "code": "\ttry:\n\t\trows = value['bundle']['pareto']['rows'] or []\n\texcept:\n\t\trows = []\n\ttry:\n\t\ttotal = value['bundle']['pareto']['total_activations'] or 0\n\texcept:\n\t\ttotal = 0\n\ttry:\n\t\tfocus = value['focus'] or ''\n\texcept:\n\t\tfocus = ''\n\thi = {'backgroundColor': 'rgba(59, 125, 216, 0.18)', 'fontWeight': 'bold'}\n\tpri = ['Diagnostic', 'Low', 'Medium', 'High', 'Critical']\n\tout = []\n\trank = 0\n\tfor r in rows[:10]:\n\t\ttry:\n\t\t\trank = rank + 1\n\t\t\tsrc = r['source'] or ''\n\t\t\tcnt = r['count'] or 0\n\t\t\td = {}\n\t\t\td['rank'] = rank\n\t\t\td['source'] = src\n\t\t\td['label'] = r['label'] or src\n\t\t\td['area'] = r['area'] or ''\n\t\t\td['count'] = cnt\n\t\t\tif total > 0:\n\t\t\t\td['share'] = round(cnt * 100.0 / total, 1)\n\t\t\telse:\n\t\t\t\td['share'] = 0\n\t\t\ttry:\n\t\t\t\td['cum'] = PrimeControls.fmt.pct(r['cum_pct'])\n\t\t\texcept:\n\t\t\t\td['cum'] = '--'\n\t\t\tif focus and src == focus:\n\t\t\t\tfor k in ('label', 'area', 'count', 'cum'):\n\t\t\t\t\td[k] = {'value': d[k], 'style': hi}\n\t\t\tpname = r['priority_name'] or ''\n\t\t\tif pname in pri:\n\t\t\t\td['priority'] = {'value': pname, 'style': {'classes': 'PrimeControls/PrioritySoft/' + pname}}\n\t\t\telse:\n\t\t\t\td['priority'] = pname\n\t\t\tout.append(d)\n\t\texcept:\n\t\t\tpass\n\treturn out",
+                          "code": "\ttry:\n\t\trows = value['bundle']['pareto']['rows'] or []\n\texcept:\n\t\trows = []\n\ttry:\n\t\ttotal = value['bundle']['pareto']['total_activations'] or 0\n\texcept:\n\t\ttotal = 0\n\ttry:\n\t\tfocus = value['focus'] or ''\n\texcept:\n\t\tfocus = ''\n\thi = {'backgroundColor': 'rgba(59, 125, 216, 0.18)', 'fontWeight': 'bold'}\n\tpri = ['Diagnostic', 'Low', 'Medium', 'High', 'Critical']\n\tout = []\n\trank = 0\n\tfor r in rows[:10]:\n\t\ttry:\n\t\t\trank = rank + 1\n\t\t\tsrc = r['source'] or ''\n\t\t\tcnt = r['count'] or 0\n\t\t\td = {}\n\t\t\td['rank'] = rank\n\t\t\td['source'] = src\n\t\t\td['label'] = r['label'] or src\n\t\t\td['area'] = r['area'] or ''\n\t\t\td['count'] = cnt\n\t\t\tif total > 0:\n\t\t\t\td['share'] = round(cnt * 100.0 / total, 1)\n\t\t\telse:\n\t\t\t\td['share'] = 0\n\t\t\ttry:\n\t\t\t\td['cum'] = PrimeControls.fmt.pct(r['cum_pct'])\n\t\t\texcept:\n\t\t\t\td['cum'] = '--'\n\t\t\tif focus and src == focus:\n\t\t\t\tfor k in ('label', 'area', 'count', 'cum', 'share'):\n\t\t\t\t\td[k] = {'value': d[k], 'style': hi}\n\t\t\tpname = r['priority_name'] or ''\n\t\t\tif pname in pri:\n\t\t\t\td['priority'] = {'value': pname, 'style': {'classes': 'PrimeControls/PrioritySoft/' + pname}}\n\t\t\telse:\n\t\t\t\td['priority'] = pname\n\t\t\tout.append(d)\n\t\texcept:\n\t\t\tpass\n\treturn out",
                           "type": "script"
                         }
                       ],
diff --git a/ignition/gateway/projects/PrimeBAT/ignition/script-python/PrimeControls/calc/code.py b/ignition/gateway/projects/PrimeBAT/ignition/script-python/PrimeControls/calc/code.py
index 4720525..a695471 100644
--- a/ignition/gateway/projects/PrimeBAT/ignition/script-python/PrimeControls/calc/code.py
+++ b/ignition/gateway/projects/PrimeBAT/ignition/script-python/PrimeControls/calc/code.py
@@ -536,6 +536,40 @@ def heatmap(instances, opts=None):
             "max_count": mx, "total": total}
 
 
+def area_breakdown(instances, opts=None, per_area=5):
+    """Top-N most active alarm sources per plant area.
+    Returns [{area, total, top: [{rank, source, label, priority_name, count,
+    pct}]}] sorted by area total desc; pct is share of the AREA's activations."""
+    groups = {}
+    for inst in instances or []:
+        if inst.get("active_ms") is None:
+            continue
+        a = inst.get("area") or "unknown"
+        if a not in groups:
+            groups[a] = {"total": 0, "counts": {}, "refs": {}}
+        g = groups[a]
+        g["total"] += 1
+        src = inst["source"]
+        g["counts"][src] = g["counts"].get(src, 0) + 1
+        if src not in g["refs"]:
+            g["refs"][src] = inst
+    out = []
+    for a in groups:
+        g = groups[a]
+        ordered = sorted(g["counts"].items(),
+                         key=lambda kv: (-kv[1], g["refs"][kv[0]]["label"]))[:per_area]
+        top = []
+        for i in range(len(ordered)):
+            src, c = ordered[i]
+            ref = g["refs"][src]
+            top.append({"rank": i + 1, "source": src, "label": ref["label"],
+                        "priority_name": ref["priority_name"], "count": c,
+                        "pct": 100.0 * c / g["total"] if g["total"] else 0.0})
+        out.append({"area": a, "total": g["total"], "top": top})
+    out.sort(key=lambda x: (-x["total"], x["area"]))
+    return out
+
+
 def priority_distribution(instances, opts=None):
     o = opts_merged(opts)
     raw_counts = {}
@@ -727,6 +761,7 @@ def _assemble(instances, active_now, shelved_count, start_ms, end_ms, now_ms,
     par = pareto(current, o)
     prio = priority_distribution(current, o)
     heat = heatmap(current, o)
+    areas_top = area_breakdown(current, o)
 
     # prior mirrors (cheap subset for deltas)
     p_start = start_ms - (end_ms - start_ms)
@@ -800,6 +835,7 @@ def _assemble(instances, active_now, shelved_count, start_ms, end_ms, now_ms,
         "heatmap": heat,
         "mtta_mttr": mm,
         "pareto": par,
+        "areas_top": areas_top,
         "top_sources": top_sources(par, 5),
         "chattering": chat,
         "fleeting": fleet,
diff --git a/ignition/gateway/projects/SimHarness/ignition/timer/AlarmSimTick/resource.json b/ignition/gateway/projects/SimHarness/ignition/timer/AlarmSimTick/resource.json
index c5b6a70..5487d82 100644
--- a/ignition/gateway/projects/SimHarness/ignition/timer/AlarmSimTick/resource.json
+++ b/ignition/gateway/projects/SimHarness/ignition/timer/AlarmSimTick/resource.json
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@
     "sharedThread": false,
     "delay": 5000,
     "fixedDelay": true,
-    "enabled": true
+    "enabled": false
   }
 }
diff --git a/tests/test_calc.py b/tests/test_calc.py
index 92b0a2e..58e1ca2 100644
--- a/tests/test_calc.py
+++ b/tests/test_calc.py
@@ -310,6 +310,31 @@ def test_build_bundle_filters():
     assert 0 < b["meta"]["event_count"] < b_all["meta"]["event_count"]
 
 
+def test_area_breakdown_top5_per_area():
+    rows = []
+    # AreaA: 3 sources with 7/2/1 activations; AreaB: 6 sources with 6..1
+    for i, n in enumerate((7, 2, 1)):
+        src = "prov:default:/tag:Plant/AreaA/T%d:/alm:T%d" % (i, i)
+        for j in range(n):
+            rows += lifecycle("a%d_%d" % (i, j), src, T0 + (i * 50 + j) * M, dur_ms=M)
+    for i in range(6):
+        src = "prov:default:/tag:Plant/AreaB/S%d:/alm:S%d" % (i, i)
+        for j in range(6 - i):
+            rows += lifecycle("b%d_%d" % (i, j), src, T0 + (i * 40 + j) * M, dur_ms=M)
+    out = calc.area_breakdown(calc.correlate_instances(rows)[0])
+    assert [a["area"] for a in out] == ["AreaB", "AreaA"]  # 21 vs 10 activations
+    b = out[0]
+    assert b["total"] == 21 and len(b["top"]) == 5          # capped at 5 of 6
+    assert [t["count"] for t in b["top"]] == [6, 5, 4, 3, 2]
+    assert b["top"][0]["rank"] == 1
+    assert abs(b["top"][0]["pct"] - 100.0 * 6 / 21) < 0.01  # share of AREA total
+    a = out[1]
+    assert a["total"] == 10 and len(a["top"]) == 3
+    # bundle carries it
+    bundle = calc.build_bundle(rows, [], None, T0, T0 + 4 * H, T0 + 4 * H)
+    assert [x["area"] for x in bundle["areas_top"]] == ["AreaB", "AreaA"]
+
+
 def test_build_bundle_overview_stays_unfiltered():
     start, end = T0, T0 + 4 * H
     b_all = calc.build_bundle(synth_rows(), [], None, start, end, end)