100/180 mm PAPERLESS GRAPHIC RECORDER: USER GUIDE
User Guide
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HA028910
Issue 13 Sep 16
4.3.17 Output channels
‘Output Channels’ appears as a confi guration item only if either or both of the Master Comms or Ana-
logue outputs options is fi tted.
MASTER COMMS
For Master Comms, this feature allows a Master Unit to write one (or more) of its points to one (or more)
slaves’ channels. Figure 4.3.17a shows a typical confi guration page.
Figure 4.3.17a Typical output channel confi guration page
CONFIGURABLE PARAMETERS
Output Channel Number
Allows the user to select the Output to be confi gured.
Enable
Allows the output channel to be enabled or disabled.
Output Type
Select Master Comms
Slave
Select the slave to be written-to.
Parameter
Select required parameter from picklist (varies according to slave type/model)
Scaling
If this fi eld appears (depends on slave type), the Low and High scaling should match
that of the slave Channel being written to.
Point Type
Allows a point type to be chosen from a picklist. (Picklist items vary according to
slave type/model)
Point Number
For recorders, allows a point number to be entered. This point must be confi gured
as ‘Comms’ or ‘Slave Comms’ etc. (depending on slave type or model) at the slave.
Loop Number
For Controllers, allows a loop number to be selected from a picklist.
Process Value
Allows the selection of High, Medium or Low priority interval, as defi ned in the Mas-
ter Comms confi guration page in section 4.3.16.
Descriptor
Allows a descriptor of up to 20 characters to be entered for the output channel
name.
Source
This allows the user to select the source point to be written to the slave destination
point.
Default
This is the value written, if the source is in ‘Error’, and the ‘On error Write Default’
item (below) has been enabled.
On Error Write Default
If this item is enabled, the default value is written instead of the selected Source, if
the Source is in ‘Error’.
Output Channel Number
Enable
Output Type
Slave
Parameter
Scaling
Scale Low
Scale High
Point Type
Point Number
Process Value
Descriptor
Source
Default
On Error Write Default
1) Output 1
Discard
Apply
Master Comms
1) Furn Recorder 2
Comms Channel
Channel
Medium Priority
1) Channel 4
High/Low
0
100
0
1
Output 1
Scaling items appear only
for some slave types
Select destination point
Select iteration rate
Select source point
Select 'Off'', 'Master
Comms', 'mA' or 'V'
