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3.3.1.3 Tools / General
Setpoints
The LCIC-WIM board has four digital outputs. Each of them may be defined
– through the
Tools / General Setpoints
– either as a
manual
output, or as a
general setpoint
output:
•
A
manual
output is controlled by a user’s command sent from the PC
(or another computer). That is, the user sends – either by his own
application or by a general RS232 terminal (see section D.3) –
commands to turn an output on or off. The user – and not the card – has
the initiative to turn an output on or off.
•
A
general setpoint
output is controlled by the card according to user
pre-defined criterion. Say, initially the user defined the setpoint as 10
kg, then the card automatically turns the output off/on when the
current weight is less/more than 10 kg. The user cannot explicitly turn
an output on or off by a command.
Note – these general setpoints are
absolutely different from the setpoints in the
Fill mode
(section E.4). The general setpoints are inactive in the Fill mode.
In order to configure an output:
•
Select output’s Mode as
Manual
or
Setpoint
.
•
In case you selected
‘Mode: Setpoint’
, specify the setpoint value (e.g.,
10).
•
Click ‘Save to Board’ to validate your new configuration.
•
You may turn each manual output on or off.
