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COM-ALM : Checkbox enables this sensor for alarms via Coms (SSP/CL, e.g., modem, LOS,
etc.). Clicking the ALM box will bring up additional properties, see Coms Tag block in
Appendix A for details on settings.
VALUE : The Value box shows the last measured value for the sensor. Press the value button to
take a reading immediately and display it. Editing the value (by pressing …) will modify the
Offset such that future readings will equal the entered value. Simply set the offset back to 0 to
undo this.
RT. DIGITS : Sets the number of right digits used when displaying and logging the sensor.
SLOPE/OFFSET : The current slope and offset assigned to the sensor.
MODULE/CHANNEL/PORT/ADDR : These settings mirror those found in the sensor
configuration dialog. The setting will appear only when the selected sensor type supports the
property. For example, when the sensor type is ADC, the Module and Channel properties are
shown in the Sensor Configuration dialog, as well as on the dialog that appears once “More” is
clicked. Note: Most sensors have many more important settings than can be shown on the
EzSetup Sensor Configuration dialog. The additional settings are accessed by pressing “More”.
PARAMETER : Appears when a sensor has more than one possible output. For instance an
AT/RH sensor has both an air temperature, and a relative humidity output. Select the one to
measure.
Multi-Output Sensors
Several sensors have more than one output parameter to select for measurement. For example,
the SDI-12 sensor offers output parameters 1 through 20, the RMYoung and GillWind sensors
offer output parameters “Speed” and “Dir”, and the Counter sensor provides “Count”,
“DeltaCount”, and “Freq” output parameters. When a sensor with multiple outputs is selected in
the Sensor Configuration dialog, the dialog allows the user to select the output parameter to use
(see “Parameter” in the dialog, below).
When you want to measure more than one output of a multi-output sensor, you must set up a
separate sensor entry for each output to be measured. When each output is set up properly, the
system makes only one measurement of the sensor, as opposed to a separate measurement for