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Status Variables are internal math channels that can have only two different values: 1 (TRUE)
or 0 (FALSE). They may be useful for simplifying complex configurations, where it is required
to evaluate if to activate alarms, LEDs, Icons etc..
Let us explain with an example: we would like to turn ON a LED and an Icon when Water tem-
perature reaches 100°C and the RPM are higher than 2000. Instead of defining the same logic
for managing the icon and for managing the LED, we could define a Status Variable, Water
Temp Alarm and link Icon and LEDs to this variable. In this case we could define:
n
Water Temp Alarm is High when:
n
Water Temp is higher than 100°C and
n
RPM is greater than 2000.
And use Water Temp Alarm for managing Icons and LEDs.
As you may see, the Status Variables are more useful when the logic to be evaluated is complex
and involves different channels.
5.2.6 Status variables configuration
In order to define a Status Variable enter the proper TAB.
The Status variables can be used as any other channel, so they may be seen online, transmitted
to the CAN stream, recorded, used for triggering a command or for turning ON a LED or an
Icon. Mousing over the Status Variable a summary panel appears on the right as shown here
below.
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