ControlCare Field Controller: Commissioning and Configuration
5 Configuring the Field Controller
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5.3.5
Pulse Input block
The Pulse Input Block provides analog output values based on a pulse (counter) transducer input.
Two primary outputs are available:
•
OUT
provides an analog rate based on the number of pulses counted per block execution.
It is characterized by
PULSE_VAL
and
TIME_UNITS
and the engineering units are selected
by scaling the output: the resulting range can be alarmed.
•
OUT_ACCUM
is the accumulated number of pulses and is intended to be connected to an
integrator block for differencing, conversion, and integration. It is used when the count rate is
low relative to the block execution rate. The counter is reset by putting the block into MAN
mode and entering a new value for OUT_ACCUM.
More detailed information is to be found in the Function Block manual BA022S/04/en.
Fig. 5-4 Schematic diagram of Pulse Input block
Procedure
1 In the fieldbus view, right click on the Pulse Input block
Device Tag-PUL-n
and select
Off Line Characterization
. The Characterization dialog opens.
– Press the
ALL
button in the toolbar to display all parameters
2 Expand the
MODE_BLK
node and set the Target Mode to Auto
–
Select the
Target
node then click the
Edit
button
–
Select
Auto
from the drop-down menu, click
End Edit
to confirm the selection
–
Click
Close
to leave the dialog.
3 If you are using the
OUT
parameter, set the conversion parameters:
–
Select
PULSE_VAL
, click
Edit
, enter the engineering quantity associated with one pulse,
the click
End Edit
–
Select
TIME_UNITS,
click
Edit
, select the units from the drop-down menu,
then click
End Edit
–
Expand
OUT_SCALE
and enter
EU_100, EU_0, UNITS _INDEX
(Engineering units)
and
DECIMAL,
clicking
Edit
to change and
End Edit
to accept parameters.
–
For a damped output use the
PV_FTIME
parameter
– Select the
PV_FTIME
parameter and click on
Edit
– Enter the delay time (s) then click on
End Edit
.
4 Set
CHANNEL
to the input connected to the block as defiined in Section 5.3.1
–
Select
CHANNEL
, then click the
Edit
button
–
Enter the CHANNEL value (Rack+Slot+Group+Point)
–
Click on
End Edit
5 If required, set an alarm in the
ALARM
parameter set, see BA022S/04/en
6 Repeat the process for all inputs to PULSE blocks
OUT
CHANNEL
(RRSGP)
SIMULATE
CONVERTION
CONDITIONING
PV_FTIME
MAN
ALARM
PROCESSING
PULSE_VAL
TIME_UNITS
AUTO
OUT_ACCUM
MAN
AUTO
From modules
SFC441
SFC442
SFC467