PD6830X Explosion-Proof Modbus Scanners
Instruction Manual
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PV Display Setup (
PVSETUP
)
The
PV Display Setup
menu is used to configure the
display options for each Modbus PV setup in the
. For
each Modbus PV, this includes selecting the top or
bottom display, entering tag and unit, setting the Float
data type decimal location (for Float data types only),
setting the display decimal point location, and scaling
the Modbus PV to display in engineering units.
Note 1: Not applicable to feet and inches display models.
Note 2: The Float Decimal Point menu only appears if
the PV data type has been set to Float (Not applicable
to Ft & In model).
Modbus PV Display Format
(
FORMAT
)
The
PV Display Setup
menu is used to configure the
display options for each Modbus PV.
Decimal Display Models
The PV may appear on the top display (
TOPDSP
) or
bottom display (
BOTDSP
). The PV may also be turned
off (
OFF
) and it will not display; though it may be used
in math functions, and the data will be polled if in
Modbus Master mode.
Feet and Inches Display Models
The PV may appear on the top feet and inches
display with 1/16 of an inch (
FtIn16
), 1/8 of an inch
(
FtIn8
), or appear on the 7-digit bottom display (
DEC
)
with no decimal points. The PV may also be turned off
(
OFF
) and it will not display; though it may be used in
math functions, and the data will be polled if in
Modbus Master mode.
Press
Enter
to access the
Format
menu and
Up
button to scroll through choices. Press
Enter
to make
a selection and proceed to the next menu.
Press the
Menu
button to back out of a menu or hold
the
Menu
button to exit at any time.
Enter Modbus PV Tag (
TAG
)
Each Modbus PV may have a unique programmable
tag to identify the PV while the display is scanning. To
program the Modbus PV tag, select the
Tag
menu
and press
Enter
.
Program the custom tag as described in
. When the
label has been programmed, press
Enter
to confirm
the label and leave the
Tag
parameter.
Press the
Menu
button to back out of a menu or hold
the
Menu
button to exit at any time.
Enter Modbus PV Units (
UNITS
)
Each Modbus PV may have a unique engineering unit
identifier to display while scanning. To program the
Modbus PV unit, select the
Units
menu and press
Enter
.
Program the custom unit as described in
. When the
label has been programmed, press
Enter
to confirm
the label and leave the
Units
parameter.
Press the
Menu
button to back out of a menu or hold
the
Menu
button to exit at any time.
Set Float Data Type Decimal
Point (
FLOAT.DP
)
This menu is only used if the PV selected was set to a
data type of Float in
) on page
. To program the Modbus PV float
decimal point location, select the
Float Decimal Point
menu
and press
Enter
.
Set the decimal point location to correspond to the
decimal point location of the float data. Pressing the
Right
arrow moves the decimal point one place to the
right (including no decimal point). Pressing the
Up
arrow moves the decimal point one place to the left.
Press
Enter
to confirm the number of decimal; points
and continue programming.
Set Display Decimal Point
(
DISP.DP
)
Select the display decimal point location for the
scaled Modbus PV value.
Decimal Display Models
Select the display decimal point location for the
scaled Modbus PV value.
To program the Modbus PV display decimal point
location, select the
Display Decimal Point menu
and
press
Enter
.
Pressing the
Right
arrow moves the decimal point
one place to the right (including no decimal point).
Pressing the
Up
arrow moves the decimal point one
place to the left. Press
Enter
to confirm the number of
decimal; points and continue programming.
Feet and Inches Display Models
On feet and inches display models, this value is fixed,
the top display PVs shows feet and inches and the
bottom display PVs shows no decimal location.
Note 2
Note 1
