To add a new ibaPDA outputs module, click on the link Click to add new ibaPDA data output … under the ibaPDA outputs node.
General tab
Module
See chapter ibaPDA inputs
Connection
Listen port
Port for the connection to ibaPDA.
Signals
Analog signals
Defines the number of analog signals to be transmitted to ibaPDA. The same amount of lines will be displayed in the Analog tab. When the value is „0“, the Analog tab will not be displayed. Text signals are analog signals of the type STRING.
Digital signals
Defines the number of digital signals to be transmitted to ibaPDA. The same amount of lines will be displayed in the Digital tab. When the value is „0“, the Digital tab will not be displayed.
Timing
Timebase
Time interval at which this ibaPDA output module will send data packets to ibaPDA.
Analog tab
Enter the analog signals you want to send to ibaPDA. The individual columns in the signal list have the following meaning:
Name
Here you can enter a signal name and additionally two comments, if you click on the
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on the signal name field.
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If you enter a signal name ending with a number and click on the column header (as long as the cursor is still in the name field) then all empty fields below will be filled with that name with an increasing number like an index. You may use this function in any row of the table. Fields that already have names will not be overwritten. |
Program variable
Select the desired program variable from the dropdown list. The available program variables are listed in a tree structure grouped by procedure type. The value will be converted to the datatype selected in the Type column.
Unit
Enter a measurement unit.
Type
Data type of the signals, available data types: BYTE, INT, DINT, FLOAT, STRING.
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A click in the column header will apply the datatype of the selected signal to subsequent signals. |
Active
If this option is selected, the signal will be used in the current configuration. Clicking the column header will apply the active state of the selected signal to subsequent signals.
Actual
Display of the currently acquired values.
Digital tab
Enter the digital signals you want to send to ibaPDA. The individual columns in the signal list have the following meaning:
Name, Program variable, Active, Actual
see Analog tab