General module settings

The general module settings are usually defined when adding a module in the Inputs area in the I/O Manager and mostly apply to input and output modules.

Nevertheless, there are some specific settings that are different for the outputs. In the basic settings, for example, there is the "Calculation time base" instead of the "Time base".

Basic settings

Module Type (information only)

Indicates the type of the current module.

Locked

A module can be locked in order to prevent change of module settings by accident or unauthorized users.

Enabled

Disabled modules are excluded from the signal acquisition.

Name

The plain text name should be entered here as the module designation.

Module No.

Internal reference number of the module. This number determines the order of the modules in the signal tree of ibaPDA client and ibaAnalyzer.

Calculation timebase

Timebase (in ms) for the calculation of the output values.

The calculation timebase and update timebase are NOT the same!

For interfaces whose modules have an input and an output side (same module number), the calculation timebase is identical to the module timebase on the input side. Hence, changing the calculation timebase also changes the module timebase on the input side and vice versa.

For interfaces with separate input and output modules (different module numbers), the calculation timebase can be changed independently.

The smallest possible calculation time base, i.e., the fastest possible update of the outputs, results from the smallest common multiple of all module time bases, and is at least 50 ms. .

This setting does not exist for the E-mail, OPC output and SQL command output modules.

Minimum output timebase (information only)

Smallest timebase for updating the outputs.

This value is calculated automatically by the system considering the current I/O configuration. It is displayed for information only. The minimum output timebase depends on the least common multiple of all module timebases, with a minimum of 50 ms.

Use name as prefix

Puts the module name in front of the signal names.

Module structure

Number of analog/ digital signals

Defines the number of configurable analog and digital signals in the signal tables. The default value is 32 for each. You can change the number. The maximum value is 1000.