Standard modules may contain preferred symbols and standard symbols.
Add module
In order to add manually a standard module right-click the link of the ibaFOB-PlusControl card and select PlusControl Standard.
General tab
Basic
Module Type (information only)
Indicates the type of the current module.
Locked
You can lock a module to avoid unintentional or unauthorized changing of the module settings.
Enabled
Enable the module to record signals.
Name
You can enter a name for the module here.
Comment
You can enter a comment or description of the module here. This will be displayed as a tooltip in the signal tree.
Module No.
This internal reference number of the module determines the order of the modules in the signal tree of ibaPDA client and ibaAnalyzer.
Timebase
All signals of the module are sampled on this timebase.
Use module name as prefix
This option puts the module name in front of the signal names.
Groups
Generate groups
If TRUE is selected, the symbols are entered in the I/O Manager groups according to the structure in the address book which has already been generated for the preferred signals.
See also chapter Groups.
Module Layout
No. analog signals
Defining the number of analog signals in this module.
No. digital signals
Defining the number of digital signals in this module.
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When clicking in a field the corresponding description will be displayed in the text field below the input fields. For a detailed parameter description please refer to the ibaPDA manual. |
Select symbols
Measurement values for this standard module can be selected using the PlusControl symbol browser. A click on the blue link Select symbols opens the symbol browser.
Preferred symbols are indicated by a star symbol 
, standard symbols by a flag 
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In the symbol browser, you have the following options:
Use comment as signal name
The signal comment from the symbol table is used as signal name in the standard module.
Show only standard symbols
Filter function for standard symbols
Hide symbols with unsupported datatype
A symbol whose datatype is not supported, will not be displayed. In order to add symbols to the recording, mark the desired symbols and click the <Add> button. The marked symbols will be inserted in the corresponding Analog or Digital tab.
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While pressing the keys <Shift> or <Ctrl> several symbols can be marked at once and then be added together. |
Analog tab
Identical to the Analog tab of the preferred modules.
It is also possible to open the symbol browser with a click on the <...> button and directly enter the variables.
Digital tab
Identical to the Digital tab of the preferred modules.
It is also possible to open the symbol browser with a click on the <...> button and directly enter the variables.
