If you want to configure an output module, mark the module in the tree structure of the Outputs tab.

The parameters are almost identical to those of the input module General module settings.

Consider the following differences to the settings of the input modules:

Calculation timebase

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

The calculation timebase is not the same as the output timebase with which the values are output!

Minimum output timebase

Timebase with which the outputs can be updated as quickly as possible.

The value is acquired automatically by the system based on the current I/O configuration and is only displayed here. The output timebase results from the smallest common multiple of all module timebases or is at least 50 ms.

No. analog signals, No. digital signals

Number of analog/digital output signals Define the number of configurable analog and digital signals in the signal tables. The default value is 32 for each. The maximum value is 1000. The signal tables are adjusted accordingly.

The length of the TCP/IP telegram is determined by the number of the signals and the assigned data types. For disabled signals, ibaPDA writes 0 in the telegram buffer.

Mode

  • Active mode (Standard): ibaPDA establishes the connection to the receiver. The port number has to be enabled in the firewall on side of the receiver.

  • Passive mode: The receiver establishes the connection. The port number must not be contained in the port range for the input modules (see General interface settings). There is no field for the IP address of the receiver.

The following parameters determine the telegram send cycle:

Update time

If you enter 0 or a value smaller than 50, the send cycle corresponds to the ibaPDA task cycle or the calculation timebase respectively (at least 50 ms).

Send mode

Defines when ibaPDA sends new messages. The update time always determines the fastest send rate.

  • Cyclic: ibaPDA sends a message every update time.

  • On change: ibaPDA sends a message each time the signal data changes.

  • On trigger: ibaPDA sends a message each time a rising edge is detected on the trigger signal.