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General tab
Module
Active
Here you can select if the module is active or not. Only active modules will be considered during validation of the configuration.
Name
Enter an appropriate name here. The name will be used for diagnostic purposes and log messages. The name is also displayed when setting up the module in the ibaPDA I/O-configuration.
Module No.
Logic module number for unique module reference.
Connection
Listen port
Network port for connections by ibaPDA. If another firewall than the Windows firewall is used, make sure that connections will be accepted on the defined port.
Signals
Analog signals
Defines the number of analog signals that will be received via this module. The same amount of lines will be displayed in the Analog tab. When the value is „0“, the Analog tab will not be displayed.
Digital signals
Defines the number of digital signals that will be received via this module. The same amount of lines will be displayed in the Digital tab. When the value is „0“, the Digital tab will not be displayed.
Analog tab
Enter the analog signals you want to use from ibaPDA. The individual columns in the signal list have the following meaning:
Name
Here you can enter a signal name.
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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. |
Type
Data type of the signals, available data types: BYTE, INT, DINT, FLOAT, STRING.
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 use from ibaPDA. The individual columns in the signal list have the following meaning:
Name, Active, Actual
see Analog tab
Diagnostics
The Diagnostics tab displays counters for valid and invalid messages.
A click on <Reset counters> will reset the counters.