MoTeC SDL - Manual (Page 32)

30 Sport Dash Manager Software
Channel List
MoTeC has defined an extensive list of channels. All systems within the SDL
that generate values must choose to feed into one of these channels.
General Purpose Channels
Since the use of all channels can not be predetermined, a number of general
purpose channels have been included for occasions when a suitable
predefined channel is not available.
These channels may be required when measuring an uncommon value, or
when a general purpose function needs to generate a special output channel,
for example a 3D table may generate an output channel to control a valve of
some sort, in which case a general purpose channel may be used and
renamed appropriately.
Channel Usage
The SDL channel scheme allows complete flexibility in channel usage, as any
available channel can be used by any other function, i.e. any channel can be
logged, displayed, used in alarms, used as an input to the user definable
tables, etc.
Channel Properties
For each channel the following properties have been defined, some of which
may be modified by the user.
Note that it is only possible to modify channels that are already present in the
configuration.
Properties that may be modified by the user:
• Name
• Abbreviation
• Units (eg. Celsius, Fahrenheit etc)
Fixed Details
• Measurement Type (Temperature etc)
• Resolution (eg. 0.1 °C for Engine Temperature)
• Suitable
Logging rates