Field descriptions – Perle Systems 5500161-40 User Manual
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IOLAN SDS/SCS/STS/MDC User’s Guide, Version 4.0
Field Descriptions
Configure the following parameters:
Description
Type
Range
Alarm Settings
Button
for field descriptions.
Provide a description of the channel, making it easier to identify.
Data Options: Maximum 20 characters, including spaces
Select the type of input being measured.
Data Options: Current or Voltage
Default: Current
Select the range for the measurement type.
Data Options:
z
Current—0-20 mA, 4-20 mA
z
Voltage—+/- 10V, +/- 5V, +/- 1V, +/- 500mV, +/- 150mV
Default:
Current
is 0-20 mA.
Voltage
is +/- 10V.
Click the
Alarm Settings
button to specify the trigger and clear levels for the
alarms. Notice that the Analog Alarm Settings window has two alarm
configuration views, a basic alarm view and an advanced alarm view.