Specifications

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METEROFF/METERON
The METERON/METEROFF commands allow a macro to start or
stop a metering channel from converting the analog value into a
digital value. This is useful when a calculated value needs to be
displayed in a monitoring view. When given the command of
Meteroff, the meter channel will not display analog readings taken
from the input. A value can now be entered by using meterAD(x)
or meterF(x) statements.
Either statement is followed by the metering channel number to
be turned on or off inside of parentheses.
Macro Line Example Description
METEROFF(14) [CR] Turns this unit's Meter Channel 14 off
METERON(15) [CR] Turns this unit's Meter Channel 15 on
L1METER 1st Lower Limit U1METER 1st Upper Limit
L2METER 2nd Low
er Limit U2METER 2nd Upper Limit
The definition of a meter channel’s lower or upper limit is defined
in the configuration section. The use of these statements allows a
macro to receive a limit's value or change that setting to a
predefined value. This is useful when changing existing limits in a
pre-planned manner, without the need to mute one input channel
and unmute another. See the Power Change macro example on
the following page.
The statement is followed by the channel number within
parentheses and is then set equal to another floating point value.
All values are after the calibration constant is applied.
Macro Line Example Description
L1METER(1) = 65.00 [CR] Sets the 1st Lower Limit on Meter Channel 1 of this unit to 65
U2METER(1) = 115 [CR] Sets the 2nd Upper Limit on Meter Channel 1 of this unit to 115
IF L2METER(1) = 50 THEN [CR] Allows a conditional command to execute if the 2nd Lower
Limit of Meter Channel 1 on this unit is equal to 50
METERF(n)
The NewValue is a floating point number and must be within the
calibrated A-D range of the given channel.
Macro Line Example Description
METEROFF(16) [CR] Turns off Meter Channel 16 from new display updates
METERF(16) = 8.321 [CR] Meter Channel 16 will now display the value 8.321