Manual

Software User Guide 150
Automation Tab
Channel:AchannelisaphysicalIOpointthatcanbeeitheranalogordi gital.
ModbusAddress:Configurationmustbesequential.Addressesarefixedsequentiallyfromthebaseaddress.
InputMode:ThisfielddefinesthefilteringmodeoftheDiscreteInputchannel.Selectanoptionfromthedropdown
list.
Disabled:Selectingthisoptionwillcompletetlydisablethechannelandazero(0)willbereported.
SlowResponse(fi ltered):Whenthisoptionisselected,theDiscreteInput willhavesoftwarefilteringappliedtotheinput.
Softwarefilteringissuitablewhentheinputisconnectedtoamechanicalswitchorrelay
becausewilwilleliminatecontact
bounce.Inthismode,countingislimitedtoamaximumof10Hz.
FastResponse(nofiltering):Whenthisoptionisselected,thediscreteinputwillhavenofilteringappliedtotheinput.This
optionissuitableforsolidstateswitcheswherenocontactbounceis
present.
Counter:Thisoptionwill beavailablewhenInputModesupportscounters.Whenthecheckboxischecked,thecoun‐
termodeisenabled.TheCountValueSize,CounterModeandCNTStartingAddressbecomeavailableandmustbe
configuredaswell.ThecountervalueisstoredintheCNTIODBaddress.
Count
ValueSize:Thisisaplaincountermodethatiseither16or32‐bitsinsize,whichcountsonpositiveedgeorneg‐
ativeedgedependingonthepolaritybit.
16‐bitCountR eturned:Whenthisoptionisselected,thecountwillincrementinasingleregisterfrom0to65535,thenroll
overto1andcontinuetocountupwardagain.
32‐bitCountReturned:Selectthisoptiontousetwo(2)consecutive16‐bitregistersasone32‐bit
register.Whenthefirstreg‐
isterrollsoverto1,thesecondregisterbeginscountingat65536(secondregisterismostsignificant)andcontinuescounting
upwardin32‐bitmode.
Note:Two(2)consecutiveregistersarealwaysallocatedinthe“CNTIODB/ModbusAddress”columnwhethersetfor16‐bitor32
‐
bitmode.Therefore,whenusing16‐bitCountReturnedoption,thesecondregistershouldbeignored.
CounterMode:Whenthisoptionisselected,thecountermodemustalsobeselected.Ifthe16‐bitCounterReturned
isselected,theanaloginputregisterincreasesfrom0to32767,then‐32768to0.Ifthe32‐bitCountReturnedis