User manual

IRIS Configuration - Manual
IRIS-Confi g-Manual-1a
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Actions
The IRIS-unit interacts with its environment through different kinds of actions. It could be for
example a changed output, an increased counter or a sent message.
All created actions are saved in a list.
Message actions
The IRIS-unit can send predefi ned messages to all units in the system. The messages are of
different types and may include various parameters.
Type of message
• Message
• Normally used for most messages.
• Alarm
• Alerts the end-user that something may be wrong.
Text string
A message is a mix of static text and parameters.
There can be up to twenty predefi ned messages.
Add parameters
The parameters store information about the IRIS-unit and of the current status of the IRIS-
unit.
Id
• <I>
• The IRIS-units identifi cation number
Alias
• <A>
• The name of the IRIS-units
Type
• <T>
• Type of IRIS-unit
Version
• HW
• <H>
• Hardware version
• SW
• <S>
• Software version
Input
• <I1> - <I6>
• The current value of the specifi ed digital or analogue input.
• A digital input is represented by 0 or 1
• An analogue input is represented by a decimal value with three digits resolution.