Temperature Input tab

Configures a temperature input point.
Figure 380.   Temperature Input tab, all properties expanded
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You access this tab from the Nrio Point Manager, Analog Points tab by clicking the hyperlink on a Temperature Input point.

Temperature Input Facets

Facets determine how a point’s value displays in the station. Temperature facets include a minimum, maximum, and decimal precision.

Figure 381.   Temperature Input Facets and Edit facets window
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The Edit window opens when you click the Edit button.

Property Value Description
Quantity    
max number Defines the maximum temperature value.
min number Defines the minimum temperature value.
precision number Defines the number of decimal places allowed.
radix number, defaults to 10 Defines the number of unique digits, including zero, used to represent numbers in a positional numeral system.
units defaults to degrees Fahrenheit Configures the default unit.

Temperature Proxy Ext properties

These properties configure the proxy point extension.

Figure 382.   Temperature Proxy Ext properties
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Property Value Description
Status read-only Reports the condition of the entity or process at last polling.

{ok} indicates that the entity is licensed and polling successfully.

{down} indicates that the last poll was unsuccessful, perhaps because of an incorrect property.

{disabled} indicates that the Enable property is set to false.

{fault} indicates another problem.

Depending on conditions, multiple status flags may be set including {fault} and {disabled}, combined with {down}, {alarm}, {stale}, and {unackedAlarm}.

Fault Cause read-only Reports the reason why a network, component, or extension is in fault. Fault Cause is blank unless a fault exists.
Enabled true or false Turns the feature on (true) and off (false).
Conversion drop-down list, defaults to Default Defines how the system converts proxy extension units to parent point units.

Default automatically converts similar units (such as Fahrenheit to Celsius) within the proxy point.

Linear applies to voltage input, resistive input and voltage output writable points. Works with linear-acting devices. You use the Scale and Offset properties to convert the output value to a unit other than that defined by device facets.

Reverse Polarity applies only to Boolean input and relay output writable points. Reverses the logic of the hardware binary input or output.

500 Ohm Shunt applies to voltage input points only. It reads a 4-to-20mA sensor, where the Ui input requires a 500 ohm resistor wired across (shunting) the input terminals.

Tabular Thermistor applies to only a Thermistor input point and involves a custom resistance-to-temperature value response curve for Type 3 Thermistor temperature sensors.

Tuning Policy Name drop-down list, defaults to Default Policy. Identifies the assigned tuning policy. During polling, the system uses such collections of rules to evaluate both write requests and the acceptability (freshness) of read requests.
Read Value read-only Reports the last value read using device facets.
Write Value read-only Reports the last value written using device facets. Applies only to writable points.
Poll Frequency drop-down list, defaults to Normal

Fast sets polling frequency to every second.

Normal sets poll frequency to every five seconds.

Slow sets poll frequency to every 30 seconds.

Instance number Defines the point’s I/O terminal address based on its hardware type. If duplicated (same instance as same hardware type, same board), the point reports a fault status.
Ui Type read-only Identifies the Nrio Universal Input point type: Resistive Input, Boolean Output, etc.

Temperature Input, Linear Calibration Ext properties

These properties configure the linear calculation that yields the Out value.

Figure 383.   Linear Calibration properties
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Property Value Description
Scale number, defaults to 1.0 Part of a formula for converting temperature. This also involves changing value facets.
Offset positive or negative number, defaults to 0.0 Works with Scale to convert temperature.
Units, Quantity drop-down list
Units drop-down list Should be the same as the parent proxy point’s facets.
Fault Cause read-only Reports the reason why a network, component, or extension is in fault. Fault Cause is blank unless a fault exists.