3.3.1.3 Tools / General Setpoints
The
–through the Tools / General Setpoints – either as a manual output, or as a general setpoint output:
•A manual output is controlled by a user’s command sent from the PC (or another computer). That is, the user sends – either by his own application or by a general RS232 terminal (see section D.3) – commands to turn an output on or off. The user – and not the card – has the initiative to turn an output on or off.
•A general setpoint output is controlled by the card according to user
an output on or off by a command.
Note – these general setpoints are absolutely different from the setpoints in the Fill mode (section E.4). The general setpoints are inactive in the Fill mode.
In order to configure an output:
•Select output’s Mode as Manual or Setpoint.
•In case you selected ‘Mode: Setpoint’, specify the setpoint value (e.g., 10).
•Click ‘Save to Board’ to validate your new configuration.
•You may turn each manual output on or off.
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