GE GFK-0825F Configuring a Thermocouple Input Module

5-72 Field Control™ Genius® Bus Interface Unit User’s Manual – October 1999 GFK-0825F

Configuring a Thermocouple Input Module

When you select “Read” from the empty slot HHM screen, this module screen appears:

S:4 ALG630 .

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Assign I/O References for the Module

Press F4 to zoom into the slot. A screen like this appears:

Number of

references for

this module type

S:4 AI *AI:008

AI00009-00016

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This screen shows the default table and length and the next available reference address for

that reference type. The length is displayed in appropriate units (AI and AQ in words, Q

and I are bits). The asteri s k in d i cates that the reference is n ot yet defined. If the present

selection is acceptabl e, press F4 (enter) to accept i t. The asterisk will disappear.

If you prefer to change the BIU table mapping, length, or reference value, press F3

(change).

S:4 AI AI

Select table

tgl entr

From this screen, you can display the other data types by pressing F3 (toggle). Press F4

(enter) when the desired data type is displayed.

S:4 AI AI:008

Select length

clr entr

If you want to enter a different length for the displayed data type, press F3 (clear) to clear

the length field. Ent er th e n ew l en gth from the keypad. If you ent er an in valid length, the

HHM prompts: BAD LENGTH ERR After “entering” the corr ect length, the offset

(starting reference) screen appears. The BIU automatically supplies the next available

address in the selected table.

S1 CH1

ACTIVE

S1 CH1 ALARM HI

01400

S1 CH1 TC TYPE

NONE

S1 CH1 RJ TYPE

LOCAL

S1 CH1 RJVAL.01

00000

S1 CH1 UNITS

S1 CH1 RANGE TP

625

S1 CH1 ALARM LO

-00250

S1 CH1 OFFST.01

00000

F2 F1

Repeat for

Other

S1 LINE FREQ

60 HZ

S1 OTC SUPPRESS

S1: AI AI:008

AI00001-00008

S1 Module-> %I

DEFAULT ZERO

S1: ALG630

S1: I *I:0 48

I00001-00032

S1: AI *AI008

AI00001-00008

F4, F2

S1: Q Q:016

Q00001-00016

F4, F2

F2 F1

S1 AQ *AQ:008

AQ00001-00004

F2 F1

S1 Module-> %AI

DEFAULT ZERO

F2 F1

NETWORK->%AQ

DEFAULT ZERO

F2 F1

NETWORK->%Q

DEFAULT ZERO

F2 F1

5-72 Field Control™ Genius® Bus Interface Unit User’s Manual – October 1999 GFK-0825F

When you select “Read” from the empty slot HHM screen, this module screen appears:

S:4 ALG630 *.*

Press F4 to zoom into the slot. A screen like this appears:

Number of

references for

this module type

S:4 AI *AI:008

AI00009-00016

This screen shows the default table and length and the next available reference address for

that reference type. The length is displayed in appropriate units (AI and AQ in words, Q

and I are bits). The asteri s k in d i cates that the reference is n ot yet defined. If the present

selection is acceptabl e, press F4 (enter) to accept i t. The asterisk will disappear.

If you prefer to change the BIU table mapping, length, or reference value, press F3

(change).

tgl entr

From this screen, you can display the other data types by pressing F3 (toggle). Press F4

(enter) when the desired data type is displayed.

S:4 AI AI:008

clr entr

If you want to enter a different length for the displayed data type, press F3 (clear) to clear

the length field. Ent er th e n ew l en gth from the keypad. If you ent er an in valid length, the

HHM prompts: BAD LENGTH ERR After “entering” the corr ect length, the offset

(starting reference) screen appears. The BIU automatically supplies the next available

address in the selected table.

S:4 ALG630 .