Network Analogue Input; Receiving Analogue Values From A Data Manager Tdb Program; Refresh Timeout - Resource Data Management PR0750-TDB Installation & User Manual

Intuitive Mercury 6-5M Controller with TDB

Network Analogue Input

The network analogue input block can be used to receive analogue values sent from a Data Manager. Once the controller is logged onto a Data
Manager, Data Builder programs running within the Data Manager can be used to map analogue values to the controller. Refer to the Data
Manager Data Builder user guide for further details.
Output

Refresh Timeout

Output -
Refresh Timeout –
Broadcast –

Receiving Analogue Values from a Data Manager TDB Program

Log the controller onto the Data Manager running the Data Builder program. Ensure a Network Analogue input on the controller is configured
and that it is entitled "Eng Office Temp". Now the analogue input from the Data Manager has been mapped to the controller Data Builder
program.
Refresh Timeout
Warning
Ensure that all power is
switched off before
installing or maintaining
this product
Outputs the analogue network value at any given time from the network source (Data Manager Data Builder
program).
This output will go true when communications are lost from the network source and the refresh timeout has
expired. The refresh timeout value can be changed by right-clicking on the background and selecting settings.
Note if communications are lost and the "Output" is e.g. "On" then it will remain "On" until comm's are restored.
See: Refresh Timeout
Feature not currently supported.
A simple Data Builder PLC program, running on a Data Manager, is shown on the left. The
temperature of a room is being measured from probe 1 on the Data Managers analogue
input board and is being mapped to an analog output. By right-clicking on the "Analog
Output" block, in the Data Manager TDB program, the following window on the left is shown.
This block has to be configured so that values can be sent to a Mercury Intuitive TDB
controller.
Type -
Device -
Value -
Right click in work space and select "Settings" from
the list of options.
The box opposite will appear in work space.
Change the Refresh timeout to the desired time.
If communications between the Mercury 2 TDB
controller and Data Manager are lost then the
Refresh Timeout output on the Network Analogue
Input and Network Digital Input will come on after this
time expires. This will remain on till comms are
restored
Right click on the icon and select "properties".
Here the user can define the Input name and assign units.
The "Device" and "Value" boxes are not used.
The Input Name has to match the Value box in the Network
Analog Out Block on the DM TDB Editor (See below)
This will be set to "Network"
Enter the controller name as it appears in the Data Manager device list.
Enter the name of the Network Analogue input, as it appears exactly in
the Mercury 2 TDB PLC Program Analog Input Block name (As above)
created e.g. "Office Temp"
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