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ioLogik W5300 The ioAdmin Utility

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The ioLogik W5300 has 10 internal virtual channels to support front-end statistics functions like Maximum

Value (Max), Minimum Value (Min), Average Value, Accumulation, Instantaneous, and Incremental.

The data source is the real I/O channel, such as AI and DI counters, some of which need to be converted to the

appropriate time unit. The operation is illustrated below.

After double-clicking on a virtual channel a popup window will appear (see below). First select the physical

source I/O. There are three types: AI, Counter, and I/O via Expansion Modules.

Next, choose the statistics function and time interval. There are six functions: Max, Min, Average,

Accumulation, Instantaneous, and Incremental. The time unit can be set to minutes or hours, with a

maximum value of 1440.

For example, if you want to monitor the daily flow at a point in a pipeline, you can use a pulse output flow meter

where 1 pulse indicates 5 ml. We can set the virtual channel’s scaling function so that 1 tick of counter input

equals 5 ml. Next, we set the Accumulation flag, and configure the Time Interval to 24 hours. This will set

up the virtual channel to log the total water flow volume over a period of 24 hours.

NOTE

Virtual channels are required to

configure AI or counter channels. For c

ounter channels, configure the

Counter Scaling

on the I/O Configuration panel before setting other operations in the virtual channels.

Use Virtual Channel to get the value, such as Max, Min,

Average, Accumulation, Instantaneous, and Incremental

Scale the value to a new unit

(This step may be skipped.)

AI Data

Counter Value

Display in

ioAdmin

Update to

AOPC