Generic Instruments

The generic instrument’s data will be stored in certain registers on the host instrument, such as the 9130 controller.  Each instrument is allotted a certain set of registers, starting with register 1000.  To determine the beginning register, use the following calculation: (100 * generic instrument’s number (1 – 16)) + 900.  Therefore, instrument 1 would begin at register 1000: (100 * 1) + 900. Instrument 7 would begin at register 1600: (100 * 7) + 900.  Each instrument is allotted 100 registers, therefore, instrument 1’s allotment is from register 1000 to 1099 on the 9130 controller, instrument 2’s allotment is from register 1100 to 1199 on the 9130 controller, etc.

The Generic Instrument Setups menu is split into two parts: Coms, and Data.  The screen lists the generic instruments from Instrument 1 to Instrument 16.  Select the desired instrument to configure, then choose Coms or Data.

 

Coms

The three reads can be set up on this screen.

 

Read 1 Register, Read 2 Register, Read 3 Register

The Read X Register field will be the register in the 9130 controller that the instrument will read from.  The

range is 0 – 32767. 

 

Read 1 Count, Read 2 Count, Read 3 Count

The Read X Count field will be the number of successive registers to read.  The range is 0 – 100. 

 

Read 1 Storage Offset, Read 2 Storage Offset, Read 3 Storage Offset

The Read X Storage Offset field will be the offset in the generic instruments registers (1000 – 1099 for Instrument 1, 1100 to 1199 for Instrument 2, etc).  The range is 0 – 100.

 

Data

 

The Process Variable (PV), Setpoint (SP), and Output (Out) can be set up from this screen.  Select the desired option from the drop-down list to configure those settings.

 

Offset

The Offset field is the instrument’s register offset.  The range is 0 – 32767. 

 

Instrument Register

The Instrument Register field is the register in the 9130 controller.  The range is 0 – 32767. 

 

Input Type

The Input Type field will determine what kind of type the value will be.  The options are: Integer, Big Endian, Big Endian Byte Swap, Little Endian, or Little Endian Byte Swap. 

 

Exponential

The Exponential field will determine if there is an exponent value.   For “Integer” Input Types, exponents do not apply, so this field is not modifiable.  If the Input Type is not “Integer”, the options for the exponential are: Yes or No.

 

Input Scalar

The Input Scalar field will determine the input scalar range.  The range is -30 – 30.   

 

Output Type

The Output Type will determine what kind of the output value will be.  The options are: Integer, Big Endian, Big Endian Byte Swap, Little Endian, or Little Endian Byte Swap. 

 

Exponential

The Exponential field will determine if there is an exponent value.  For “Integer” Input Types, exponents do not apply, so this field is not modifiable.  If the Input Type is not “Integer”, the options for the exponential are: Yes or No.

 

Output Scalar

The Output Scalar field will determine the Output scalar range.  The range is -30 – 30.