National Instruments FP-3000 Network Card User Manual


 
Chapter 3 Example Applications
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3. Set the HI_LIM parameter to 40. This is the high limit that triggers the
high limit alarm. The units are defined to be the same as
PV_SCALE,
which is degrees Celsius.
Figure 3-5. High Limit Alarm Parameters Dialog Box
4. Set up an interface card to receive the alarm. From the configurator,
drag the icon that represents your interface card (it might be named
something like “interface0-0”) onto the Function Block Application
window. Connect the Alarms output of the PID to the Alarms input of
the interface card.