8315 L&J Tankway Software Description TankGate Interface
42 Installation and Operations Manual
4.11 Gauging Systems Inc. Model 2000 Interface (GS2000)
The GS2000 point provides an interface to GSI 2000 Tank Gauge
transmitters. This point provides both level and temperature data. Point and
gauge status information is also available in this point block. This Software
Block executes on the Model 8210 Mark/Space Interface Module.
4.11.1 Parameters
The database parameters used by the GS2000 point are listed and described below:
Configuration
Parameters
Function
Tag
The point description can contain 30 bytes of data and can include any
printable ASCII character. Descriptions can be used as information
relevant to any aspect of the point, such as its use, location, operating
information, etc. The default description is set to “GS200.00”.
Description
The point description can contain 30 bytes of data and can include any
printable ASCII character. Descriptions can be used as information
relevant to any aspect of the point, such as its use, location, operating
information, etc. The default description is set to “GS200.00”.
FastScanMode
Places the GS2000 point in the Fast Scan mode. Values are Enable or
Disable.
ID
Physical Address of the tank gauge transmitter (0-999).
Module
Not used.
SpeedMode
Allows user to set the speed mode. Selections include High, Low or
Undefined.
DataMode
Data format of the transmitter encoder. Values are:
0: Fractional
1: Decimal
2: Metric 0-20 meter
3: Metric 0-30 meter
LevelDeadband
Specifies the amount of change in the Level that must occur for the
Value to be updated each Change of State period. The default is 0.
LevelOffset
Specifies the amount of offset to add to the Level. The default is 0.
TempMode
Allows the user to enable or disable the temperature mode or specify
the temperature format. Values are:
F: Fahrenheit (Model 1900 Emulator)
C: Celsius (Model 1900 Emulator)
3: Fahrenheit (Model 1800 Emulator)
4: Celsius (Model 1800 Emulator)
5: Fahrenheit (Model 1800 Emulator)
6: Celsius (Model 1800 Emulator)
U: Undefined - Assumes transmitter does not support temperature.
TempDeadband
Specifies the amount of change in the Temp that must occur for the
Value to be updated each Change of State period. The default is 0.25.