Plug a Probe from the Dictionary

A probe (variable) can be directly plugged or mapped to the Oscilloscope from the Dictionary:

  1. In the Dictionary, right-click on the variable
  2. In the menu, select the Map to Oscilloscope channel … command

    3. Figure 1: Plugging a Probe from the Dictionary


    • This command is enabled if the variable Data Types is eligible for the softscope, as long as they are not in a UDFB instance.

  3. Define the probe parameters.
    There is a difference depending upon whether you selected a Pipe Network probe or a PLC probe.
    With Pipe Network variables, select which Data point is being used.
    PLC variables may require navigation within the group to find the correct item.
     

    4. Figure 2: Associating a Pipe Network (left) and PLCopen (right) variable to a Channel.

    Field

    Description

    Channel

    Channel's number where the variable has to be plugged

    Data

    Desired variable information to show (the list depends on the type of Pipe Block.

    See Pipe Block Descriptions for more information.

    Derivation Order

    Performs a derivation of the measurement of the selected variable.

    If this value is different from 0 (zero), the derived value of the selected order is shown on the selected channel.

    Derivation Period

    Specifies the modulo period for a periodic variable to remove spikes in the display of derivative orders greater than zero.

    The value entered should either be 0.0 (No Modulo) or the Modulo Period (e.g., 360.0).

    Name

    Variable's name.

    Type

    Variable's type.

    • To enable the Plug on channel… dialog box, the KAS-IDE must be connected to the device first!