Plug a Probe from the Dictionary

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

Procedure

  1. In the Dictionary, right-click on the variable.
  2. In the menu, click the Map to Oscilloscope channel …. (Figure 1)

    3. Figure 1: Map to Oscilloscope channel … menu option

    Notes

    • This menu option is enabled if the variable Data Types is eligible for the softscope, as long as they are not in a UDFB instance.
    • This menu option is disabled when the Trace Times Channel Group is selected in the Oscilloscope Control Panel.
    • The Channel selections in the groups are automatically saved when the project is saved.
  3. Define the probe parameters.
    There is a difference between 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.

     

    Figure 2: Associating a Pipe Network

     

    Figure 3: Associating a PLCopen 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.

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.

 


  • The Map to Oscilloscope channel … menu option is disabled if the KAS-IDE is not connected to the controller or if the project is not running.

    This menu option is disabled when the Trace Times Channel Group is selected in the Oscilloscope Control Panel.