Micromod Micro-DCI: 53MC5000 Multi-Loop Process Controller Installation User Manual
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3.3.1.2 DISPLAYING A DATA BASE PARAMETER
To display a data base parameter press "D" and the parameter ID followed by
value of the parameter will be displayed. The parameter ID is the data type specifier (B, L, C, H, F,
and A) and number of the point as shown in Section 7 of Instruction Bulletin 53MC5000.
For example, to see the value of B12, press:
D B12
The value presently assigned to B12 will be displayed.
Values displayed with the "D" command are formatted as follows:
B - three digit characters 000-255
L - one digit character 0 or 1
C & H - ten characters including digits, decimal point and sign (when negative). An excep-
tion is for the value of true zero, where the display consists of the three characters 0.0
F - five characters or less
A & Q - ten characters or less
Pressing
Pressing "N" after pressing "D" causes the next parameter of the same data type to be displayed.
(The NEXT command "N" only works with index numbers below 256.)
3.3.1.3 CHANGING A DATA BASE PARAMETER
To modify a value or enter a new value press "P" and the parameter ID followed by
press the keys corresponding to the value to be assigned followed by
For example, to set B0 to FIX 99 press:
P B0
Values entered with the PUT command "P" must be formatted as follows:
In general, all modification inputs are limited to the first ten characters of the field.
For B data type the value entered must be between 0 and 255.
For L data type the value must be 1 or 0.
All responses are completed by pressing
Pressing
Pressing "N" after pressing "P" causes the next parameter of the same data type to be displayed.
(The NEXT command "N" only works with index numbers below 256.)
3.3.1.4 SETTING OR CHANGING A PASSWORD ("KEY")
As a security feature,the Modular Controller can be configured so that a password or "key" is
needed to change the controller’s configuration or F-CIM program in Engineering Mode using the
buttons on the front panel of the controller. These passwords or "keys" can only be accessed by
the Hand Held Configurer or the 53HC3300C software package.
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