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3 altering a datapoint, Altering a datapoint – Micromod Micro-DCI: 53IT5100B Micro-DCI 4-Channel Indicator Totalizer User Manual

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53IT5100B Indicator/Totalizer

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

3.3.3 Altering a Datapoint

The procedure in Table 3-3 illustrates how to alter the contents of datapoint
C175, which is ANI2 Alarm Limit 1, from 80 to 90. Figure 3-10 is provided to
show the maximum input character length for the engineering mode edit line.
The edit line can accept ten characters. The full ten character field is used
primarily for the A type datapoint text strings (tag names). Reference Table
4-1 in Section 4

f

or information about the datapoint types. Note that in Figure

3-10, the PO is residual from the prompt POINT and that the character field
string starts with 1 and ends with 0 (underlined in the figure) to illustrate 10
characters.



Figure 3-10. Entry Line

Ten Character Field

Table 3-3. Procedure to Alter a Datapoint

Step

Press
Once

Shift
Result

Press to
Locate

Target
Char.

Result

1

Puts instrument in engineering mode.

2

If CONFIGURE does not appear, press F2.

3

F3

Displays entry line: POINT

4

C

Puts C on entry line: POINT .C.

5

.CΔ

1

Shifts C and puts 1 on entry line:
POINT .C1.

6

.C1Δ

7

Shifts C1 and puts 7 on entry line:
POINT .C17.

7

.C17Δ

5

Shifts C17 and puts 5 on entry line:
POINT .C175.

8 F3

Enters address to display datapoint contents.
The address with the contents are displayed as
follows: C175 80.0000

9

Hold

locator

C175 contents shifted right; only the locator
point remains on the entry line: C175 .

10

9

Puts 9 on entry line: C175 .9.

11

.9Δ

0

Shifts 9 and puts 0 on entry line:
C175 .90.

12 F3

Enters the value 90 in datapoint C175.

13

Returns instrument to operator mode.


NOTE:

Δ indicates Space

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