MTS Series 793 - Manual (Page 99)

Note:
If the external command signal is defined in the Station Builder application with a “normalized”
dimension (volts, ratio, unitless, or percent), the Station Manager External Command panel will
allow the selection of any mode defined for that channel.
Auxiliary Inputs
About Auxiliary Inputs
Note:
Auxiliary input resource names are not associated with channel lists in the Station Manager application
(in the Scope and Meters, they are available in the “Others” list). If you want to keep an auxiliary input
with a channel, consider adding the input using the channel’s Input tab.
Auxiliary inputs are used to monitor sensor feedback or analog inputs for readout or data acquisition.
You can monitor auxiliary input signals on the built-in Station Manager scope and meters. You can acquire
data on auxiliary input signals with the Basic TestWare and MultiPurpose TestWare applications.
Note:
On the Scope and Meters, auxiliary input signals that start with the same name as a control channel
will be displayed in the control channel's signal list (instead of in the Others signal list). To ensure that
your auxiliary input signals appear in the Others signal list, use a unique name for your auxiliary input
signals.
About Reconfigurable Auxiliary Inputs
As an option, you can define certain auxiliary inputs as reconfigurable. If you select the Reconfigurable check
box, the signal name and dimension can be changed in the Station Manager application, without returning
to the Station Builder application. You must be at the Configuration access level in the Station Manager
application to make these signal configuration changes.
The Print Preview window, in both the Station Builder and Station Manager applications, shows if an auxiliary
input has been defined as reconfigurable.
Note:
Reconfigurable Signals is a non-licensed option. If Reconfigurable Signals is not selected at installation,
this option will not appear in subsequent dialogs.
How to Create an Auxiliary Input
1. In the Station Builder navigation pane, select Auxiliary Inputs.
2. Select a resource by performing one of the following:
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Station Builder