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About Calculations and the Variables Editor
Working with MPT Variables
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About Calculations and the Variables Editor
“Calculated” checkbox
and the Expression
Editor
You can use the Variable Editor to make a calculated variable by selecting the
“Calculated” checkbox. When you do this, the initial value or currently applied
calculation appears in the calculation pane. To build or modify an expression,
click on the Build Expression icon to display the Expression Editor window.
The Calculated checkbox is
available for Numeric and Real
type variables. Select this
checkbox to build
mathematical expressions that
may or may not include
variables.
Click the calculations button to
display the Expression Editor.
The Expression Editor
provides a method to combine
standard mathematical
operators and functions with
station signals.
Important!
Remember that each line in
expression pane must end
with a semicolon (“;”).
Values that can be
used in expressions.