MTS Series 793 Application - Manual (Page 122)

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How to Add a Calculation to a Variable with the
Working with MPT Variables 122
How to Add a Calculation to a Variable with the Variable Editor
1. From the MPT Tools menu, click Variable Editor.
2. In the tree view, expand the category icons as required and click (highlight)
the desired variable.
Note Calculations can be applied only to Real and Integer type variables.
3. Select the Calculations checkbox.
4. Click the calculations icon to display the Expression Editor.
Note For information about calculations, refer to the “Calculated Signals”
section in the MTS 793 Control Software manual (PN 100-147-130).
5. Build the calculation as desired and click Apply. If the calculation is valid,
the Expression Editor displays “success”. If the calculation is not valid, the
Expression Editor displays “error”.
Note Remember to type a “;” (semi-colon) after the espression before clicking
Apply.