Super Systems Paperless VR User Manual
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Input - the analog input that is being configured, for example on a VR5 this could be a channel from
one through five. The list of options is: TC 1 – TC 40, Averager Group 1 – Averager Group 3, Totalizer
1 – Totalizer 10, and Function Based Timer 1 – Function Based Timer 5. Plus, with version 3.11+ of
the screen software, Slave 1 Process Variable, Slave 1 Setpoint, Slave 1 % Output – Slave 10 Process
Variable, Slave 10 Setpoint, Slave 10 % Output are available for versions 2.01+ on the VR Brick.
Min – the minimum displayed scale value on a chart
Max – the maximum displayed scale value on a chart
Expression – every input requires an expression to
be calculated and displayed correctly. For example
an expression for thermocouple inputs would be x
*.1. Use the onscreen keyboard to enter an
expression.
Expression Wizard – This feature will allow the
operator to build an expression using either a
custom curve or a regular expression. See the
“Note About Expression Wizard” below for more
information about this feature.
Line Format – the value displayed on the chart display of the operator interface. A short custom
description can be added here. For example, to display one (1) decimal point, enter a value of “#0.0”.
For carbon values, enter a value of “#0.00” for 2 decimals. This would display a value like “0.81”.
Entering “#.00” would display a value of “.81”.
Units – The type of units used for the trend.
Line Width – a numeric value for the thickness of the trend line. A 1 is a thin line; A higher value =
thicker line width.
Sample – a number is entered here to test the expression.
Test – Press the test button to calculate the expression with the value entered in the sample
parameter. For example with and expression of x*.1 and a value of 250 entered in the sample
parameter will display a 25.0
Note About Expression Wizard
This option will allow the user to select either a
common expression, such as “x*.01”, a custom
curve created with the
Manage Curves
menu
option, or to create an expression.