Output Channel

This component channels and records the signal to which it is connected, for the purpose of display in an online display device (such as a Graph, Meter, Polymeter, etc.) or for insertion into an Output File.

The Output Channel will accept any type of INTEGER or REAL control signal (either scalar or vector). If the signal is a vector, the Output Channel will automatically adjust itself to the signals dimension. This allows for an entire data vector to be channelled directly in to a display device with a couple of mouse clicks.

NOTE: Measured voltages and currents are by default in kV and kA respectively. If you want the output channel to output the signal in another unit, you must scale the signal using the Scale Factor parameter.

Input Parameters

Title	Text		A short description describing the signal being recorded. This text will also be used for display in the corresponding graph or meter

Group	Text		Enter the name of the Runtime Object Group, to which this component is to belong (default is blank).

Use Signal Name as Title?	Choice		Select Yes or No. If enabled, the output channel will assume the name of the signal, to which it is connected. The signal name is generic and is assigned upon compilation of the module. Note that if left enabled, the output channel title will continue to dynamically change with the signal name.

Display Title on Icon?	Choice		Select Yes or No to display the Title directly on the component graphic. This has no effect on the display in the corresponding Control Panel interface.

Scale Factor	REAL	Literal	The input is multiplied by this value before it is recorded

Unit	Text		Enter the unit for display on meters. This input parameter does not scale the output value

Multiple Run Save	Choice		Select Last Run Only or All Runs. The default selection is to save the output on Last Run Only. If you are running in non-multiple run mode, the first run itself is the last run. If you are in multiple run mode, you can save the complete data for each channel for each run by selecting the All Runs option.

Is Input in Polar Form?	Choice		Select Yes or No. If Yes is selected, and the input signal is an array with an even dimension (i.e. 2, 4, 6, etc.), then the Scale Factor input parameter is applied only to the odd elements of the array. This feature convenient when using Phasormeters, which require input to be in polar format. If No is selected, the Scale Factor input parameter is applied to all elements.

Default Maximum Display Limit	REAL	Literal	Enter a value to control the maximum display limit on devices such as Meters, Polymeters and Phasormeters. This value may also be used as a means to saving the y-axis limits on Graphs. See Synchronizing Output Channel Limits with Those of the Graph specifically for more details on this.

Default Minimum Display Limit	REAL	Literal	Enter a value to control the minimum display limit on devices such as Meters, Polymeters and Phasormeters. This value may also be used as a means to saving the y-axis limits on Graphs. See Synchronizing Output Channel Limits with Those of the Graph specifically for more details on this.

Output Channel

Description

Input Parameters