Define the acquisition category "Counter"
Requirement
You have opened a variable for editing.
You have selected the recording category "Counter" in the settings of a variable.
You have added a counter.
Description
You can define properties for each counter:
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Valid from
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Counter constant (value by which the counter is counted up or down, e.g. 1 kWh.)
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Counter type
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Up counter = The counter can only count up. As soon as a subsequent counter value is less than the current one, it is treated as an overflow and the counter is restarted.
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Up & Down counter = The counter can count up and down, e.g. a level counter.
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Reset behavior (Only for an Up counter: You can specify whether the counter is reset daily or by an event, such as a defined overflow limit.)
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Start / End of the limit range
Overflow limit. If you have not activated the reset behavior, the counter is automatically reset when it reaches the specified count limit.
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Value at installation
You specify the actual value at which the counter is to start. (If the counter is not to start with the start value of the limit range.)
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Value at replacement of the counter
NOTE
This variable configuration is only required if you are working with the Energy Manager and Performance Insight apps.