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Configuring the GX/GP and Viewing the Settings
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1.4 ConfiguringPulseInputChannels(Release
number3andlater)
Set the input range, alarm, and display conditions of pulse input channels and display
conditions.
To perform pulse input integration, the computation (/MT) option is required.
For details on computation, see page 1-83 in section 1.8, “Configuring Math Channels (/
MT option)”.
For computation examples, see page App-29 in section Appendix 7, “Computation
Examples Using Pulse Input”.
1.4.1 Setting the Range
Path
GX/GP: MENU key > Browse tab > Setting > Setting menu Pulse input channel settings
> Range
Web application: Config. tab > Pulse input channel settings > Channel range (display
example: 0701-0710) > Range
Hardware configurator: Pulse input channel settings > Channel range (display example:
0701-0710) > Range
Description
Setup Item Selectable Range or Options Default Value
First-CH Pulse input channel —
Last-CH Pulse input channel —
First-CH, Last-CH
Set the target channels. The channels that you can specify appear depending on the module
configuration.
Range
Setup Item Selectable Range or Options Default Value
Type Skip, Pulse Pulse
Range Level, Contact Level
Chattering filter Off, On On
Span Lower 0 to 200000
Delta: -200000 to 200000
0
Span Upper 0 to 200000
Delta: -200000 to 200000
200000
Calculation Off, Delta, Linear scaling Off
Reference channel
1
Number (I/O channel number) —
1 Appears when Calculation is set to Delta.
Type
Set the input type.
Options Description
Skip Not measured.
Pulse Counts pulses
Range
Set the pulse input range.
Options Description
Level Voltage input (counted when a change from 1 V or lower to 3 V or higher is
detected)
Contact Contact input (counted when a change from 100 kΩ or higher to 200 Ω or
lower is detected)
Chattering filter
This filter prevents pulse count errors caused by chattering or noise.
Options Description
Off The chattering filter is not used.
On The chattering filter is used.