1.15 ASCSignal-NGC-Deice

This page describes the device driver and the device window for the deicing integrated in ASCSignal NGC 400 ACU.

Device window pages

The following table shows which device window pages are available with this individual device type. Tool-bar functions not mentioned here are described at the general description of device windows .

Configuration parameters

At the maintenance page of the device window there are a couple of configuration parameters which must be set to make the software talk to the controller.

Variables defined by this device driver

name type flags range
info.driver TEXT R/O StringRange R/O
lowLevel.cmd TEXT StringRange
lowLevel.reply TEXT R/O StringRange R/O
faults.99 ALARM R/O AlarmFlagRange R/O (Communication)
faults.commstat TEXT R/O StringRange R/O
info.type TEXT R/O StringRange R/O
info.port TEXT R/O StringRange R/O
info.frame TEXT R/O StringRange R/O
config.feedblowerOffDelay FLOAT SETUP DoubleRange (2.0 .. 15.0)
config.sandblowerOnCycle FLOAT SETUP DoubleRange (0.0 .. 0.0)
config.sandblowerOffCycle FLOAT SETUP DoubleRange (0.0 .. 0.0)
config.heaterZoneMode CHOICE SETUP EnumRange (UNINITIALIZED DISABLED SINGLE ZONE MAT MULTI ZONE MAT SINGLE ZONE PLENUM MULTI ZONE PLENUM SINGLE ZONE FURNACE MULTI ZONE FURNACE EXTERNAL MULTI PLENUM DAMPERED)
config.heaterZoneStrategy CHOICE SETUP EnumRange (UNITIALIZED NOT SET DEICE DEICE AND BALANCE SLAVE BALANCE)
config.heaterMaxTemp FLOAT SETUP DoubleRange (0.0 .. 0.0)
config.heaterZoneBalance FLOAT SETUP DoubleRange (0.0 .. 0.0)
config.refSetpoint.1 FLOAT SETUP DoubleRange (0.0 .. 0.0)
config.refSetpoint.2 FLOAT SETUP DoubleRange (0.0 .. 0.0)
config.refSetpoint.3 FLOAT SETUP DoubleRange (0.0 .. 0.0)
config.refSetpoint.4 FLOAT SETUP DoubleRange (0.0 .. 0.0)
config.refOffDelay.1 FLOAT SETUP DoubleRange (0.0 .. 0.0)
config.refOffDelay.2 FLOAT SETUP DoubleRange (0.0 .. 0.0)
config.refOffDelay.3 FLOAT SETUP DoubleRange (0.0 .. 0.0)
config.refOffDelay.4 FLOAT SETUP DoubleRange (0.0 .. 0.0)
temp FLOAT R/O DoubleRange R/O (0.0 .. 0.0)
temp.subreflector FLOAT R/O DoubleRange R/O (0.0 .. 0.0)
rain BOOLEAN R/O BooleanRange R/O (true false)
blower BOOLEAN R/O BooleanRange R/O (true false)
state.blower CHOICE R/O EnumRange R/O (UNINITIALIZED DISABLED OFF ACTIVE COAST ON OVERIDE ON TEMP SENSOR FLT COMMUNICATION FORCED ON FORCED OFF OPERATIONAL FLT LOW PRESSURE CLOGGED BLOCKED SAND CYCLE PRESSURE SENSOR FLT)
blower.count INTEGER R/O IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0)
heater.1 BOOLEAN R/O BooleanRange R/O (true false)
state.heater.1 CHOICE R/O EnumRange R/O (UNINITIALIZED DISABLED OFF ACTIVE COAST ON OVERIDE ON TEMP SENSOR FLT COMMUNICATION FORCED ON FORCED OFF BLOCKED)
heater.1.count INTEGER R/O IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0)
heater.2 BOOLEAN R/O BooleanRange R/O (true false)
state.heater.2 CHOICE R/O EnumRange R/O (UNINITIALIZED DISABLED OFF ACTIVE COAST ON OVERIDE ON TEMP SENSOR FLT COMMUNICATION FORCED OFF BLOCKED BALANCING)
deice.1 BOOLEAN R/O BooleanRange R/O (true false)
heater.3 BOOLEAN R/O BooleanRange R/O (true false)
heater.4 BOOLEAN R/O BooleanRange R/O (true false)
heater.5 BOOLEAN R/O BooleanRange R/O (true false)
heater.ref.1 BOOLEAN R/O BooleanRange R/O (true false)
heater.ref.2 BOOLEAN R/O BooleanRange R/O (true false)
heater.ref.3 BOOLEAN R/O BooleanRange R/O (true false)
heater.ref.4 BOOLEAN R/O BooleanRange R/O (true false)
state.heater.ref.1 CHOICE R/O EnumRange R/O (UNINITIALIZED DISABLED OFF ACTIVE COAST ON OVERIDE ON TEMP SENSOR FLT COMMUNICATION FORCED OFF BLOCKED BALANCING)
state.heater.ref.2 CHOICE R/O EnumRange R/O (UNINITIALIZED DISABLED OFF ACTIVE COAST ON OVERIDE ON TEMP SENSOR FLT COMMUNICATION FORCED OFF BLOCKED BALANCING)
state.heater.ref.3 CHOICE R/O EnumRange R/O (UNINITIALIZED DISABLED OFF ACTIVE COAST ON OVERIDE ON TEMP SENSOR FLT COMMUNICATION FORCED OFF BLOCKED BALANCING)
state.heater.ref.4 CHOICE R/O EnumRange R/O (UNINITIALIZED DISABLED OFF ACTIVE COAST ON OVERIDE ON TEMP SENSOR FLT COMMUNICATION FORCED OFF BLOCKED BALANCING)
heater.ref.1.count INTEGER R/O IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0)
heater.ref.2.count INTEGER R/O IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0)
heater.ref.3.count INTEGER R/O IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0)
heater.ref.4.count INTEGER R/O IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0)
blower.ref.1 BOOLEAN R/O BooleanRange R/O (true false)
blower.ref.2 BOOLEAN R/O BooleanRange R/O (true false)
blower.ref.3 BOOLEAN R/O BooleanRange R/O (true false)
blower.ref.4 BOOLEAN R/O BooleanRange R/O (true false)
state.blower.ref.1 CHOICE R/O EnumRange R/O (UNINITIALIZED DISABLED OFF ACTIVE COAST ON OVERIDE ON TEMP SENSOR FLT COMMUNICATION FORCED ON FORCED OFF OPERATIONAL FLT LOW PRESSURE CLOGGED BLOCKED SAND CYCLE PRESSURE SENSOR FLT)
state.blower.ref.2 CHOICE R/O EnumRange R/O (UNINITIALIZED DISABLED OFF ACTIVE COAST ON OVERIDE ON TEMP SENSOR FLT COMMUNICATION FORCED ON FORCED OFF OPERATIONAL FLT LOW PRESSURE CLOGGED BLOCKED SAND CYCLE PRESSURE SENSOR FLT)
state.blower.ref.3 CHOICE R/O EnumRange R/O (UNINITIALIZED DISABLED OFF ACTIVE COAST ON OVERIDE ON TEMP SENSOR FLT COMMUNICATION FORCED ON FORCED OFF OPERATIONAL FLT LOW PRESSURE CLOGGED BLOCKED SAND CYCLE PRESSURE SENSOR FLT)
state.blower.ref.4 CHOICE R/O EnumRange R/O (UNINITIALIZED DISABLED OFF ACTIVE COAST ON OVERIDE ON TEMP SENSOR FLT COMMUNICATION FORCED ON FORCED OFF OPERATIONAL FLT LOW PRESSURE CLOGGED BLOCKED SAND CYCLE PRESSURE SENSOR FLT)
blower.ref.1.count INTEGER R/O IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0)
blower.ref.2.count INTEGER R/O IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0)
blower.ref.3.count INTEGER R/O IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0)
blower.ref.4.count INTEGER R/O IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0)
temp.ref.1 FLOAT R/O DoubleRange R/O (0.0 .. 0.0)
temp.ref.2 FLOAT R/O DoubleRange R/O (0.0 .. 0.0)
temp.ref.3 FLOAT R/O DoubleRange R/O (0.0 .. 0.0)
temp.ref.4 FLOAT R/O DoubleRange R/O (0.0 .. 0.0)
delta.ref.1 FLOAT R/O DoubleRange R/O (0.0 .. 0.0)
delta.ref.2 FLOAT R/O DoubleRange R/O (0.0 .. 0.0)
delta.ref.3 FLOAT R/O DoubleRange R/O (0.0 .. 0.0)
delta.ref.4 FLOAT R/O DoubleRange R/O (0.0 .. 0.0)
dew BOOLEAN R/O BooleanRange R/O (true false)
state.dew CHOICE EnumRange (UNINITIALIZED DISABLED OFF ACTIVE)
internal.dp7 TEXT R/O StringRange R/O
internal.dp9 TEXT R/O StringRange R/O
faults.01 ALARM R/O AlarmFlagRange R/O (Rain Sensor)
faults.02 ALARM R/O AlarmFlagRange R/O (Feed Blower)
faults.03 ALARM R/O AlarmFlagRange R/O (Feed Heater)
faults.04 ALARM R/O AlarmFlagRange R/O (Main Reflector Heater)
faults.05 ALARM R/O AlarmFlagRange R/O (Reflector 1 Heater)
faults.06 ALARM R/O AlarmFlagRange R/O (Reflector 2 Heater)
faults.07 ALARM R/O AlarmFlagRange R/O (Reflector 3 Heater)
faults.08 ALARM R/O AlarmFlagRange R/O (Reflector 4 Heater)
faults.09 ALARM R/O AlarmFlagRange R/O (Reflector 1 Blower)
faults.10 ALARM R/O AlarmFlagRange R/O (Reflector 2 Blower)
faults.11 ALARM R/O AlarmFlagRange R/O (Reflector 3 Blower)
faults.12 ALARM R/O AlarmFlagRange R/O (Reflector 4 Blower)