Selecting Input Channel Usage
(Original Document)
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At a Glance
A channel is declared to be "In Use" in a task when the measured values are "sent back" to the task assigned to the channel in question.
If a channel is not in use, the corresponding line is grayed out, the 0 value is sent back to the application program, and status indications specified for this channel (range overflow, etc.) are inactive.
Instructions
The following table provides specific instructions for modifying the usage status of a channel.
Step
Action
1
Access the hardware configuration screen for the appropriate module.
2
Click in the cell of the In Use column for the channel you wish to modify, then select or deselect the channel.
3
Validate the change by clicking Edit → Validate.