iFactory Monitor Process Functions

Function	Description

	To define a process the user builds a sequence of functions:
Absolute Value	Calculates the absolute value of its input
Add	Sum up to 8 operands
Alarm	Allows for setting, clearing and enabling alarms
AND	Performs a logical AND of up to 8 operands
Append	Appends up to 8 strings together
Bang	Bang Controler Implements a simple bang-bang control
DBToTable	Runs a query on a database and returns the results as a html table
Cycle Time	Calculates the time required to process a unit
Divide	Divides an operand by up to 7 other operands
Down Counter	Decrements the past output by its input
Derivative	Calculates the derivative of its input
email	Send an email that may contain current process data
Extract	Extracts a sub string from its input string
Fetch	Gets a variable from another process
Get	URL Retrieves a resource from another web server
HTML	Generates a HTML or text string that may contain current process data
If	Conditionally executes the functions enclosed
Integral	Calculates the integral value of its input
Log to Database	Logs process variables to a database
Log to File	Logs process variables to a file
Maximum Outputs	the maximum value of the input
Minimum Outputs	the minimum value of the input
Moving Average	Average of the past N input values
Multiply	Multiplies up to 8 operands
mX/d + b	Implements the equation m*X/d - b
NAND	Performs a logical NAND of up to 8 operands
NOR	Performs a logical NOR of up to 8 operands
OR	Performs a logical OR of up to 8 operands
Power X^Y	Calculates X raised to the Y power
Print Console	Appends up to 8 strings together and output the string to the WebDevice console
Put Set	the value of a variable in another process
Random	Random number generator
Read AI	Reads all the analog input channels
Read DI	Reads all the digital bits on a port
Read DataBase	Reads select fields from a database
Read Serial	Reads data from a EDAS serial port
Retain Data	Save process variables to file on each loop, and restores them the next time the process is started
Run Process	Runs another process
Script	Allows users to extend the functions capability by writing WebDevice script
Set>	Sets the value of a process variable
SPC	Caculates SPC variables
Square X^2	Square of the input
Square Root	Square Root of the input
Subtract	Subtracts up to 7 operands from the first operand
Trigger DO	Triggers digital output channels
Up Counter	Accumulates the up, down and total time based on its input value
Variable	Creates and initalizes a process variable
Weighted Average	Calculates an output based on a weighted value of the input and output
Write AO	Sets the analog outputs
Write DO	Sets the digital outputs
Write Serial	Writes data to a EDAS serial port