Determining the Update Rate

Use

Since the various tags, which together form the subscription items in a notification, can have different update rates, PCo determines a common update rate for this group of tags.

Prerequisites

  • You have specified a minimum update rate on the Modbus Agent tab (see: Modbus Agent Tab).

  • You have specified an update rate for each tag on the Tag Definition tab (see: Tag Definition Tab).

Features

The PCo system determines the update rate to be used using the minimum update rate and the update rates that you have defined for the individual tags on the Tag Definition tab. This is always the case if you have entered multiple tags on the Tag Definition tab. The smallest value that you have entered for the tags is always used. This value cannot be smaller than the minimum update rate.

Example

Example 1

Update Rate

Input Value

tag01

1000 ms

tag02

500 ms

Minimum Update Rate

20 ms

Result: In this case, the update rate of tag02 500 ms is used for all tags.

Example 2

Update Rate

Input Value

tag01

1000 ms

tag02

500 ms

Minimum Update Rate

2000 ms

Result: In this case, the minimum update rate of 2000 ms is used for all tags because the update rate used must not be smaller than the minimum update rate.

Example 3

Update Rate

Input Value

tag01

1000 ms

tag02

500 ms

Minimum Update Rate

0 ms

Result: The update rate of tag02 500 ms is used for all tags.