APC NBRK0550 Manual Do Utilizador

To add a custom sensor:

1. Click Add custom.... 

2. Select the type of sensor you want to define and click OK.

– Define the custom analog sensor

a. Select Analog (0-3.3V) or Analog (0-5.0V), click OK to open the Add Analog Sensor 

window.

This window features the following fields and controls:

b. Enter the appropriate values for the analog sensor hardware.

c. Click OK to add this sensor definition to the list of available Sensor Types.

Sensor type 

The name of the custom sensor definition. Once 
defined, the Sensor type label appears only in the 
Sensor Type Installed drop-down list when 
specifying Sensor Pod external port settings. 

Default sensor label

The label used, by default, for any new sensors added 
using this custom sensor definition.

To modify the labels, see “Settings” on page 69.

Volts 1 
and 
Volts 2 

Specify 2 reference points (between 0 and 3.3 volts 
for 0-3.3V analog sensors and between 0 and 5.0 
volts for 0-5.0V analog sensors) that determine the 
range of sensor values that correspond to the voltage 
readings reported by the sensor. 

Sensor Value (2)

Minimum sensor value The lowest value reported by the sensor.

Maximum sensor value The highest value reported by the sensor.

Sensor increment

The numeric increments in which the sensor reading 
rises or falls.

Units

The unit of measurement for this sensor.