Wind Compass

This object shows both current and average wind speed and direction. A black arrow points in the direction in which the wind is blowing, and a dark grey arrow points in the average direction in which the wind is blowing. The lengths of the arrows are proportional to the wind speeds, with a dot representing zero. The arrows are anchored in the middle and rotate around the middle of the compass. For light winds, the arrowhead is not drawn.

All the spokes have the same scale (operating range), which is configured at design time and can be changed during runtime. If the wind speed exceeds this range, the spokes change to full scale and the black full scale indicators are shown.

Property	Description
Name	Wind Compass
Graphical Representation
Example Equipment Template	WindCompass
Associated Composite Genie	WindCompass.xml
Equipment.Item Names Associated with the Genie	WindSpeed, WindSpeedAvg, WindSpeedThreshold PRHigh, PRLow WindPV, WindPVAvg
Equipment Parameters the Equipment Items Expect	WindSpeedRange

Configuration Tasks

• Create equipment and organize equipment in a hierarchy: Create equipment instances for the required objects, and organize the equipment in a hierarchy. Objects can be referred to by their name when you add Composite Genies to a graphics page. You can add one or more instances of an equipment to a page.
• Associate PLC Alarm Limits for Meters: This is an optional task that is required if you want to use PLC alarm limits instead of the standard analog alarm limits.
• Insert a Composite Genie: Create graphics pages with instances of Composite Genies that are associated with the equipment you have defined in your project.
• Create a new faceplate: Add a faceplate for the equipment to allow operators to engage with the equipment at runtime.
• Write Cicode functions to initialize PR and OR values. Refer to the Cicode Reference Online help for more information. It is recommended that for a Dual Level meter you set these values on both meters to the same value.

Presentation Options

Option	Description
Equipment Name	Enter a name for the equipment associated with the wind compass. You can enter a maximum of 160 characters for this option.
Size	Size of the Wind Compass object image - small or large

Published June 2018