EngToGeneric | Miscellaneous Functions

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EngToGeneric

Gets a variable in the Citect SCADA generic scale format. Citect SCADA uses this scale to display trends. It calls this function automatically for trends defined in the project. If you want to display a trend using Cicode you need to call this function.

Syntax

EngToGeneric(Value, EngLow, EngHigh)

Value:

The value to convert to the Citect SCADA generic scale format.

EngLow:

The engineering units zero scale.

EngHigh:

The engineering units full scale.

Return Value

The variable (in the range 0 - 32000).

Related Functions

DspBar, DspTrend

Example

/* Using trend definition 5 at AN20, display the value of Tag1 on 
Pen1 of the trend. Tag1 has an engineering scale of 0 to 100. */
DspBar(20,5,EngToGeneric(Tag1,0,100));