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Section 7. Installation

PanelTemp is the keyword. Two parameters follow: Dest, a destination variable

name in which the temperature value is stored; and Integ, a length of time to

integrate the measurement. To place the panel temperature measurement in the

variable RefTemp, using a 250 µs integration time, the syntax is as shown in

CRBasic example Measurement Instruction Syntax

(p. 159).

CRBasic Example 15. Measurement Instruction Syntax

'This program example demonstrates the use of a single measurement instruction. In this

'case, the program measures the temperature of the CR1000 wiring panel.

Public RefTemp 'Declare variable to receive instruction

BeginProg

Scan(1,Sec,3,0)

PanelTemp(RefTemp, 250) '<<<<<<Instruction to make measurement

NextScan

EndProg

7.8.4.13.2 Argument Types

Most CRBasic commands or instructions, have sub-commands or parameters.

Parameters are populated by the programmer with arguments. Many instructions

have parameters that allow different types of arguments. Common argument types

are listed below. Allowed argument types are specifically identified in the

description of each instruction in CRBasic Editor Help.

• Constant, or Expression that evaluates as a constant

• Variable

• Variable or Array

• Constant, Variable, or Expression

• Constant, Variable, Array, or Expression

• Name

• Name or list of Names

• Variable, or Expression

• Variable, Array, or Expression

7.8.4.13.3 Names in Arguments

Table Rules for Names (p. 159) lists the maximum length and allowed characters for

the names for variables, arrays, constants, etc. The CRBasic Editor pre-compiler

will identify names that are too long or improperly formatted.

Caution Concerning characters allowed in names, characters not listed in in the

table, Rules for Names, may appear to be supported in a specific operating system.

However, they may not be supported in future operating systems.

Table 20. Rules for Names

Name

Campbell CR1000 User Manual

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