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10 Configuration
10.17 Counter
Open: Device Menu > Configuration > Counter > Counter 1 to 4
Configuration point Selection/
setting option
Explanation
Function Inactive
Service counter
Operating Hours Counter
Counter operation mode
Service counter: The positive edges (switch-on
operations)
of a digital signal are counted
(E.g. for checking the wear status of
relays)
Operation hours counter: The On-time
of a digital signal is measured and the
number of completed operating hours
displayed.
Designation up to 20 text characters Counter designation
Input signal Selection from the
binary selector
Digital signal, the switch-on operations or
operating hours of which are to be counted
Alarm type If a counter has reached its limit value, appropriate
notifications can be configured for the alarm/event list.
The alarm settings for all digital device functions are explained together.
⇨ Chapter 10.11.3 "Digital signal alarms", page 173
Alarm/event list
Alarm text
Service count.
limit value
0 to 99999 Alarm threshold for number of positive edges
(activations)
Operating hours
counter limit value
0 to 99999 h Alarm threshold for the number of operating
hours