Analog outputs provide proportional analog signals for devices and equipment in your controlled systems.
Each analog output can generate either a 4 mA to 20 mA or 0 VDC to 10 VDC signal. The output signal type is self-selecting; after you connect the analog output to the controlled equipment, the output detects the analog input on the controlled equipment and generates the appropriate analog signal for the connected input.
You can set up an analog output to generate a direct acting or reverse acting proportional output signal. You can also set up the output signal strength to increase or decrease in either the direct acting or reverse acting mode. See the example in Figure 1.
An analog output’s control action is automatically determined by the setup values you select for the setpoint, end point, % output at setpoint, and % output at endpoint values when you set up the output in the UI.
A control ramp indicator appears on the output status screen for each analog output to represent the analog output’s control action.
See Table 1 for information on the System 450 control modules with this feature.