A quick solution may be to use a Calc or logic block with a DON instruction. That way your analog value would have to be above the threshold for "some" amout of time before your equipment would react. Ken Moore NSCC-Wdrf Plant "Livingood, William" <wlivingood@xxxxxxx>@freelists.org on 05/21/2004 09:48:07 AM Please respond to foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent by: foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To: "'foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'" <foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> cc: Subject: [foxboro] AIN Block / Deadband Based on the output from an AIN block, I am turning on/off equipment. The value from the AIN block sometimes lies right near the threshold for turning on/off the equipment. The result is that the value from the AIN block "bounces" above and below the threshold causing the equipment to turn on and off rapidly. Looking at the AIN block documentation, they have a deadband category (DELT01), BUT the documentation suggests that it is not functional. Does anyone have a simple way to send the output of the AIN block through a deadband feature? ~Bill _______________________________________________________________________ This mailing list is neither sponsored nor endorsed by Invensys Process Systems (formerly The Foxboro Company). Use the info you obtain here at your own risks. Read http://www.thecassandraproject.org/disclaimer.html foxboro mailing list: //www.freelists.org/list/foxboro to subscribe: mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=join to unsubscribe: mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=leave __ This email has been scanned for Viruses and Spam. For more information please contact your local Information Security representative. ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email ______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ This mailing list is neither sponsored nor endorsed by Invensys Process Systems (formerly The Foxboro Company). Use the info you obtain here at your own risks. Read http://www.thecassandraproject.org/disclaimer.html foxboro mailing list: //www.freelists.org/list/foxboro to subscribe: mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=join to unsubscribe: mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=leave