Configuring Status QBITE Points

In QBITE, a quantitative value is passed. It is a packet in the an integer number of bytes in the data packet, using 7 bits/byte.

  1. Start Bitex with the -setup option.
  2. Right-click the data point.
  3. In the QBITE Status Field Configuration Menu, update the configuration.
    BITE Address

    The BITE address specifies which byte and bit in the BITE packets from the RCP corresponds to this status item. The BITE address has 3 parts:

    • Unit

      Corresponds to the one of the Received Status Bits units defined in the Bite Customization Menu.

    • Byte

      For this unit, what byte is used for this data point. Limited to a range between 3 and a customized number of bytes (N) minus 1 for this Unit (bytes 1, 2, and N are reserved).

    • Bit

      Corresponds to the bit (in the Unit and Byte numbers) that this data point is mapped to. Limited to the range 0... 6.

    Field Text Name

    The text string that appears on this data point that defines its meaning (up to 19 characters).

    Units Text
    A short string to display next to the QBITE value.
    Cal Slope, Offset, and Signedness

    The QBITE value is computed by first concatenating all the bytes together from the data packet. We then interpret this number as either a signed or unsigned integer, which is then multiplied by a slope, and an offset is added. Specify this here.

    Num Format
    Specify how many digits to show when displaying the QBITE value.
    Alarm Thresholds

    Controls fault generation. You can configure the system to generate both a critical and a non-critical fault based on the QBITE value.

    Specify the threshold values and whether it should alarm above or below the threshold.