Counter

Introduction

This component lets you count how many times a switch component is activated and for how long it has remained active. The Counter component is used to perform preventive assessments of replacements or consumption.

Use cases

• The user wants to know how many times a specific component has been activated;

• The user wants to know how long a component has been activated, such as a light or a motor.

Component properties

GUI

This component was created using the Graphic UI gateway.

You can refer to the chapter “Gateway / protocols” for additional information.

Component to count: The Switch component you want to link to the counter;

Actuation switch: The Info component where you want to display the Counter result;

Reset switch: The Button component that will reset the Counter parameters;

Operating time: The Info component where you want to display the counter result in seconds;

Operating time: The Info component where you want to display the activation time with a custom text format;

Custom text format: The editable text format for the counter/timer Info component (Days, Hours, Minutes, Seconds);

Operating time reset: The Button component used as the reset command.

Reminder before continuing:

• Download and install the Ilevia Logic plugin to enable plugins (link);

• After uploading the project to the Ilevia server, wait a couple of minutes for the logic to start.

Classic view

The example shown below is one of the possible component configurations within the Ilevia User interface ( Classic style).

In this example, a light has been created with a switch component; then two new Info components were added: the first shows the activation time and the second shows the activation count. Finally, 2 Button components were created: the first resets the activation time, the second resets the count.

Map view

The following images show one of the possible configurations within the Ilevia user interface ( Map style).