Documentation
Operating Hours Counter
Require: IP-Symcon >= 5.2
With the help of the operating hours counter module, the operating time of a device can be determined and displayed.
Function scope
- Displaying the hours a device is active
- Adding the device by a Boolean type variable
- Displaying the costs for the current period, the last period and prediction for the end of the period
- Possibility to calculate the costs with a dynamic price
software installation
Through the Module Store install the 'Operating Hours Counter' module.
Setting up instances in IP-Symcon
- Under 'Add Instance' the 'Operating Hours Counter' module can be found using the quick filter.
- More information about adding instances in the Instances documentation.
configuration page
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Active | Determines if the invoice is updated based on the set interval |
| Source | The Boolean type variable that indicates the activity status of a device, where true is considered active. To calculate the operating hours this variable must be logged |
| Level | The level specifies the start of the period that is considered (start of day, week, month, year) as well as the aggregation level |
| Update interval | The interval in minutes in which the operating time is recalculated |
| Cost calculation | Defines if the cost calculation will be executed |
| Price type | Option whether the price is fixed or dynamically calculated by a variable |
| Price | The price which is calculated per operating hour |
| Calculate | Calculates the operating time with all specified parameters |
If the option "Dynamic" is set in the price type, a logged variable is required which contains the cost price.
status variables and profiles
The status variables/categories are created automatically. Deleting individual ones can lead to malfunctions.
Statusvariablen
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Operating hours | float | The calculated operating hours of the source variable in the selected period |
| Cost of the current period | float | The calculated cost of the current period |
| Cost of the last period | float | The calculated cost of the last completed period |
| Prediction at the end of the period | float | Prediction of the costs at the end of the current period |
Profile
| name | type |
|---|---|
| BSZ.OperatingHours | float |
WebFront
The WebFront displays the operating hours.