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Jean,<br>
The idea of the links is to show how transient information passes
through the system. Because parameter values are static (ie the
information doesn't change with time) there are really only two ways
to define it: either type it in to a particular component's fields,
or make an equation block that defines variable names and assigns
them a constant value, then type the name of the variable into a
particular component's parameter fields.<br>
<br>
I have seen some people draw empty links from an equation block to
a component to show that there is parameter information "being
passed" but in my opinion, that just clutters up the system diagram.
The best place to get a summary of a component's parameter
information is to look at the input file.<br>
Best,<br>
David<br>
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On 2/18/2012 15:43, jeannieboef wrote:
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cite="mid:EBEE13DC-9BB9-4838-8D4D-106137243034@gmail.com"
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<div>Dear Group,</div>
<div>I was playing with a fan object. I was setting up sending it
a control signal between 1 and 0 (1 = max flow rate, 0 = no
flow) when I realized that although one can print or graph the
user defined parameters of an object, one cannot use them in the
information flows via the links. Is there a workaround to tap
into this info (except editing source code for extra outputs and
compiling...just realized I need to install a fortran compiler
after trying to compile an edit via trnsys)?</div>
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<div>Regards,</div>
<div><br>
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<div>Jean<br>
<br>
Sent from my iPhone</div>
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On 16.02.2012, at 21:55, "Marcus (Ben) Jones " <<a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:jones.bm@gmail.com">jones.bm@gmail.com</a>>
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<p>Sent that by accident before I was finished, but I was
going to say; it makes for some 'interesting' setups if you
have ie multiple pumps feeding the same branch. In fact pump
inputs have no bearing on performance, it only sevres as a
first law check. </p>
<p>Cheers,</p>
<p>Marcus</p>
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