ibox request

[PLCGuy]

I have a i-box request. Similar to the integrate. Only thing is it would start to increment when an input is active, but if the input stays on for more then a preset time, it increments at a faster speed. Now I basically use a timer to do this. If the operator holds down the button for more than a few seconds, it increments very fast. I use this a lot in my projects. The operator needs to get from a small number setting to a much larger setting and it takes for ever so I monitor the input and if they hold it down it increments faster so they are not waiting all day. I use this feature on my servo projects as well in jog operations from getting from one point to another for example. The motor starts out slow then speeds up after a small amount of time.

[Mike Nash]

Does it need prediction?

Like, when it predicts the value is close to desired it transitions to incrementing exponentially. Or my favorite, just when the operator gets close without overshooting and releases the button, it jumps back down a couple hundred counts. And don't forget it only has an increment button so you have to roll it all the way around and start over. Oh, and the buttons require a good eye and pointy but not sharp probe. And the display tends to be facing an immovable object 6 inches away, like the floor. And yes, yes that is a Class 2 laser you need to keep out of your eye.

Oh wait - this isn't a German engineered product? Never mind. 

[PLCGuy]

I ran into a few of those German over engineered things.
No straight forward, hold button down and it takes off fast at a rate you specify after holding down the button.. If you let go of the button and push it again the process starts all over again. And no over shooting!