Upon completing the formulation or making any adjustments to the setpoint's formula, it is crucial to test it. The setpoint logic undergoes multiple stages before affecting the actuators that directly control variables within your greenhouse or manufacturing plant. Therefore, testing will let you know if the formula you've created is producing the expected outcomes or not.
To access the testing feature, click on the 'More' ⋮ button located at the end of the setpoint row you wish to test, and then choose the second option from the dropdown list.
Figure 1. Access to the testing feature
You'll open a visualization pop-up window that contains the formula and provides three testing options: By Table, By Chart and Try Youself.
Testing options
This table will display data for the past 36 hours on an hourly basis, showcasing recorded values from the variables employed in the formula. The greater the number of variables incorporated into your formula, the more data columns you'll find in this table.
Figure 2. By table view
Ideally, these two values should align with each other. If you observe a significant disparity between them, please report the issue to Koidra for further investigation
Figure 3. Computed values vs Action values