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Description

Data Type

Select the data type ('Digital', ‘Analog’, or ‘String’) to be used for the column control. This option is the same as the Bit/Word dropdown menu in the [Language Configuration] window.

With ‘Digital’, you can only select column 0 or 1.

With ‘Analog’, the value assigned to the device address will be the number of the column selected. Only values between 0 and 15 will be recognized. Values exceeding 15 will follow the configuration in the [Option] window.

I/O Device

Selects a device to access from the list of I/O devices registered in the current project.

Device Address

Assign the device register and address for the column control.

Device Type

Displays a list of available device registers based on the selected I/O device and the chosen data type (Digital or Analog).

Address

Enter the address of the device. The address format may differ depending on the data type (BIT/WORD), the selected I/O device, and the address type.

Device Address
Input Keypad

You can use this keypad to input the address without a keyboard.

Enter the address in decimal or hexadecimal depending on the device type.

Option

The [Option] button is activated when the ‘Analog’ data type is selected.

Press the button to bring up the [Analog Tag Option] window as shown below.

Data Type

You can select the analog data type from the following list: INT8, INT16, INT32, UINT8, UINT16, UINT32, BCD8, BCD16, BCD32, UBCD8, UBCD16, UBCD32, or Float . UINT16 is the default type.

Internal Data

Enter the value range to be used by Xpanel. The default range is from 0 to 65535.

When you select the ‘Clipping’ option, a warning message will appear when the value exceeds the assigned range, and the value will not be used.

Raw Data

Enter the value range which will be input by the PLC. See section 4.1 for more information on value scaling.

Scale

This option rescales the PLC data from the Raw Data range to fit within the Internal Data range. See section 4.1 for more information on value scaling.