6.1.3 Input Device Address
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You can configure the detailed device address by selecting the button beside the [Addr] button within the [Object Config] window. Select the I/O device from the dropdown menu. This option is only available after the I/O Device Configuration is setup.
The ‘Input Device Address’ window allows you to control or store the data through the object.
Item | Description | |
Data Type | Select Digital, Analog, or String. The ‘Option’ window changes according to this selection. | |
I/O Device | Displays the list of I/O devices registered in the current project. | |
Device Address | Assigns the device and address for the object control. | |
Device Type | Displays the list of devices according to the selected I/O device and the data type. | |
Address | Enter the starting address of the device. The value you can input may differ according to the selected I/O device and the device type. | |
Device Address | You can use this keypad when you input the address without a keyboard. Enter the address in decimal or hexadecimal according to the device type. For example, if you assign an address in device X of ATIVA-PLC, the address must be assigned in hexadecimal. In the case of the device D, the address must be assigned in decimal. | |
Option | The [Option] is activated when the ‘Analog’ or ‘String’ option is selected. Press the button to bring up the [Analog Tag Option] or [String Tag Option] window as shown below.
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Type | You can select the analog data type from the following list types: UINT8, UINT16, UINT32, INT8, INT16, INT32, UBCD8, UBCD16, UBCD32, BCD8, BCD16, BCD32, Float. UINT16 is the default type. | |
Internal Data | Enter the value range to be displayed on the 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 exceeded value will not be used. | |
Raw Data | Enter the value range that will be inputted to the PLC. For example, if the raw data range is from 0 to 16000 and the internal data range is from 0 to 100, the Xpanel will display 100 when the PLC gets the value 16000. | |
Scale | Check the ‘Scale’ option for this feature to appear. This option calculates the PLC data and displays the result to the Xpanel. The Scale calculation is as shown below. Scale = Raw Data x Scale + Offset | |
String Length | Assign the maximum length of the string data. You can assign a value from 1 to 80. | |