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6.1.3 Input Device Address

6.1.3 Input Device Address

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Last updated: Dec 31, 2020 by CIMON (Unlicensed)
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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
Input Keypad

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 CIMON-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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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.



 

 

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