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4.4.2.Driver Related Map Descriptor Parameters

Column

 

Function

 

 

Legal Values

 

Title

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

One

of

the

Node

Node_Name

Name of Node to fetch data from

 

names

specified in

 

“Client

 

Node

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Descriptor” above

 

 

 

 

 

Discrete Inputs (%I)

 

 

 

 

 

Discrete Outputs (%Q)

 

 

 

 

 

Discrete

Temporaries

 

 

 

 

 

(%T)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discrete

Internals

 

 

 

 

 

(%M)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Genius

Global

Data

Data_Type

 

Data type

 

(%G)

 

 

 

 

 

Analog Inputs (%AI)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Analog

Outputs

 

 

 

 

 

(%AQ)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Registers (%R)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

%SA Discrete

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

%SB Discrete

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

%SC Discrete

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

%S Discrete (%S)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Length

 

Length of Map Descriptor. Ensure that the

1-1000

 

 

 

 

 

length does not exceed the table in the PLC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Starting address of read block / write block. The

1 , 2 , 3

 

 

 

Address

 

1st element of each Data type Table is referred

 

Positive

 

whole

 

 

to as address one.

 

numbers

 

 

 

 

 

Use to override the default format for obtaining

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

data. Bit tables are by default read by reading

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

whole bytes at a time (If the Length is 10 then

 

Bit, Byte

 

 

 

 

 

10 bytes of data are read and placed in 10 Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

Format*

Array locations)

 

The

format for

%AI,

 

 

 

 

 

%AQ and %R cannot

 

 

If you wish to read bits instead then use this

 

be changed.

 

 

 

 

parameter. (If the Length is 10 then 10 bits are

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

read and each bit is stored in its own location.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This parameter is only specified when you

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

create a write Map Descriptor to change the

 

 

 

 

 

 

GE_Func*

 

privilege level.

 

CPL, RW

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If it is not specified the driver assumes the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

default (RW – Read/Write).

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.4.3.Timing Parameters

Column Title

Function

Legal Values

Scan_Interval

Rate at which data is polled

≥0.1s

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