3SPECIFICATIONS

3.4 Buffer Memory

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The detailed explanation of the buffer memory in Section 3.4.4 and later is based on the 8-channel analog input (CH. 1 to CH. 8) Q68ADV/Q68ADI.

3.4.1 Buffer memory assignment (Q64AD)

This section describes the assignment of the Q64AD buffer memory.

Table 3.4 Buffer memory assignment (Q64AD)

Address

Description

R/W

Address

Description

Hexadecimal

Decimal

1

Hexadecimal

Decimal

 

 

 

0 H

0

A/D conversion enable/disable setting

R/W

26 H

38

 

R/W

1

1 H

1

CH1 Average time/average number of times

R/W

to

to

System area

 

 

 

2 H

2

CH2 Average time/average number of times

R/W

9D H

157

 

 

 

 

 

3 H

3

CH3 Average time/average number of times

R/W

9E H

158

Mode switching setting

 

 

 

R/W

4 H

4

CH4 Average time/average number of times

R/W

9F H

159

 

 

 

R/W

 

 

 

 

5 H

5

 

 

A0 H

160

 

 

 

 

 

to

to

System area

to

to

System area

 

 

 

8 H

8

 

 

C7 H

199

 

 

 

 

 

9 H

9

Averaging process setting

R/W

C8 H

200

Pass data classification setting

2

 

 

R/W

 

 

 

A H

10

A/D conversion completed flag

R

C9 H

201

System area

 

 

 

B H

11

CH1 Digital output value

R

CA H

202

CH1 Industrial shipment settings offset value

2

R/W

C H

12

CH2 Digital output value

R

CB H

203

CH1 Industrial shipment settings gain value

2

R/W

D H

13

CH3 Digital output value

R

CC H

204

CH2 Industrial shipment settings offset value

2

R/W

E H

14

CH4 Digital output value

R

CD H

205

CH2 Industrial shipment settings gain value

2

R/W

F H

15

 

 

CE H

206

CH3 Industrial shipment settings offset value

2

R/W

to

to

System area

CF H

207

CH3 Industrial shipment settings gain value

2

R/W

12 H

18

 

 

D0 H

208

CH4 Industrial shipment settings offset value

2

R/W

13 H

19

Error code

R

D1 H

209

CH4 Industrial shipment settings gain value

2

R/W

14 H

20

Setting range (CH1 to CH4)

R

D2 H

210

CH1 User range settings offset value

2

 

R/W

 

 

15 H

21

System area

D3 H

211

CH1 User range settings gain value

 

2

 

R/W

 

 

 

16 H

22

Offset/gain setting mode Offset specification

R/W

D4 H

212

CH2 User range settings offset value

2

 

R/W

 

 

17 H

23

Offset/gain setting mode Gain specification

R/W

D5 H

213

CH2 User range settings gain value

 

2

 

R/W

 

 

 

18 H

24

 

 

D6 H

214

CH3 User range settings offset value

2

 

R/W

 

 

 

 

to

to

System area

D7 H

215

CH3 User range settings gain value

 

2

 

R/W

 

 

 

1D H

29

 

 

D8 H

216

CH4 User range settings offset value

2

 

R/W

 

 

 

 

1E H

30

CH1 Maximum value

R/W

D9 H

217

CH4 User range settings gain value

 

2

 

R/W

 

 

 

1F H

31

CH1 Minimum value

R/W

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20 H

32

CH2 Maximum value

R/W

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21 H

33

CH2 Minimum value

R/W

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22 H

34

CH3 Maximum value

R/W

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23 H

35

CH3 Minimum value

R/W

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24 H

36

CH4 Maximum value

R/W

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25 H

37

CH4 Minimum value

R/W

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 Indicates whether reading and writing to/from a sequence program are enabled.

R: Read enabled W : Write enabled

2 Areas used to restore the user range settings offset/gain values when online module change is made.

Refer to chapter 7 for details of online module change.

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