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Accessing Timer Values in ControlLogix?
Created Date: February 08,2008
Created By: Darksabre
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I recently updated my Cmore Software to the 2.0 build 7.35 so I can create screen applications that interface with the ControlLogix Tag-based scheme. I 've noticed though, that I'm no longer able to create tags which look at Timer vales (TT/DN/ACC/PRE). Am I missing something here? I only see dropdown menus for INT/DINT/SINT/BOOL/STRING. I cant find any TIMER types. Is this something that is not yet implemented with the relatively new ControlLogix Support? Thanks, Aaron
Created Date: February 11,2008
Created by: jackson
In the Tag based scheme, you specify the member (.TT, .DN, .ACC, etc...) as part of the tagname and you would choose either DINT or BOOL as the PLC data type.
For example, if you had a timer called CYCLE_TIMER and you wanted the accumulated value of this timer, you would choose DINT and then type in CYCLE_TIMER.ACC as the tagname.
Created Date: February 11,2008
Created by: OpZed
If you want to see all the possible controllogix structure types look at their application note here: http://support.automationdirect.com/docs/an-ea-001.pdf
It might also be useful to do a test project in RSLogix with all the data types that you would like to use then do the L5K import into C-more. It will expand all the structures automatically for you.
Created Date: February 11,2008
Created by: Darksabre
Oh wow. This is great info. Thanks guys!
Created Date: February 08,2008
Created by: Darksabre
I recently updated my Cmore Software to the 2.0 build 7.35 so I can create screen applications that interface with the ControlLogix Tag-based scheme. I 've noticed though, that I'm no longer able to create tags which look at Timer vales (TT/DN/ACC/PRE). Am I missing something here? I only see dropdown menus for INT/DINT/SINT/BOOL/STRING. I cant find any TIMER types. Is this something that is not yet implemented with the relatively new ControlLogix Support?
Thanks,
Aaron