Maple Systems OIT Family - Manual (Page 8)

Configure the Status Coils
This step walks you through the configuration of the Status coils. The Status coils are a
block of 16 discrete coils in the PLC that are used by the OIT to communicate
information to the PLC. All of the Status coils are optional and none of them are required
for the PLC to request screens. For more information on the Status coils refer to the
Status Coils section in CHAPTER 2: Operational Overview.
8. In the Status Coils group box, in the scroll box, specify the starting PLC address for
the Status coils.
Configure the Message Request & Current Message Registers
This step walks you through the configuration of the Message Request Register (MRR)
and the Current Message Register (CMR).
9. Choose the Configure Message Registers button. The OIT Message Control Settings
dialog box appears.
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OIT3100 and OIT4100 Series
These OIT models allow the Status coils to be disabled. For this sample project, we
will enable the Status coils.
To enable the Status coils, in the Status Coils group box, if the Enable? check box is
not checked, select the Enable? check box.