Rockwell Automation 1785-ENET PLC-5 Ethernet Interface Module Installation Instructions - Manual (Page 37)

PLC-5 Ethernet Interface Module 37
Publication 1785-IN019B-EN-P - January 2007
Generate Custom Data Table Monitor Pages
You can generate Custom Data Table Monitor pages with your text editor then download
them to the controller. The first element of the file must contain a special tag as follows:
<!ABCDM-xx>
where xx is the automatic refresh rate in seconds (01...99). A value outside the range
defaults to a snapshot display.
You can modify the refresh rate three ways:
• Enter the desired refresh rate and press Change
• Press Default for a 15 second refresh
• Press Disable to disable the refresh
Reference Data Table Memory
The Data Table locations in the Custom Data Table Monitor are referenced by placing
custom tags into the ASCII file of the controller. The format of the custom tag is:
<!ABDTRfile_type{file_number}:{file_element}[,#elements][%format][#expand][!c
omment]>
The items surrounded with {} are sometimes optional. Items surrounded by [] are always
optional.
You must always specify the basic file reference. Depending on which file is being referenced,
file_number or file_element may be defaulted. If the file_type is I, O, or S, the
file_number does not need to be specified, but the file_element must be specified. If the
file_type is not one of the three special files, the file_number must be specified and the
file_element may default to zero (because the input, output, and status files have fixed
numbers).
Other considerations include:
• #elements - if not specified, this defaults to one. If less than one, also defaults to
one. Each element gets output using the same format (whether specified with
%format or defaulted). Any associated comment is displayed only for the first
element.
• %format - legal values are %b for binary, %d for decimal and, 0% for octal and %x
for hexadecimal. The following file types allow the format to be specified:
• Input • Integer
• Output • BCD
• Status