Rockwell Automation 1756-RIO ControlLogix Remote I/O Communication Interface Module User Manual - Manual (Page 86)

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Chapter 4 Link Module Configuration with RSLogix 5000 Project
Export Aliases in Adapter Mode
To export aliases in adapter mode, follow these steps.
1. On the Tools menu, choose Export Alias File.
2. On the Export RSLogix 5000 Aliases dialog box, enter the FileName,
location, Alias Prefix, Base Tag, and RIO Output Placeholders.
3. Click OK.
For more information on the use of placeholders, see Use Monitor Mode to
Upgrade an Existing System to a ControlLogix System on page 87 .
Browse
Button
Field Description
FileName Use the browse button ‘…’ to change the file location.
Alias Prefix Use to distinguish between aliases for different 1756-RIO modules and to help identify groups of data items. If
you have multiple 1756-RIO modules in the RSLogix 5000 project, assign each module a unique Alias Prefix so
that the tags for each one are unique.
Base Tag Use the base tag to identify the 1756-RIO module location in the ControlLogix chassis.
RIO Output Placeholders Use this set of aliases when the 1756-RIO module is set to Monitor mode. These output placeholders aliases
point to a ControlLogix internal array. If you are using Monitor mode, you can write your new application to
write to this placeholder array and compare the monitored outputs to the outputs written by the new control
program. If you don’t want the aliases, leave the box unchecked.
RIO Output Placeholders
Base Tag This tag must be created by the user in the ControlLogix control program and must be an integer array of 10
RioTempOut elements (0…9), each with 255 sub-elements (0…254). So, RioTempOut would be
RioTempOut[0,0] to RioTempOut[9,254].
Include BTW
Configuration Words Check this box if you choose to include aliases for block transfer write configuration data.