Entering the tags – Rockwell Automation 2711 PanelBuilder Software Getting Started User Manual

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Entering the Application Tags

Publication 2711-6.2

Follow the same basic procedure to enter the application tags.

To enter the Messages application tag:

1. Click in the Tag Name field and type Messages.

This icon indicates
the row you are editing.

2. Move to the Data Type field

Move mouse pointer to Data Type field and click the left mouse
button or press the

TAB

key.

3. Click the arrow on the Data Type box to list the options and click

on Unsigned Integer.

4. Move to Description field and type “Displays alarm messages.”

5. Move to Node Name field and type “PLC_RIO” for the Remote

I/O application, “SLC_1” for the DH-485 or DH+ application.

6. Move to the Address field and type N7:4 for the Remote I/O

application or N7:3 for the DH-485 or DH+ application.

7. Move to the Initial Value field and type 0.

Entering the Tags

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