Rockwell Automation 2711-ND3 PanelBuilder v2.60 Software User Manual - Manual (Page 317)

19–5 Working with Tags
Publication 2711-6.0
To move to a specific field on the Form View, press the ALT key an
type the letter that is underlined in the field name.
Table View Form View
Field Description Valid Characters Notes
Tag Name
➀➁
The name of the tag Maximum characters = 32
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A – Z, a – z, 0 – 9
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hyphen (–), underscore(_),
percent (%)
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if you type an invalid character, the Tag Editor beeps and
does not display it
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the tag name must be unique within a project
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cannot begin with 0 – 9, hyphen (–), or percent (%)
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tag names are not case-sensitive
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do not use blanks, tabs, carriage returns, non-printable
characters
Data Type The data format for
the tag Select one of the following:
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bit
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4BCD
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unsigned integer
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signed integer
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IEEE Float
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bit array
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character array
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the data type must be compatible with the data format
selected in the object’s dialog.
Alternate Methods:
Type the first letter of the data type. For
example, type b for the bit data type.
Use the TAB key to move to the Data Type
field and press ALT+
↓
to display the list of
available formats.
Object Dialog
Tag Editor
Array Size The size of the array Maximum characters = 16
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Bit Array is 1 - 16
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Character Array is protocol
dependent
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the array size must be an integer.
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do not use blanks, tabs, carriage returns, non-printable
characters
Description The description of the
tag Maximum characters = 255
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any printable
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do not use tabs, carriage returns, non-printable
characters
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you can type the information in this field, or use the
description editor. To access the description editor:
• Place the cursor in the description field.
• Click the right mouse button.
• Choose Editor from the menu.
• When finished typing/editing your description, click OK.
Defining Tags