Rockwell Automation 2706-MB1 MESSAGEVIEW 421 SOFTWARE MANUAL User Manual

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Creating Messages

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Write Tags

If the Get Date/Time or Test Battery Special Message is used, its tags
need to be defined. Select the Write Tags tab. This dialog appears:

1. For each variable, choose an existing tag name from the List Box,

or create a new tag. The only valid data type for:

a Date or Time Write Tag is Unsigned Integer.

the Test Battery tag is Bit.

2. Select OK to return to the Special Messages dialog.

3. Select OK to return to the Message Editor Table View.

Read Tags

If the Set Time/Date or Set Brightness Special Message is used, its
tags need to be defined. Select the Read Tags tab. This dialog
appears:

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