Rockwell Automation 2711 PANELBUILDER SOFTWARE USER MANUAL - Manual (Page 217)

Information and Alarm Windows
Chapter 7
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Figure 7.11
Window Control Address Menu
Information Window
Messages
Window Look
Window Control Address
Acknowledge to PLC Controller
Quit
21128
Window Control Address
Current Address Unassigned Address
Data Type Binary
Communications Discrete
Input/Output Input
Rack 1
Start Word 0
Start Bit 0
Number of Bits 1
Update Address
View Address Map
Delete Address
Quit
V
Data Type defines the data type for the Information or Alarm window.
Valid data types are: Binary, BCD, and Bit. (For more information on
Data Type, see the next section on Address Assignment and PLC
Information Message Triggering.)
Communications specifies Discrete or Block Transfer.
Input/Output specifies whether this is an input or output address
(typically output).
Rack specifies the rack number. This option only appears on the menu
if you have specified the address as Discrete.
File specifies the block transfer file number. This option only appears
on the menu if you have specified this address as a Block Transfer.
Start Word specifies the word or starting word for the address.
Start Bit specifies the starting bit within the word for the address.
Number of Bits specifies the number of bits used in the address.
if binary data type is specified, the address assignment will be a
contiguous bit string containing from 1 to 16 bits. For the
maximum number of messages allowed (496) you would need 9
bits