Rockwell Automation 2711E PanelBuilder 1400e Modbus Communications User Manual

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Defining Tags

Publication 2711E-6.12 – August 1997

Note: When exporting a PanelBuilder database in Taylor
ProWORXPLUS or MODSOFT format, tags with duplicate
addresses are not exported. Only the first instance of the tag
address is exported.

Note: For Taylor ProWORXPLUS databases, lines containing
short comments, long comments or page titles are not imported or
exported.

Important:

When exporting a PanelBuilder database to
Taylor ProWORXPLUS, a ‘Z’ is added to any
tag name that begins with a number. Tag names
longer than 32 characters are truncated, and
modified, if necessary, to prevent duplication.
See the symb_tag.csv file in the directory in
which PanelBuilder is installed, to check tag
name conversions.

CSV File Column Ordering

When you convert a PanelBuilder database to a comma separated
variable (.csv) file, or when you create a spreadsheet in third-party
software, it should consist of the following columns:

Column

Description

A Tag Type

A, D, S, T, B, or F (Analog, Digital, String, Structure, Block, Folder)

B Tag Name

Any legal tag name

C Tag Description

Text describing the tag

D Read Only

T or F: use F (Specifies whether the tag is editable in the database.)

E Data Source

D, E, R, I, M, S (Device, DDE, Remote, I/O, Memory, System)

F Security Code

* (asterisk) or letters A-P: use * (A-P used by RSView only)

G Alarmed

T or F (not yet supported): use F

H Data Logged

T or F (not yet supported): use F

I Native Type

D, U, I, L, F, B, P, N, W, X, Y, Z and 1-8 (Default, Unsigned Integer,
Integer, Long, Floating Point, Byte, Bit Position, Binary, BIN3, BIN4,
BIN6, BIN8, and 1BCD-8BCD)

J Value Type

L or F (Use F if scale offset or initial analog value uses decimal digits,
otherwise use L)

K Min Analog

Minimum analog value: use 0

L Max Analog

Maximum analog value: use 100

M Initial Analog

Initial analog value (analog tag)

N Scale

Scale multiplier (val = Scale(X) + Offset) (analog tag)

O Offset

Offset (analog tag)

P Deadband

Deadband (Unused): use 0

Q Units

Units label: use blank

R Off Label Digital Digital off label: use blank

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