ProSoft Technology AN-X-AMX - Manual (Page 18)

Page 14 AN-X-AMXRIO November 2011
• the starting output and input offsets in the ControlLogix scheduled data for
the drop. Drops must start on even word boundaries.
• 16 pairs of output and input slot masks for each slot in the rack. Each slot
mask consists of 16 bits. The bit is set if the corresponding register in the
slot is an input or output and is 0 otherwise.
Example:
Drop1,AmxRack1,419451-001A, 0, 0, 0xFFFFFFFF, 0x00000000, 0x00000000,
0xFFFFFFFF, …
Heads
A head definition consists of:
• a drop identifier, for example, Drop2
• the export name, for example AmxHead2, used by the program that creates
tags for import into RSLogix 5000. Refer to page 25 for details.
• the head adapter part number, for example 419451-103A
• the starting output and input offsets in the ControlLogix scheduled data for
the drop. Drops must start on even word boundaries.
• port definitions.
For the newer 57C328 heads, there are four pairs of output and input port definitions.
The output port definition defines the state of the four possible registers for each port, O
if it’s an output, x otherwise. The input port definition defines the state of the four
possible locations for each port, I if it’s an input, x otherwise.
Example:
Drop2,AmxHead2,419451-103A,2,2, xxOx, Ixxx, xxxx, IIxx, xxxx, IIIx, xxxx, IIxI
For the older 57C330 heads, there are four port definitions. The port definition defines
the state of the four possible registers for each port, O if it’s occupied, x otherwise. The
AN-X-AMXRIO module determines whether it’s an input or output from data the head
sends at runtime.
Example:
Drop6,DropName6,419451-101A,200,200,OOxx,OxxO,OOOO,OxxO
Input and Output Sizes
At the end of the configuration file created by autoconfiguration are two comment lines
that give the output and input sizes. You can use these sizes to set the scheduled output
and input sizes in RSLogix 5000.
If you edit the configuration file, the sizes from autoconfiguration will no longer be valid.