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Appendix A Module Tags
Modbus Master Name Conventions
The following is an example for a Modbus Master tag name. The conventions
for the example, “SERIAL_PROJECT:1:I00.RunMode”, would be the
following:
• SERIAL_PROJECT= name of the module
•1 = slot number
• I00 = tag type (input), channel number (0), number of connections (0)
– The possible Compact 5000 I/O serial tag types are I (input) and
O (output)
– The possible channels are channel 0 and channel 1
– The possible number of connections are 0 or 1
•RunMode = Parameter
Access the Tags
You can view tags from the Tag Editor.
1. Open your Logix Designer application project.
2. Right-click Controller Tags and choose Monitor Tags.
3. Open the tags as necessary to view specific tags.