Allen-Bradley ControlLogix 1756 - Specifying Dimensions; TAG Examples; Specifying an Alias Record

Publication 1756-RM084F-EN-P - July 2002
8-4 Structuring the Tag (.CSV) Import/Export File Format
Specifying dimensions
You specify tag dimensions the same way as you enter the tag
in logic.
TAG examples
The following examples show TAG records.
Specifying an Alias Record
Each ALIAS record defines an alias within a controller project. An
ALIAS record follows this format:
ALIAS,”Scope”,”Name”,”Description”,”Datatype”,”Specifier”
To specify: Enter:
1 dimension
number
2 dimensions
number,number
3 dimensions
number,number,number
Example: Description:
TAG,,timer_1,”this is the first timer”,”TIMER”,”” There is no scope specified, so this is a controller scoped tag.
The tag is named timer_1.
The description is “this is the first timer.”
The datatype is TIMER
There are no additional specifiers for this tag.
TAG,,fault_record,””,fault_structure,”” There is no scope specified, so this is a controller scoped tag.
The tag is named fault_record.
There is no description.
The datatype is a user-defined fault_structure.
There are no additional specifiers for this tag.
TAG,recipe_b,int_array,””,INT[10,10],”” This tag is program-scoped to the program named recipe_b.
The tag is named int_array.
There is no description.
The datatype is INT[10,10] - a INT array with two dimensions.
There are no additional specifiers for this tag.