1756-6.5.3 - December 1999
Creating Produced and Consumed Tags B-3
Consumed Tags
A consumed tag represents data that is produced (broadcast) by one
controller and received and stored by the consuming controller.
To specify a consumed tag:
Important: All consumed tags are automatically controller-scope.
1. In the Tag Editor, select the tag.
2. Click the right mouse button and
select Tag Properties
In this field Type or select
Name Type a name for the tag.
Description Type a description for the tag (optional).
Tag Type Select: Consumed
Controller Select the name of the other controller. You must have already created the controller in the
controller organizer for the controller name to be available.
Remote Tag Name
Remote Instance
Type the name of the tag you want to consume from the remote controller.
Important: The name must match the name in the remote controller exactly, or the
connection faults.
If the remote controller is a ControlNet PLC-5, this field is Remote Instance. Select the instance
number (1-128) of the data on the remote controller.
RPI
(Requested Packet Interval)
Type the amount of time in msec between updates of the data from the remote controller. The local
controller will receive data at least this fast.
Data Type Select the data type. A consumed tag type is limited to DINT, Real, or Structure. The programming
software displays a list of the available data types. The list consists of the predefined data types and
any user-defined structures.
If the tag is an array, specify the number of elements in each dimension. There can be as many as 3
dimensions. If the tag is not an array, or you do not want all 3 dimensions, set the dimension fields
to zero (0).
Display Style If you are creating a consumed tag that refers to a tag whose data type is DINT or REAL, you can
select a display style. This display style defines how the tag value will be displayed in the data
monitor and ladder editor. The display style does not have to match the display style of the tag in the
remote controller.
Produce this tag Check this box to make this tag available to other controllers. Specify how many controllers can
consume the tag.
You can only create a produced tag when programming offline.
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