Allen-Bradley PLC-5 series User Manual

Allen-Bradley Ethernet Driver
Control Files
Control files are a structured type whose data is accessed by specifying a file number, an element and a field.
The default data type depends on the field being accessed. Integer fields receive a default data type of Word.
Syntax Data Type
R<file>:<element>.<field> Depends on field
File Numbers and Elements
The following file numbers and maximum element are allowed for each model.
PLC Model File Number Max. Element
SLC 5/05 Open 6, 9-999 999
PLC-5 Family 3-999 1999
SoftPLC 3-9999 9999
The following fields are allowed for each element. Refer to the PLC documentation for the meaning of each
field.
Element Field Data Type Access
LEN Short, Word Read/Write
POS Short, Word Read/Write
FD Boolean Read Only
IN Boolean Read Only
UL Boolean Read Only
ER Boolean Read Only
EM Boolean Read Only
DN Boolean Read Only
EU Boolean Read Only
EN Boolean Read Only
Examples Description
R6:0.LEN Length field of control 0 file 6
R6:10.DN Done bit of control 10 file 6
R15:18.POS Position field of control 18 file 15
Integer Files
To access Integer files, specify a file number and a word (and optionally, a bit in the word). The default data
type for all syntax is shown in bold.
Syntax Data Type
N<file>:<word> Short, Word, BCD, DWord, Long, LBCD
N<file>:<word> [rows][cols] Short, Word, BCD, DWord, Long, LBCD*
N<file>:<word> [cols] Short, Word, BCD, DWord, Long, LBCD*
N<file>:<word>/<bit> Boolean
N<file>:<word>/<bit> [rows][cols] Boolean*
N<file>:<word>/<bit> [cols] Boolean*
N<file>/bit Boolean
N<file>/bit [rows][cols] Boolean*
N<file>/bit [cols] Boolean*
*Array types
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Allen-Bradley PLC-5 series Specifications

General

Brand	Allen-Bradley
Model	PLC-5 series
Category	Network Card
Language	English