Function Blocks 
AO Function Block 
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Configuration parameters 
AO’s Address starts at Module 4. 
Table 23  Analog output configuration parameters 
 
Properties Group  Parameter  Index #  Parameter Description  Value or Selection 
Block Order 
N/A  Execution Order for Block 
Read Only. To change 
block order, right-click on 
a Function Block and 
select Execution Order. 
Address Rack 
 
This is the address of the 
selected Rack.  
Enter a value 
 from 1 to 5. 
 I/O Module 
 
Address of selected I/O 
module (must match model 
selection guide) 
Enter a value: 
from 1 to 12 
 Channel 
 
Channel on selected I/O 
Module 
Enter a value: 
from 1 to 4 
Range Range Hi 
1 
High Range Value Engineering 
Unit - value of input that 
corresponds to 100 % output 
value 
-99999 to 999999 
Default = 100 
 Range Low 
2 
Low Range Value Engineering 
Unit - value of input that 
corresponds to 0 % output 
value 
-99999 to 999999 
Default = 0.0 
Output 
mA at range 
High 
3 
Value of mA output that 
corresponds to 100 % output 
signal (for example: 20 mA) 
0 to 20 
Default = 20 
 
mA at Low 
Range 
4 
Value of mA output that 
corresponds to 0 % output 
signal   (for example: 4 mA) 
0 to 20 
Default = 4 
Output Limits 
mA at range 
High Limit 
5 
Value of mA that you want to 
set the High Range Limit 
0 to 21 
Default = 21 
 
mA at Low 
Range Limit 
6 
Value of mA that you want to 
set the Low Range Limit 
0 to 21 
Default = 0 
Failsafe 
Failsafe 
Value 
7  Failsafe Value  0 to 21 mA 
Default = 0 
 Failsafe Type 
8 Type of Failsafe 
High - sets the output of 
the block to High Output 
Range limit when failure is 
detected 
Low - sets the output of 
the block to Low Output 
Range Limit when failure 
is detected 
Hold - hold the output at 
the last value just prior to 
the failure being detected 
Slew Rate 
Slew Time in 
seconds 
9 
Slew Rate is the maximum rate 
of change required to drive the 
output from full OFF (0% - 
typically 4 mA) to full ON 
(100% - typically 20mA). The 
Enter a value of from 0.0 
to 99