5 WindO/I-NV3 Common Operations and Settings
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This section describes common settings when creating project data.
5.1 Device Address Settings
Device addresses are memory on the Touch and external devices that can store values in bit or word units.
By setting device addresses to parts and functions, you can control the screen display and operation of parts.
Device addresses are specified by combining the device type and address in the following formats.
The device address can be directly entered or it can be set with the Device Address Settings dialog box.
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Direct entry
Enter a device address with the keyboard following the basic format.
To enter the bit (0 to 15) for a word device, enter the address, the bit separator “.” or “-”, and the bit. You can enter
the address with either separator, but it is displayed according to the Bit Number Symbol setting. Bit Number
Symbol is set on the Edit tab of the WindO/I-NV3 Options dialog box.
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Specifying a device address with the Device Address Settings dialog box
To display the Device Address Settings dialog box, click to the right of the text box for setting the device address.
Use this dialog box to set the device address.
■ Target
Select the device that includes the device address to set from Touch or External Device.
■ Station No.
Specify the station number for the external device. The range that can be specified varies based on the
communication driver selected.
This option can only be set when 1:N Communication is selected on the Connection of the Select Communication
Driver dialog box or the Change Communication Driver dialog box.
■ Device Type
Select the device type.
The list only shows device types that can be used.
■ Address
Specify the address. The range that can be set varies based on the device type selected.
■ Bit
Specify the bit (0 to 15) of the word device when a word device is selected in Device.
■ Tag Name
Shows the tag names configured for the selected device address.
5 WindO/I-NV3 Common Operations and Settings
BitDevice type Address
.
Dot (WindLDR Format):
BitDevice type Address
-
Dash (WindO/I-NV3 Format):
Address and bit separator