OMRON CHAPTER 3 – Points
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The default value is inserted in the Default Value: field.
Note: Real points are limited to 1.7E +/- 308 to a precision of 15 digits.
For a Text point, the following attribute is displayed:
Text is entered in the Text: field.
Note: Memory Text points can have 32768 characters but PLC I/O Text Points are limited to 1024
characters.
I/O Type
The I/O type states the scope of the point, i.e. whether it is purely an internal variable or whether it
communicates with a PLC.
♦ A Memory Resident point is provided internally by CX-Supervisor.
♦ An Input point receives data from an external device.
♦ An Output point sends data to an external device.
♦ An Input/Output point both sends data to and receives data from an external device.
Memory Attributes
The Array Size field allows Memory Point arrays to be created. If an Array Size of 1 is specified, a
single point is created. Specifying any other value creates an array of points of this type.
This option is only available to Memory Resident points.