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GuardLogix® Controllers Logic Integration Chapter 3
2. Browse to the ME Faceplate Files folder within the Guard I/O and SmartGuard Faceplate Files directory in the
toolkit.
If the toolkit has been loaded onto your personal computer, the hard drive path is
C:\Program Files\RA_Simplification\SafetyGuardLogix\Files
\Guard IO and SmartGuard Faceplate Files\
ME Faceplate Files.
3. Choose the GuardIO_AOI file and click Import.
The Guard I/O Add-On Instruction appears in your project’s Add-On Instruction folder.
Create Controller Tags for Digital Guard I/O Faceplate
Prior to creating an instance of the digital GuardIO_AOI, you must create tags within the controller application. You
need to add these six tags for each of your digital Guard I/O modules, which you listed in your Safety Zone
Configuration worksheet from Chapter
2.
Table 7 - Guard I/O Module Tags
Tag Name Data Type Tag Scope
[ModuleName]_MSG1 Message Controller
[ModuleName]_MSG2 Message Controller
[ModuleName]_ExtendedData DINT[2] Controller or program
[ModuleName]_InputData DINT[2] Controller or program
[ModuleName]_OutputData DINT Controller or program
[ModuleName]_ErrorCode DINT Controller or program