Appendix C: Create User Defined Tag in RSLogix 5000
1) Within RSLogix 5000, click on Data Types and select Strings.
2) Right click on String and select New String Type. Give the new data type a name.
3) Select the max number of characters to be transferred.
4) When creating the tag name in the PLC, select the name of the new user defined data type you
just created.
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