Danfoss MCO 305 Design Manual page 114

MCO 305 Design Guide
NB!:
Note that when the array definition file is being edited, User, Global, Axis, etc., array elements can
be deleted.
Creating an Array Definition File
Array definition files are simple text files with the file extension ".zba". Array definition files can be created
directly using the Array Edit Expert mode. However, they are designed so that they may also be created
using common spreadsheet programs. As well, they may be created and edited, with care, using simple
text-editor programs.
To create a file using the Array Editor, follow these steps:
1. Start the Array Editor.
2. Click the → Select button and connect to a controller. All arrays will then be automatically read from
the controller.
3. Click the → Save As button and write the array definition file to disk. This is important since it
switches the Array Editor into "WITH File" mode.
4. Edit the array elements as required to add names, descriptions, minimum values, maximum values,
etc.
5. Click the → Save button when complete.
An example array definition file is shown below. The file will contain one line per definition. Each definition
will consist of one or more "items", separated by either comma characters or semicolon characters. The first
item in each line will be a "type" and can be one of the following values:
Date The following item is the date that will be displayed in the dialog's "Read from
Controller" heading.
Widths The following items are the column widths to be used in the display.
User Defines a user array index.
Global Defines a global parameter.
System Defines a system process data parameter.
Axis Defines a permanent axis parameter.
Temp Defines a temporary axis parameter.
Proc Defines an axis process data parameter.
Array Defines a normal array index.
Group Defines a group heading to be displayed in the list.
Any line in the file that does not contain a recognized item type will be treated as a comment line and
ignored.
Following the item type, there should be one item for each column in the Array Editor list with the exception
of the Controller column. The Controller column is not saved in the file. These items must be ordered in
exactly the following order:
Array, Index, Name, Value, Default, Minimum, Maximum, Description, and Read/Write flag.
The Array column should be empty for User and Global items, it should contain the 1-based axis number for
permanent and temporary Axis items and for Axis Process data items, and it should contain the 0-based
array number for Array items.
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