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Communicate with PanelView and RSView Products
Organize Controller Data
for a PanelView Terminal
Publication CNET-UM001C-EN-P - November 2005
7. Configure the terminal.
Organize data for a PanelView or PanelView Plus terminal based on how the
data is used.
For Data That Is
Do This
Time-critical
Use the I/O tags of the terminal. The terminal supports a
(scheduled data) -
maximum of 32 input tags and 32 output tags.
PanelView terminals
only
The tags for this data were created when you added the
PanelView terminal to the I/O configuration of the controller. They
are similar to the tags of I/O modules.
Not time-critical -
Create arrays to store the data:
either PanelView or
PanelView Plus
terminals
1. For each screen, create a BOOL array with enough
elements for the bit-level objects on the screen.
For example, the BOOL[32] array gives you 32 bits for push
buttons, indicators.
2. For each screen, create a DINT array with enough
elements for the word-level objects on the screen.
For example, the DINT[28] array, gives you 28 values for
numeric entry controls, numeric displays.
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