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Reading / Writing Controller
Bit and Integer Files
To read/write the contents of controller Bit and Integer files:
1. Select item 1 from the Special Menu to access the P–A/D function.
You are prompted for a file type:
Select File Type:
(O) Output
2. Press [NEXT] and [PREV] keys to scroll through the file types.
Select either Binary or Integer and press [
You are prompted for a file number:
Select File Num=_____
3. Enter the file number (3-999 for PLCs or 3-7, 9-255 for SLCs) and
press [
].
You are prompted for an element number:
Select File Num=103
Elem= _____
4. Enter the element number. If you are accessing PLC-5 data, you must
enter an octal value.
You are shown the decimal value of the data:
File=N103
Elem=10
Initially, you are shown a decimal value for the status. If you press
[NEXT], the hexadecimal format is displayed:
File=N103
Elem=10
Pressing [NEXT] again displays the binary value:
File=N103
0011111001001101
5. To change a value, move the cursor into the data field using the [NEXT]
or [PREV] keys. Enter the new data. If you are editing binary data, use
the [+/-] key to toggle the data between 1 and 0.
6. Press [
] to to load the new data into the file element.
7. To exit, press the [MODE] key to return to the initial P-A/D screen.
You can press the [MODE] key at any time during the P-A/D function.
8. Pressing the [MENU] key at the P-A/D screen exits the P-A/D function
and displays the Main Menu.
Appendix C
DTAM Micro
Special Controller Functions
].
Data Format
DEC
19774
Data
HEX
4D3E
Elem=10
C–5
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