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Reading Controller
ASCII String Files
To read the contents of PLC-5 DF1 ASCII string files:
Note: This file type only applies to PLC-5 DF1 operating system.
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 Control and press [
You are prompted for a file number:
Select File Num=_____
3. Enter a file number (3-999) and press [
You are prompted for an element number:
Select File Num=17
Elem= _____
4. Enter the element number as an octal value.
You are shown the string length:
File=ST017
Elem=077.01
5. Press [NEXT] to display characters 1 ! 16.
File=St017
Elem=077.01
6. Press [NEXT] again to advance through the strings, 17 ! 32, 33 ! 48,
49 ! 64, 65 ! 80, and the remaining two characters 81 and 82.
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
].
].
Length
Len
38
Value
A Sample
String
C–17
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