Appendix E: Allen Bradley Version Notes - Monico CDL Gateway Installation And Operation Manual

v1.05
6.26.09
Parameter Raw Values
The four blocks for viewing raw CDL Values are mapped to AI2501-AI2907. These
parameters are usually only used for troubleshooting purposes. It is recommended that you
disable this device after satisfactory installation is achieved. This will optimize the
performance of the CDL Gateway™. You can always enable the device again to see them in
the future.

Appendix E: Allen Bradley Version Notes

Controller Tag Versions
The controller tag version is intended for use with ControlLogix and CompactLogix Allen
Bradley models. The controller tags can be created in the PLC, exported via CSV file, and
imported into MonicoView, or as in the case with the Standard Factory versions simply
create our standard Controller Tags, listed in the Combine Data Map, in the PLC program
and the parameters will be pushed to the PLC under these tag names.
Address Block Descriptions
Since the ControlLogix series of PLC does not use the same addressing system as the PLC-5
and SLC, we need to use the Native Data Tag system. We must create one TAG ARRAY for
each type of data. So we use three tag arrays labeled ...INT(x), ...DINT(x), and ...REAL(x)
representing Integers (INT), Double Integers (DINT) and Floating Point values (REAL).
Each array will have multiple ELEMENTS represented by (x). For example, to represent
Generator Set #1, parameter one might be GenSet1_INT(0) which would represent
ELEMENT #0 of the INTEGER array for the DEVICE GenSet1. This tag would be mapped
to a particular Raw value or Calculated value depending on the version. In MonicoView this
could be shown mapped as shown in figure E.1 below. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE AT
LEAST AS MANY ELEMENTS IN YOUR CONTROLLER TAG IN THE PLC AS
WE HAVE MAPPED. IF YOU HAVE TOO MANY, IT IS OK. HOWEVER, IF YOU
HAVE ONE LESS ELEMENT THAN MAPPED IN MONICOVIEW,
COMMUNICATIONS ERRORS WILL RESULT.
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