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32-PLC Address Formats PDF
32-PLC Address Formats PDF
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PLC Address Formats
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PLC Address Formats
1. Select the menu item Project data > PLC > Settings.
2. In the Settings: PLC, click [...] next to the Settings: PLC-specific field.
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PLC Address Formats
3. In the Settings: PLC-specific dialog bring the Address formats tab into the
foreground.
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PLC Address Formats
6. In the Format of PLC address dialog, you define the address format using
the format elements Counter and Separator. In the Available format
elements list, select the Counter element and use the arrow key to copy it to
the right into the Selected format elements list.
7. In the Format: Counter dialog, you define the format for the counter. Select
the number system to be used for displaying the counter, define the start and
end values for the addressing and also the number of digits.
8. Click [OK].
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9. In the Available format elements list, select the Separator element and use
the arrow key to copy it to the right into the Selected format elements list.
10. In the Format: Separator dialog, you define the character to be used for
displaying the separator.
12. Format the next counter and separator in the manner described above and
continue until the desired address format has been built. Every counter and
separator can be defined separately from each other.
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13. Click [OK].
A preview of the address format is displayed in the preview field, where the
format elements are represented by identifiers.
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