Item names using the Modicon PLC register addresses
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The following table lists other item name formats that are consistent with the point naming convention with the MBTCP Communication Driver suffix.
|
Item Name |
Description |
|---|---|
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400001 |
When no spaces and no letters follow the register number, the register contents are treated as a 16-bit unsigned quantity. |
|
400001 S |
When a space and the letter "S" follow the register number, the register contents are treated as a 16-bit signed quantity. |
|
400001 I |
When a space and the letter "I" follow the register number, the register contents
are treated as a 32-bit signed quantity. |
|
400001 L |
When a space and the letter "L" follow the register number, the register contents
are treated as a 32-bit signed quantity. |
|
400001 F |
When a space and the letter "F" follow the register number, the register contents
are treated as a floating-point quantity. |
|
400001 U |
When a space and the letter "U" follow the register number, the register contents
are treated as a 32-bit unsigned quantity. |
|
400001 LF |
When a space and the letter "LF", follows the register number, the register contents are treated as a 64-bit floating-point quantity. This takes up four consecutive registers. |
|
400001 LL |
When a space and the letter "LL", follows the register number, the register contents are treated as a 64-bit signed quantity. This takes up four consecutive registers. |
|
400001 UL |
When a space and the letter "UL", follows the register number, the register contents are treated as a 64-bit unsigned quantity. This takes up four consecutive registers. |
|
400001-400003 M |
When a space and the letter "M" follow the register number or register number pair
separated by a dash, the register contents are treated as ASCII data. |
|
300001:10 |
When a colon and a number from 1 (one) to 16 follow the register number, the register
contents are treated as discrete data. |