SIDirect symbolic naming convention
- Last UpdatedJul 29, 2024
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The Symbolic interface included with the SIDirect Communication Driver supports symbolic addressing, whether or not Optimized Block Access has been enabled in the Siemens S7 1200 or S7-1500 PLC. The tagnames used in this hierarchy correspond to the symbolic names that you configure in the PLC.
Note: Symbolic addressing is NOT supported through the SIDirect Legacy interface.
The naming conventions used in the following sections about data types are:
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[ square brackets ] |
Alphanumeric name is required |
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< angle brackets > |
Alphanumeric name is optional |
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{ curley brackets } |
Naming fields within the brackets can be recursive |