Configuring the Input and Output Modules and \ Channels

All inputs and/or outputs of the module are created when inserting the input/output module. In case of digital modules, the channels are provided as WORD, BYTE and BOOL.

If version V1.0 or V1.1 of the Control Builder is used, the module parameters are directly shown when clicking on an input/output module. As of Control Builder version V1.2, the Base parameters tab is opened.

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A module name can be entered into the Comment field. This name also appears in the tree structure.

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If you expand, for instance, the analog module AX522 and select the module parameters, the following is displayed:

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Because the analog inputs can also be configured as digital inputs, bit 0 of each channel is also available as BOOL.

The following settings are possible:

1.  The window with the module-specific parameters is displayed by selecting the module in the configuration tree. The parameters differ for the individual modules. For a description of the module parameters refer to the documentation for the input/output modules (parameterization) Hardware S500 .

If an input/output module contains channel-related parameters, the following window appears when selecting the corresponding channel in the configuration tree:

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The parameters differ for the individual modules. For a description of the module parameters refer to the documentation for the input/output modules.

2.   The symbolic name of a channel can be entered in front of the string “AT” in the channel declaration.

Note

All channels should have a symbolic name and only symbolic names should be used in the program code. If the hardware configuration has changed or if you want to download the project to a PLC with another hardware configuration and thus the PLC configuration has to be changed, the addresses of the inputs and outputs can change. In case of symbolic programming (i.e., symbolic names are used), the program code does not have to be changed.

Example how to enter a symbolic name:

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3.   For each channel, a comment can be entered into the field “Comment” in the “Base parameters” tab.

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