ControlLogix Wonderware bit level addressing

[Psymon]

I have a PLC5 program that I converted to Logix5000 platform with the automated translation tool. Everything went fine with that, but my problem is the Wonderware. I was just going to to a DBDump and convert all the tags in Excel and do a DBLoad. Problem is that all of the B addresses were addressed in bit level not word/bit, so everything is B3/145 instead of B3:9/1. So my question: Does Wonderware allow you to address things on the bit level to a ControlLogix? So if I put in B3.145 would that translate to B3[9].1? Or is my weekend shot?

Thanks all,
Jay

 

[Psymon]

Side note which I thought was kind of humorous. Whoever programmed the Wonderware must've been a superstitious fella. He never used bit 13 for any of the tags. Really had to double check to make sure I wasn't missing something on that, but alas, no bit 13's anywhere.

 

[kekrahulik]

Yes, Wonderware will address a CLX to the bit level as you ask. Bits are {Tagname}.bit.

FYI: Make sure you have the latest version of your WW I/O server. We've experienced some issues with older versions that read the CLX Array B3[9] as B3[7], B3[8] as B3[6].....B3[n] as B3[n-2]. We never did figure out what it did with B3[0] and B3[1]. It was all quite baffling until we discovered the offset - and still quite confusing until we tried updated the I/O Server. Once we updated the I/O server, all was good.

 

[DaveW]

Yes, Wonderware will address a CLX to the bit level as you ask. Bits are {Tagname}.bit.

FYI: Make sure you have the latest version of your WW I/O server. We've experienced some issues with older versions that read the CLX Array B3[9] as B3[7], B3[8] as B3[6].....B3[n] as B3[n-2]. We never did figure out what it did with B3[0] and B3[1]. It was all quite baffling until we discovered the offset - and still quite confusing until we tried updated the I/O Server. Once we updated the I/O server, all was good.

Jay, I don't think that's what he asking. B3.145 will not translate to B3[9].1 in ww. What I've done before is export the tags to Excel and then write a formula that would calculate the number of whole integers and the remainder and combine them into the right format.