Copy instruction in RSLogix5000

[Keldog]

in a copy instruction can the source element be the same as the destination element like can it be a counter pointed at the same tag.

I wont be able to respond till tomorrow cause i am heading out of the office for the day.

thanks in advance for you help

 

[roelandr2]

I am not sure what you are trying to do but yes a copy instructions source and destination can be the same tag.

 

[mellis]

Keldog,

I'm also wondering what it is you really want to do.

A copy instruction with the source and destination the same does nothing useful.

If you want to increment a value like a counter, use an ADD instruction.

ADD Count 1 Count.

 

[Keldog]

Sorry about being so vague. I was wondering is there anyway to turn a counter into a INT so i can copy it into another INT. My counter is counting but i can't transfer the data over to my VTS. So do i have to move my counter into an INT tag first then copy.

 

[mellis]

Keldog,

You can move the DINT from the counter accumulator into an INT, that will work fine as long as you don't count past 32,767.

I don't see why you need an intermediate INT tag. Just MOV the counter .ACC into your target INT tag.