Tags in QuickDesigner translated to RSLOGIX

[SNK]

Paul, there seems to be a few "unknowns" here in your application.

First: Are you 100% sure that this QP application is the one for the application that you are speaking about?

(Because unless your Scanner Card is capable of scanning more than 32 words) (Maximum I:1.31/15), I really don't see how the tags are referenced to (I:034/00) in your QP application.

In Rslogix, if your card is inserted into slot 1, you will automatically have 64 words in total scanned, 32 for Inputs, and 32 for your outputs.

I remember that the RIO part of QP was a royal pain in the asssss though....I hope that I am not forgetting anything important.


As mentioned above, the syntax in the QP is

RRGS.Decimal
(Rack/Group/Slot.Bit)

Maybe post your RSS file, I can validate those hicups.
There is definately something that I am missing here...

 

[PaulHilgeman]

Yes, I am sure that this QP is for this application. I have a copy of the .prj locally and the client sent in the qp as well, I downloaded the file off of the qp and compared, they are identical.

But like we said before, would I:1/434 in my RSLogix program map to 27/2 in QD?

But that does not correspond to what I know is existing and functioning in this program and QP.

From my first post, this logic is driven by a button with the following tags in QD:

1-I:030/14
2-O:031/15

I know that O:6/4 is driven by 2 touchscreens, and a hard input button connected to an input card.

Thanks for the help and patience with this issue.

-Paul

 

[tomalbright]

I don't see a problem with addresses here; the usage of bits in a file, and the word/bit usage are both able to be used in a program. I have several that do this.

 

[PaulHilgeman]

Ok, cool. So how what would by tags be on my button to write to this XIC:

keeping in mind what worked for the previous example.

Thanks. This is turning out like a quiz for RSLogix and QuickDesigner!

 

[SNK]

I don't see a problem with addresses here; the usage of bits in a file, and the word/bit usage are both able to be used in a program. I have several that do this.

That really doesn't address this issue.

 

[tomalbright]

That looks right; if you enter the SN address as "I:1.27/2", you get that address. You can change the View options to show the address I typed in, though! Look under "Address" in the "View/Properties" box, and change the "Address Display" option to that format.

 

[tomalbright]

That really doesn't address this issue.

I think it does; there's confusion over addressing. I think he's looking at one type of address, and confusing it with another. The PLC and QP don't care about the format, and you can use both types.

 

[PaulHilgeman]

Ok,

But then why would a button in QD with a tag 1-I:030/14 and 2-O:031/15 control I1:24/12?

That is what does not make sense to me.

-Paul

 

[tomalbright]

I've gone back through this thread, and I think I need to see the logic on this one, if you could post it. I'm scrambling to find my QD application, I changed hard drives, and missed it somewhere...

I'm getting confused, too.

 

[PaulHilgeman]

The logic of both the example and the button I XIC bit that I am trying to write to are posted.

The one I am trying to control is I1:434.

The example that I gave that I know functions correctly uses input I1:396.

Both are selected in the images that I posted above so that they are easy to identify.

-Paul

 

[tomalbright]

What you want to do will work fine, I was trying to figure out this from your other post:

But then why would a button in QD with a tag 1-I:030/14 and 2-O:031/15 control I1:24/12?

 

[PaulHilgeman]

Yes, but how do I make it work fine, and why does my example work the way it does. I can just go with it and make my button tag I:027/2 and jsut hope it works and send the TP back to the client, but I want to know why it works so that I can be a bit more sure of myself.

 

[tomalbright]

Address the button for the scanner address, which is a little different. It's a block of IO addresses, yours would be either I:1/434 or I:1.27/2. The QP uses just basic IO, and the IO file isn't usually addressed by its actual file IO. You would be looking at a number, like:

I(always file 1):word/bit, or I:word/bit, or I:1/bit.

The File number is optional, word and bit are not. It looks like it addresses IO the "normal" way, which would be, in your case, "I:027/2".

I got the file loaded, and the way the addresses are used is odd. The I/O 33 and 34 addresses don't jive. I'm working on it.

 

[PaulHilgeman]

Yeah, it seems odd to me too, from the other pannels that I have worked on most of the addresses seem much lower, in other systems that I am just browsing the QP files from, the addresses are in the 20-24 range.

-Paul

 

[PaulHilgeman]

Nevermind, there are three QPs per system and on the one located in the bedroom, they seem to always be in the 30-32 range. In the galley they are 20-22 range.