Report Generation
Chapter 9
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Table 9.C
Address Delimiters
Delimiter Format
Explanation
Message Report Format
*XXX*
Enter 3digit word address
between delimiters.
Displays BCD value at
assigned word address.
*XXX1*
or
*XXX0*
Enter 3digit word address and
a 1" for upper byte or a 0" for
lower byte between delimiters.
Displays the octal value at
assigned byte address.
*XXXXX*
Enter 5digit bit address
between delimiters.
Displays the ON or OFF status
of the assigned bit address.
#XXX#
Enter 3, 4, or 5digit word
address between delimiters.
Displays the BCD value at
assigned word address.
!XXX!
Enter 3, 4, or 5digit word
address between delimiters.
Displays the 4digit hex value
at address.
&XXX1&
&XXX0&
Enter 3, 4, or 5digit word
address and a 1" for upper
byte or a 0" for lower byte
between delimiters.
Displays the octal value at the
assigned byte address.
^XXXXX^
Enter 5, 6, or 7digit bit
address between delimiters.
Displays the ON or OFF status
of the assigned bit address.
As an example, suppose it was desired to report the output condition, or or
off, of a device, SR6, during each cycle of machine operation. Delimiters
would be used to denote the output address 013/05, and the cycle counter
accumulative value (stored at 030
8
). The desired message, SR6 is
(on or off) in cycle (xxx), would be entered into memory with the
following keystrokes: [S][R][6][ ][I][S][ ][*][0][1][3][0][5][*][ ][I][N]
[ ][C][Y][C][L][E][ ][#][0][3][0][#][.][ESC].
The message entry must be terminated with the escape ([ESC]) key. Until
[ESC] is pressed, all keystrokes become part of the message. Pressing
[ESC] again will return to ladder diagram display. Pressing [CANCEL
COMMAND] on the PLC-2 Family keytop overlay will also terminate
message store and return to ladder diagram display if a peripheral device
was used to enter report generation mode.
Accessible in any mode, the message print command is used to print the
contents of a message to verify it. This command is accessed by pressing
[M] [P] [,] [message number] [RETURN]. Valid message numbers are
listed under MESSAGE STORE.
In the example, the message print command would give the following:
SR6 IS *01305* IN CYCLE #030#.
9.1.3
Message Print - MP
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