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Configuring Your Operator Panel
Configure the Panel Features
-- Select Configure Panel. These features are
discussed in detail in Chapter 3, but include:
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Field Point Configuration
-- The field points can be configured as
either Setpoint or Display. A Setpoint reads from (and displays) and
writes to a PLC register and a Display only reads from (and displays) a
PLC register.
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Force Option
-- Selecting this option allows the PLC ladder program
itself to write to a setpoint location.
Open the Field Point Configuration window below by double--clicking on the Point
selected or clicking Modify with the Point selected.
BCD is typically
used for Direct-
Logic PLCs.
Binary is typically
used for Allen-
Bradley PLCs.
Save and Download
-- Once you have completed your configuration, you can save
it to disk and/or write (download) directly to the panel.
NOTE:
Be sure to select the correct port on your PC (Com 1, 2, 3, 4) in order to Write
to the Panel.
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