MVI69E-MBS ♦ CompactLogix™ Platform
Using Controller Tags
Modbus Serial Enhanced Communication Module
User Manual
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Using Controller Tags
Controller tags are a feature of the RSLogix software and are part of the MVI69E-MBS
Add-On Instruction. Refer to the section Adding the Module to RSLogix (page 14) for
information on importing the Add-On Instruction into RSLogix.
4.1
Controller Tags
Data related to the MVI69E-MBS is stored in the ladder logic in variables called
controller tags. You use controller tags to manage communication between the MVI69E-
MBS module and the CompactLogix or MicroLogix 1500-LRP processor:
View the read and write data being transferred between the module and the
processor.
View status data for the module.
Set up and trigger special functions.
Initiate module restarts (Warm Boot or Cold Boot).
Individual controller tags can be grouped into collections of controller tags called
controller tag structures. A controller tag structure can contain any combination of:
Individual controller tags
Controller tag arrays
Lower-level controller tag structures
The controller tags are included in the MVI69E-MBS Add-On Instruction ladder logic.
After you import the Add-On Instruction, you can find the controller tags in the
Controller
Tags
subfolder, located in the
Controller
folder in the
Controller Organizer
pane of the
main Studio 5000 window. This controller tag structure is arranged as a tree structure.
Individual controller tags are found at the lowest level of the tree structure. Each
individual controller tag is defined to hold data of a specific type, such as integer or
floating-point data.
The Add-On Instruction also includes user-defined data types (UDTs). UDTs are
collections of data types and declares the data types for the controller tag structures.
The MVI69E-MBS Add-On Instruction is extensively commented to provide information
on the purpose and function of each user-defined data type and controller tag. For most
applications, the Add-On Instruction works without needing any modification.
4.1.1 MVI69E-MBS Controller Tags
The main controller tag structure,
MBS
, is broken down into five lower-level controller tag
structures.