Special Controller Functions
Appendix C
C–13
To read/write the contents of PLC controller Block Transfer Read or
Write files:
1. Select item 1 from the Special Menu to access the P–A/D function.
You are prompted for a file type:
Select file type:
(O)Output
PREV/NEXT To Scroll
ENTER To Select
2. Press [NEXT] and [PREV] keys to scroll through the file types.
Select (BT, BTR, or BTW) Block Xfer and press [
].
You are prompted for a block transfer file number:
File Number:
11
Element Addr: 0
PLC-5 DF1
Operating System
Select File Number
11
Press ENTER
File Number:
11
Element Addr: 0
Sub-Element Addr: 0
Remote I/O
Operating System
(BTR)Block Transfer Read
Element Addr: 0
3. Enter the block transfer file number and word or element /
sub-element address.
You are shown the value at that address:
File:Elem: SElem DEC
BT011:000:00
00 000
15 .... Binary ...
0
0000 0000 0000 0000
PLC-5 DF1
Operating System
Remote I/O
Operating System
File:Elem: DEC
Hex
BTR :000 00 000 0000
15 .... Binary ...
0
0000 0000 0000 0000
4. To change a value, element, or sub-element address, move the cursor into
the data field using the [NEXT] or [PREV] keys. Enter the new data. If
you are editing binary data, use the [+/-] key to toggle the data between 1
and 0 and press [NEXT] or [PREV] to move to the next bit.
5. Press [
] to to load the new data into the file.
6. Pressing the [PREV MENU] key at any time returns to the P–A/D file
select menu.
Reading / Writing Controller
Block Transfer Files
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