Addressing Reference
1785 PLC-5
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Figure 2 illustrates the general format for logical addressing in the data
table of the 1785 PLC-5 memory.
Figure 2
General Format for Logical Addressing
Identifier
File Type
B
Binary
F
Floating-point
N
Integer
R
Control
T
Timer
C
Counter
I
Input
O
Output
S
Status
D
BCD (for display only)
A
ASCII (for display only)
BT
Block-transfer
MG
Message
PD
PID
SC
SFC Status
ST
ASCII String
File Number
0
Output (do not enter)
1
Input (do not enter)
2
Status (do not enter)
3
Binary (default)
4
Timer (default)
5
Counter (default)
6
Control (default)
7
Integer (default)
8
Floating-point (default)
9–999
Any file type except
Output, Input, or Status
Bit Number
0 – 17 Octal for I/O files
0 – 15 Decimal for other files
Structure/word Number
0 – 277 Octal for I/O files
0 – 128 Decimal for status file
0 – 77 Octal for token data files
0 – 584 Decimal for message files
0 – 398 Decimal for PID files
0 – 779 Decimal for ASCII-string files
0 – 999 Decimal for all other file types
Logical Address Identifier
File Separator
Bit Separator (if addressing a bit)
$ B 123 : 123 / 15
17392–I
Note: BT, MG, PD, SC, and ST files are not available on PLC-5/10, -5/12, -5/15, and -5/25 processors.
In addition, since the output, input, and status files are automatically assigned files numbers 0, 1, and 2
respectively, do not enter a file number for these files.
Note that throughout this publication we use $ as the logical address
identifier. This is an entry for INTERCHANGE software. It is also an entry
for 6200 software in sending a message from some other stations to a
PLC-5 station. It is not used in 6200 software for internal addressing.
Figures 3 through 23 show specific formats for logical addressing of
various areas of the 1785 PLC-5 data table.
General Format for Logical
ASCII Addressing