Exchanging Data with CX-Process Monitor/SCADA Software and with Other Nodes
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3-4
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3-4-2
Exchanging Data with CX-Process Monitor
Mechanism for reading data from CX-Process Monitor
CX-Process Monitor uses the data in the Area to send to computer on the
CPU Unit to read data from the Loop Control Unit.
To send data on the Loop Control Unit to this Area to send to computer, the
data to be monitored must be specified by the Send to Computer blocks.
CX-Process Monitor uses a symbol for handling user-defined data called a
"tag number" (a fixed name for each ITEM in each function block called a
"tag ITEM") to specify the data to be monitored.
Note
The following table shows the data that can be monitored or set on CX-
Process Monitor.
Target data
Function blocks
to be output to
CX-Process
Monitor (send to
computer blocks)
Function blocks
specifiable by
send to computer
blocks
Monitor
Setting
Tag No.
Tag
ITEM
1-Block Send
Terminal to
Computer (Block
Model 403)
Basic PID,
Advanced PID,
Indication and
Setting, Indication
and Operation,
Ratio Setting,
Indicator
Each function
block
4-Block Send
Terminal to
Computer (Block
Model 404)
1
Basic PID,
Advanced PID,
Indication and
Setting, Indication
and Operation,
Ratio Setting,
Indicator,
High/Low Alarm,
Timer, Counter
User-
defined
Each ITEM
(only
ITEMs
allocated a
tag ITEM)
Fixed
Analog signal
(including
parameters)
AO to Computer
(Block Model 402)
No restriction
User-
defined
Contact signal
(including
parameters)
DO to Computer
(Block Model 401)
No restriction
User-
defined
Analog output AO Terminal Settings from Computer
(Block Model 410)
2
User-
defined
Contact output DO Terminal Settings from Computer
(Block Model 409)
2
User-
defined
1: This data cannot be registered to the Tuning screen by the 4-Block
Send Terminal to Computer block (Block Model 404).
2: This data can be monitored by re-issuing the data to the network.
So, the following three operations must be performed to use CX-
Process Monitor. Each of these operations is executed on CX-Process
Tool.