OPC90 Server
7.32
Text String (TEXTSTR)
The TEXTSTR OPC90 block is used to retrieve the exception reported output
from Bailey Text String blocks (function code 194).
Restrictions: This OPC block is only valid for Bailey interface types INICI03,
INICI12 and INICI13.
TAGNAME TYPE
ACCESS
DESCRIPTION
ADDR_RING VT_I2
Config/Read
Bailey ring address.
ADDR_NODE VT_I2
Config/Read
Bailey node address.
ADDR_MODULE VT_I2
Config/Read
Bailey module address.
ADDR_BLOCK VT_I2
Config/Read
Bailey block address.
MESSAGE
VT_BSTR
Read
Provides the block operational message.
TAG
VT_BSTR
Read
Provides the block name.
TAGLONG VT_BSTR
Read Provides
the block long OPC path name.
TAGDESC
VT_BSTR
Read
Provides the block descriptor.
QUALITY VT_BOOL
Read
Current
quality of Bailey values (0-good, 1-
bad).
QUAL_OVR
VT_BOOL
Read
Quality override (0-Off, 1-On).
EU
VT_I2
Read
Engineering Units Code.
EU_TEXT
VT_BSTR
Read
Engineering Units String.
MODE
VT_I2
Read/Write
The mode of the Bailey block.
0 - Manual
1 - Auto
MODE_LOCK
VT_BOOL
Read
Mode lock (0-Off, 1-On).
ALARM
VT_BOOL
Read
Alarm active indicator.
ALARM_REQ VT_BOOL
Read/Write
Alarm
request (0-No, 1-Yes) (see note 1).
TEXTSTR
VT_BSTR
Read/Write
Text string value (see note 2).
TEXTSTR_LOCK
VT_BOOL
Read
Text string lock (0-Off, 1-On).
TEXTSTR_MAX
VT_I2
Read
Maximum text string size allowed.
TEXTSTR_SEQ
VT_I2
Read
Comm system text string sequence number.
Notes:
1.) When ALARM_REQ is set (1) and a write occurs to TEXTSTR, the write will specify the string
is in alarm.
2.) The text string value can be written when the block is in manual mode, the text string lock is
not on and the TEXTSTR application and / or block configuration supports writes.
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