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Group by Device -
Protocol B will have 4 scan lines that will look like the following: Scan Line 1 and 2 will
represent Device_1 and Scan Line 3 and 4 will represent Device_2.
Scan Line 1 => Type Integer, length of 2
Scan Line 2 => Type Float, length of 1
Scan Line 3 => Type Integer, length of 2
Scan Line 4 => Type Float, length of 1
Group by Data Type -
Protocol B will have 2 scan lines that will look like the following: Like data types
from Device_1 and Device_2 will be combined.
Scan Line 1 => Type Integer, length of 4
Scan Line 2 => Type Float, length of 2
External PLC Configuration: Manual Configure Mode
1)
To transition from either of the two Auto-Configure modes to Manual Configure Mode, click the
dropdown in the middle of the Allen-Bradley Configuration page and select Manual Configure.
a)
When prompted, click
OK
to confirm mode change or
Cancel
to remain in Auto-Configure Mode.
2)
Once OK is clicked, there are two options for how to proceed.
3)
To keep the scan lines that are already configured, press
OK
.
a)
You would want this option if you are adding additional scan lines or you want to modify the
scan line(s) that already exist.
4)
To delete the scan lines that are already there and start over, press
Cancel
.
5)
To add additional PLCs, click the -Select- dropdown under Allen-Bradley PLC Device List and select
Add Generic PLC
option.