Special Controller Functions
Appendix C
C–10
To read the contents of Floating Point 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 (F)Float and press [
].
You are prompted for a floating point file number:
File Number:
8
Element Addr: 0
PLC-5 DF1, DH-485
Operating Systems
Select File Number
8
Press ENTER
3. Enter the floating point file number and word or element address.
You are shown the value at that address:
File:Elem:
F008:000
Float
0.
4. To change the floating point value or element address, move the cursor to
the data field using the [PREV] or [NEXT] keys. Enter the new data.
5. Press the [
] key to enter new length or position values to the
displayed floating point address.
6. Pressing the [PREV MENU] key at any time returns to the P–A/D file
select menu.
Reading / Writing Floating
Point Files
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