This allows a set of tags to point to a string area in a PLC which is used to hold string text � this can then be read in and displayed by a digital object, or saved to a custom report.

Tag Text Serial data setup

1. The strings are held in the PLC, two ascii characters per word.

Such as DM 100, each two characters requires 1 tag, thus a 16 char string would need 8 tags.

2. A set of tags is setup to read the entire length of the string (for 16 char string as above)

Tag 1=DM 100
Tag 2=DM 101
Tag 3=DM 102
Tag 4=DM 103
Tag 5=DM 104
Tag 6=DM 105
Tag 7=DM 106
Tag 8=DM 107

To display on a Mimic Screen, use a digital object, set the Type to Tag Text Serial

Set the Tag to the start tag, and click Setup to access further options

To Save Tag Text Serial to a Custom Report

Create a custom report, enable and set report frequency as required.

Set the Tag to the start tag, data to Tag Text Serial and Tag count to 8.

NOTE:
1. This was added to MicroScan V5 and did not exist in MicroScan V4.
2. No DLL support is provided for accessing the serial number strings.
3. No support is provided for saving the serial number strings into recorder graphs.