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Chapter 3 Driver and Protocol Objects
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• Through a direct DH485 connection using a 1784-PCMK card in
conjunction with either a 1747-AIC or 1761-NET-AIC module.
PLC Address refers to the PLC network node address setting as
configured on the physical device. If devices share a common Interface,
they require unique addresses. When using DF1 protocol (serial
communications), valid addresses range from 0 to 254 decimal. When
using DH+, valid addresses range from 0 to 77 octal.
PLC Model specifies the particular type of PLC or SLC you are
representing with this object. The PLC Model you select determines
what native data members comprise the object.
PollRate is a numeric expression that determines how often to poll the
device. LookoutDirect polls the device at the specified time interval.
Normally, this is a simple time constant such as 0:01 (one second). See
Numeric Data Members
in Chapter 2, How LookoutDirect Works, of the
Getting Started with LookoutDirect manual for information on entering
time constants.
Poll is a logical expression. When this expression changes from false to
true, Lookout
Direct
polls the device. You can use a simple expression like
the signal from a pushbutton, or a complex algorithm.
Communication alarm priority determines the priority level of the
alarms generated by the AB object.