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The value assigned to the module's TAG attribute.Module's tag
The value assigned to the module's installation attribute.Module's Installation
The value assigned to the module's location attribute.Module's Location
The values assigned to the module's 5 description attributes.Description 1-5 (DESC1-DESC5)
The value used to determine if a module is an input or
output module if it cannot be determined from the para-
Voltage/Input/Output (VOLTAGE)
metric data file. For input modules, AutoCAD Electrical
looks for DI, AI, or IN as part of the text string. For output
modules, AutoCAD Electrical looks for DO, AO, or OUT as
part of the text string. For combination modules, it looks
for IO, Other, or both IN and OUT in the text string.
Special PLC values
There are some special values that can be placed in a row to direct special PLC
module features:
Insert this keyword in the ADDRESS column of the spreadsheet where
you want the PLC module to break and continue on the next ladder
BREAK
column. There should not be any other data in the spreadsheet row;
only the word BREAK in the address column.
Insert this keyword in the ADDRESS column of the spreadsheet where
you want to add extra space between adjacent I/O points. There
SPACER
should not be any other data in the spreadsheet row; only the word
SPACER in the address column.
Insert this keyword into the CODE module part number column right
after the end of the previous module's data on the spreadsheet. This
SKIP
keyword triggers the utility to skip a ladder before it begins the next
module in the spreadsheet. There should not be any other data in
the spreadsheet row; only the word SKIP in the part number code
column.
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