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breaks, reprompt of I/O address, including unused terminals and
special spacing.
The following are optional parameters for parametric build symbol placement:
Use of %%x prompt values
After entering values such as rack, group or slot, the values are available for
use on any subsequent I/O point of the module. If you want to use each I/O
point's TERMDESC_ attribute to carry the I/O address in Rack/Group, bit
number format, do the following:
1 Prompt for Rack and Group values in the first entry of the module.
%%1PROMPT=Rack number;%%2PROMPT=Group number.
2 Encode the TERMDESC_ value using %%1, %%2, and a bit number suffix.
TERMDESC_=1:%%1%%2/00 for the first I/O point
TERMDESC_=1:%%1%%2/01 for the 2nd I/O point
User Attributes
You can add and annotate your own attributes to the parametric symbols if
they are referenced in the Module Terminal Information table.
Address prefix or suffix
You can include a prefix or suffix to each address value that is inserted. For
example, if you want "IN-" to come in as a prefix for inputs on a given module
you would edit the database file and add ";TAGA_=IN-%%N" to each I/O
parametric data entry in the block of data of the module. The %%N represents
the calculated I/O address and the "IN-" is the prefix that gets added.
Dealing with non-sequential addresses
Some modules may have I/O address assignments that do not sequentially
increment from one terminal to the next. Use the "%%A" flag to represent the
beginning address of the module. In the example shown below, the address
sequence is non-sequential. Note the use of the "TAGA_=%%A+ <some value>"
flags.
ATTRIBUTESBLOCKCODE
TERM_=C,C;MFG=PLC-DIRECT;CAT=D2-
08ND3;...
HP?--WLRD2-08ND3
TERM_=0HP?WA-DQD2-08ND3
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