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40 Publication LOGIX-AP010B-EN-P - May 2010
Chapter 2 Software Conversions - Program Structure
In the ladder code these symbols can be displayed instead of the assigned
addresses as shown below.
A limitation of Step 5 is that the length of a symbol name is by default
restricted to 8 characters, extendable to maximum 20 characters. The comment
is limited to 20 characters and is extendable to 48 characters.
In RSLogix 5000 software, a feature called ‘built-in device profiles’ means that
when a digital input/output card is configured, the individual channels are
automatically assigned addresses based on the digital module slot number and
type of card.
This address can be seen from the Controller Tag screen that is accessed by
clicking the Controller Tag icon on the project tree as shown below.
In the window below, a 16-channel digital input module is configured in slot 1.
The channels are assigned addresses
Local:1:I.Data.0 to Local:1:I.Data.15