Operator Interface Module Instruction Manual

Special Controller Functions
Appendix C
DTAM Micro
C–3
To read the contents of controller Input and Output files:
1. Select item 1 from the Special Menu to access the P–A/D function.
You are prompted for a file type:
Select File Type:
(O) Output
2. Press [NEXT] and [PREV] keys to scroll through the file types.
Select either Input or Output and press [
].
You are shown the data at an Input or Output file element number:
File=I001 DEC
Elem=003 19774
3. You can enter a new element number. If you are accessing PLC-5 data,
you must enter an octal value.
You are shown the decimal value at that address element:
File=I001 DEC
Elem=004 19774
Data Format
Data
Initially, you are shown the decimal value at that address element. If you
press [NEXT], the hexadecimal format is displayed:
File=I001 HEX
Elem=003 4D3E
Pressing [NEXT] again displays the binary value:
File=I001 Elem=003
0011111001001101
4. Use the [+/-] key to increment or decrement the current element address.
5. To exit, press the [MODE] key to return to the initial P-A/D screen.
You can press the [MODE] key at any time during the P-A/D function.
Select File Type:
(O) Output
6. Pressing the [MENU] key at the P-A/D screen exits the P-A/D function
and displays the Main Menu.
Reading Controller
Input and Output Files