Publication 20D-UM002C-EN-P - November 2003
Communicating with Devices on a ControlNet Link 7-29
The PLC-5 controller supports logical ASCII addressing so you do not have to
map a compatibility file for MSG instructions initiated by a PLC-5 controller.
Place the DriveLogix tag name in double quotes (“).
Example 3: Producing and consuming tags
You can produce and consume tags with any Logix controller the same as you
do with a DriveLogix controller. All Logix controllers follow the same
requirements for producing and consuming tags. See Example 2 above.
Typed Write SINT or INT tag any integer element (such as B3:0,
T4:0.ACC, C5:0.ACC, N7:0, etc.)
REAL tag any floating point element (such as F8:0,
PD10:0.SP, etc.)
Word Range Read any data type (such as B3:0, T4:0, C5:0,
R6:0, N7:0, F8:0, etc.)
SINT, INT, DINT, or REAL
Word Range Write SINT, INT, DINT, or REAL any data type (such as B3:0, T4:0, C5:0,
R6:0, N7:0, F8:0, etc.)
Type of Logix MSG instruction: Source: Destination:
Type of MSG Instruction: Example Source and Destination:
PLC-5 writes to DriveLogix source element N7:10
destination tag “array_1”
PLC-5 reads from DriveLogix source tag “array_1”
destination element N7:10
