B&B Electronics VFG3000 - Manual - Manual (Page 85)

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The Data tab of a multi variable contains the following properties...
• The Mapping property is used to specify if the variable is to be mapped to a
register in a remote device, or if it exists only within the terminal. If you press
the arrow button and select a device name from the resulting menu, you will be
presented with a dialog box that will allow a PLC register to be selected.
• The remainder of the properties are as described for the Data tab of flag tags.
T HE D ATA T AB (F ORMULAE )
The Data tab of a multi formula contains the following properties...
• The Tag Value property is used to specify the value represented by this tag. It is
typically set to a combination of other tags, linked together using math operators.
In the example above, the tag is set equal to a value of one, two or three,
depending on the state of three different flags. For more information on the
?:
operator used in this example, refer to the Writing Expressions section.
• The Simulation property is a described for flag tags.