Maple Systems MAPware-7000 - Manual (Page 107)

MAPware-7000 Programming Manual 107
1010-1040, Rev. 02
Note: if you click on the Tag Database icon, the Tag Information window displays:
Each assigned tag in the database has seven attributes arranged and presented as columns:

Tag No. – This is the tag number assigned to the tag when created. Tags are assigned in
numerical order.

Tag Name – When you create a tag, you must provide a name for the tag.

Port – If the address assigned to the tag comes from one of the external ports (i.e.
Com1, Com2, Ethernet), then the port is shown.

Tag Address – this is the specific internal memory address or PLC memory address
assigned to the tag.
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Byte(s) – number of bytes (1, 2, 4, or bit) allocated to the tag.

Node Name - where the tag memory address is located (i.e. internal memory or external
connection to a PLC).

Tag Type – either Default Tag (predefined tag) or User Defined Tag (programmer
defined).
To modify the tag database, use the buttons displayed in the Tag Database popup window (see
above) or right-click on the Tags folder in the Project Information Window to display a popup
dialog box: