Rockwell Automation 1775-S4B,D17756.5.3 User Manual SCANNER/MSG HND - Manual (Page 39)

Chapter
5
5Ć1
Getting Started in Report Generation
The 1775-S4B scanner uses a programming language for report generation
to print or display formatted text and data. After reading this chapter, you
should be able to:
Understand the command line structure
Write and execute a simple procedure
Execute a procedure using the message instruction in a ladder diagram
program
Before you start generating reports with your 1775-S4B scanner, you need
to understand certain key concepts:
Report generation—A programming language that the 1775-S4B
scanner uses to print or display formatted text and data.
Procedure—A collection of report generation command lines that the
1775-S4B scanner uses to generate formatted text and data.
Report—The output generated when a procedure is executed. For
example, shift report, machine status report, or downtime report.
We refer to these terms throughout the discussion of report generation for
the 1775-S4B scanner.
The general format for a command line that you will use to generate
reports is:
<;comment>
The command tells the 1775-S4B scanner what to do. The 1775- S4B
scanner only recognizes one command per command line.
The optional modifier tells the 1775-S4B scanner which way to execute the
command.
The parameters tell the 1775-S4B scanner what data to change.
5.0
Chapter Objectives
5.1
Introduction
5.2
Command Line Format