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Rockwell Automation 2706 DL20 SERIES G USER MANUAL User Manual

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Chapter 8
Special Functions

8–15

Setting Parallel Port

Data Formats
The parallel port can be configured to accept either binary or BCD data for
either message triggers or variable data. This allows you to input variables in
a BCD format and triggers in a binary format (allows full 1022 message
capability).

Important: Binary data must be selected if the serial port is being used for
message triggers.

Data Sampling
Sampling of the data on the parallel port can be either:

Event driven using an edge triggered strobe (ETS) input

Time driven using a set sample rate

Logic Levels
The parallel port can be configured to accept either:

High true logic where:
On state = 1 = voltage across input

Low true logic where:
On state = 0 = no voltage across input

High true logic is the default.

Message Prompts
After selecting Set Parallel Port, you are prompted for the logic level.

HI TRUE LOGIC? Y

After selecting the logic level, you are prompted for the message data type
(binary or BCD).

BINARY MSG DATA? N

You are then prompted for the variable data type (binary or BCD).

BINARY VAR DATA? N

After selecting the data types, you are prompted for the type of data sampling
(time or event driven).

TIME SAMPLE? Y

Note: It is recommended that you use time driven sampling unless a non
Allen-Bradley programmable controller with word I/O modules is used.

If you select event driven sampling, you are prompted for the trigger
transition (high to low or low to high).

USE HI TO LOW?