Rockwell Automation 2706-ND1 DL40 OFFLINE PROGRAMMING SFTWR.USER MANUAL - Manual (Page 58)

Chapter 5
The Develop Menu
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press [CTRL][F] . The software will ask you to modify any one or more of the
3 formatting parameters described above:
Parameter Acceptable values
Variable Size 1 to 7 (including decimal point)
Decimal Point Position
(number of placed after the
decimal point) 0 to 6 (the maximum value is one less than the
variable size selected above)
Suppress Zeroes
(appearing in front of the
first significant digit) Yes or No
Insert ASCII or BCD Variable With [CTRL][W]
You can send a single word ASCII or BCD variable for insertion into a
message. Use
[CTRL][W] to specify the insertion position. The software will
prompt you to specify either ASCII or BCD. The software will insert the
symbol for an ASCII or BCD variable (↕).
Note: BCD data consists of 4 digits per word, and ASCII data consists of 2
characters per word.
Note: Variables can be strung together to form compound variables up to 20
ASCII or 40 BCD characters long in any combination as long as the total
does not exceed 10 words.
Insert Request for ASCII Input Data With [CTRL][X]
A data request requires that ASCII Input Data, an 8-bit ASCII character, be
entered through the keyboard port into the message being displayed.
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When returning ASCII Input Data via RS-485 Port, the message
requesting the data must be triggered via the RS-485 Port. This is true for
both Parallel Port and Remote I/O units. Data is automatically entered
when you press
[
↵
] .
Note: Data is returned to the triggering device without solicitation by the
device and without an checking that data was received by the device.
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With Remote I/O units, the ASCII input data will be sent via Remote I/O
Port to your PLC as part of the Return Message Number Being Displayed
(described in the Bulletin 2706 Dataliner Message Display DL40 Series
User Manual, Publication 2706-807). Data can be returned to your PLC
in:
– Message/Variable/Slave Run Mode
– Message/Variable Run Mode
– Message List Run Mode