Rockwell Automation 2755-SNx Adaptascan Bar Code Readers - Manual (Page 336)

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Terminals on a DeviceNet Network
Publication 2755-6.8
Use the form view of the tag editor toEF enter DeviceNet tags. Do
not use the table view since it does not show all of the DeviceNet
fields.
I/O Slave Tag Form View
Explicit-Server Tag Form View Explicit-Client Tag Form View
Field Description Valid Characters Notes
Tag Name
➀➁
The name of the tag Maximum characters = 32
•
A - Z, a - z, 0 - 9
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hyphen (-), underscore(_),
percent (%)
•
if you type an invalid character, the Tag Editor
beeps and does not display it
•
the tag name must be unique within a project
•
cannot begin with 0 - 9, hyphen (-), or percent (%)
•
tag names are not case-sensitive
•
do not use blanks, tabs, carriage returns,
non-printable characters
Data Type The data format for the tag Select one of the following:
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bit
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4BCD
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unsigned integer
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signed integer
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IEEE Float
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bit array
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character array
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the data type must be compatible with the data
format selected in the object’s dialog.
Alternate Methods:
Type the first letter of the data type. For
example, type b for the bit data type.
Use the TAB key to move to the Data Type
field and press ALT+
↓
to display the list of
available formats.
Object Dialog
Tag Editor
Table continued on the next page.
PanelView Tag Editor