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Rockwell Automation 2711E PanelBuilder 1400e Modbus Communications User Manual

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Defining Tags

Publication 2711E-6.12 – August 1997

Configuring a Block Tag

Use the following procedure to configure a block tag:

Important:

Block tags are used only for the Alarm Control and the
Alarm Acknowledge Value control when multiple,
simultaneous alarms need to be monitored. For more
information, see Chapter 11, “Configuring Alarms,” in
the PanelBuilder 1400e Configuration Software for
Windows User Manual.

1. If the tag is part of a folder, select the folder in the folder

hierarchy. The folder name appears in the Name field and is the
first part of the tag name.

2. Type a tag name. If the tag is part of a folder, type the name after

the backslash (\).

3. For Type, select Block.