Rockwell Automation 9301 Series RSView32 Users Guide - Manual (Page 6)

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RSView32 User’s Guide
Using the spreadsheet ................................................................................. 4-11
Moving through the spreadsheet............................................................................. 4-11
Resizing columns and rows...................................................................................... 4-11
Adding a tag................................................................................................................ 4-12
Duplicating a tag ........................................................................................................ 4-12
Editing a tag................................................................................................................ 4-12
Deleting a tag.............................................................................................................. 4-13
Configuring tag type ...................................................................................... 4-13
Configuring an analog tag......................................................................................... 4-13
Configuring a digital tag............................................................................................ 4-17
Configuring a string tag ............................................................................................ 4-18
Specifying a data source ........................................................................... 4-19
Specifying device as the data source ....................................................................... 4-20
Specifying memory as the data source.................................................................... 4-21
Other methods for creating tags .......................................................... 4-22
Creating tags in a third–party application .............................................................. 4-22
Creating tags as needed in other RSView32 editors............................................. 4-23
Using the Tag Browser ........................................................................................... 4-24
Importing tags from a PLC database...................................................................... 4-25
Importing ControlLogix tags................................................................................... 4-27
Using the Database Import & Export Wizard...................................................... 4-27
Creating tags using the RSView32 Object Model and VBA............................... 4-28
Adding alarms to tags .................................................................................. 4-28
Logging tag values ......................................................................................... 4-29
Using the tag monitor .................................................................................. 4-29
Creating a tag monitor object .................................................................................. 4-30
Creating a tag monitor file........................................................................................ 4-31
Selecting tags .............................................................................................................. 4-31
Understanding what you see .................................................................................... 4-34
Changing what you see ............................................................................................. 4-35
Viewing details ........................................................................................................... 4-37