ProSoft Technology CLX-APACS - Manual (Page 42)

Page 36 QTS- CLX-APACS March 2015
Enter the RSLinx Path Specifier to set the location of the module. This will be the name
of the second ENBT module associated with the QTS-CLX-APACS modules (see page
9). In the example shown, the name is APACS.
Type the FileName or use the Select File Name button to enter the file location where the
exported aliases will be saved.
Click OK to create the alias file.
WARNING!
If you change the I/O or ControlLogix configuration, re-import aliases so
that the ControlLogix processor uses the correct addresses and clear the
ControlLogix output table so that values don’t get written to incorrect
addresses.
Importing Aliases in RSLogix 5000
To import the alias file into RSLogix 5000, you must be offline. Select Tools/Import…
and import the alias file.
TIP
If you have changed mode on the QTS-CLX-APACS, delete any aliases
you previously imported into RSLogix 5000 before you import the new
aliases.
Alias Format
ClxApacsMasCfg builds each alias name from the Module name and address information
(Rack, Slot and Channel) supplied by the configuration program
The ControlLogix data address is built from the RSLinx Path Specifier you enter and the
data mappings created by the configuration program.
To build the alias name, ClxApacsMasCfg prefixes the name with the module name and
an underscore. It prefixes the ControlLogix address with the RSLinx specifier you
supply.
Examples:
ALIAS,"","APACS_DO_R01S04C05","APACS_DO_R01S04C05","","APACS:0:O.Data[1] "
In this example, the alias is for a discrete output on channel 5 of the module in rack 1 slot
4, which is mapped to ControlLogix address output data at offset 1 of connection 0. The
module name is APACS, as is the RSLinx path.
ALIAS,"","APACS_DI_R01S05C01","APACS_DI_R01S05C01","","APACS:0:I.Data[18]"
In this example, the alias is for a discrete input on channel 1 of the module in rack 1 slot
5, which is mapped to ControlLogix address input data at offset 18 of connection 0.
ALIAS,"","APACS_AI_R01S06C03","APACS_AI_R01S06C03","","APACS:8:I.Data[2]"
In this example, the alias is for an analog input on channel 3 of the module in rack 1 slot
6, which is mapped to ControlLogix address input data at offset 2 of connection 8.
ALIAS,"","APACS_AO_R01S06C01","APACS_AO_R01S06C01","","APACS:8:O.Data[0] "