CSE-Semaphore TWinSoft Manual - ioSelect

8. Creating Tags
Configuration is carried out using Tags. Tags are of all variables that the A program
recognizes : digital inputs to the CPU, analog outputs of an extension rack, a register, …
To declare a Tag, open the list of ‘Tags’ and click ‘Add a Tag’, and then choose Digital or Analog:
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• Type: for physical input/output select I/O. Other types are internal registers of the CPU.
• Select: opens from ‘Resources’, the list of variables associated to the current type. It allows
you to check easily which I/O or Registers are still free.
• Address: it is the location of the physical I/O (rack number, card number and channel
number). For registers, it is the number of a specific register.
• Format: According to the address selected, different formats are available.
• Export: allows export of the Tag definition in external, ASCII files, either in AB format or
in ‘text’ format. This option is available while being in the ‘Tags’ folder, click in the main bar
‘File’ ‘Export’. You can choose between:
All list: all the Tags.
Selection: only the Tags that have the option ‘export’ checked (not implemented yet).
From the TAG definition box, any configuration requiring the Tag can be accessed, i.e. alarms,
data logging, etc.
For more information, click ‘Help’.
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