SAM Configuration Files

SAM-W

 

This is used to identify the message that will be written from the SAM56 to the RSLogix5555. This key is to link the message ID and the Tag name on the Rockwell

The following fields need to be present on one line

_msgid(13)msgid_ _of(0)of_ _dt(i16)dt_ _n(40)n_ _tag(tag13)tag_ _slot(0)slot_ _tmo(100)tmo_ _so(0)so_

 

Delimiter

Description

Type

_msgid()msgid_

The ID of the message. This can be any integer value

Integer

_of()of_

The offset where this message starts

Integer

_dt()dt_

The data type of the message.

Defined see below

_n()n_

The length of the message

Integer

_tag()tag_

The name of the corresponding Tag on Rockwell

String

_slot()slot_

The slot location of the Rockwell PLC

Integer

tmo()tmo_

The timeout needed to read/write to the PLC [milliseconds]

Integer

_so()so_

The offset of this message on the Rockwell PLC

Integer

 

When the tags are setup on the Rockwell PLC for the case above, a tag with tagname tag13 wil be created. It will be a array of short integers (i16) and will be 40 long.

Possible Data types is shown below in Error! Reference source not found..

 

Data type acronym.

Full name

Size (bytes)

i16

Short Integer

2

i32

Long Integer

4

u16

Unsigned Integer

2

u32

Unsigned Integer

4

f32

Float

4

 

SAM-R

This is used to identify the message that is send from RSLogix5555 to the SAM and then from the SAM to the ABB PLC. This key is to link the message ID and the Tag name on the Rockwell

The following fields need to be present on one line

_msgid(13)msgid_ _of(0)of_ _dt(i16)dt_ _n(40)n_ _tag(tag13)tag_ _slot(0)slot_ _tmo(100)tmo_ _so(0)so_