Compact I/O ASCII Module

User Manual

Compact I/O ASCII Module

Catalog Numbers 1769-ASCII

Important User Information

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New and Updated Information

Summary of Changes

This manual contains new and updated information. Changes throughout this revision are marked by change bars, as shown to the right of this paragraph.

This table contains the changes made to this revision.

Topic Rearranged content and updated warnings and attentions. Updated configuration to include the CompactLogixTM 5370 L3 controller, provided link to the Knowledgebase Technote # 64203. Added information about the Studio 5000TM environment. Updated Additional Resources. Updated configuration examples. Updated I/O Memory Mapping to include the new tag structures. Added the Generic Module appendix. Added Electronic Keying appendix. Updated Technical Support links, website addresses, and phone numbers.

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Table of Contents

Preface Compact I/O ASCII Module Configure the 1769-ASCII Module

I/O Memory Mapping

Studio 5000 Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Additional Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Example Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Chapter 1

About the Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Environment and Enclosure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 North American Hazardous Location Approval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 European Hazardous Location Approval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Install the Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Assemble the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Minimum Space. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Panel Mount . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 DIN Rail Mount . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Replace a Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Ground the Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Connect the D-sub Connector Pins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Chapter 2

Configure the 1769-ASCII Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Module Definition Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Controller-scoped Tags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Data Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Connect to Channel 0 of the Module in Alternating Mode . . . . . . . . . . 34 Ladder Logic Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Configure the Module Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Connect to Both Channels of the Module in Alternating Mode. . . . . . 41 Ladder Logic Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Connect to Both Channels of the 1769-ASCII Module in Simultaneous Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Ladder Logic Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Configure the Module for Use with a MicroLogix Controller . . . . . . . . 59 Programming Example: MicroLogix 1500 Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Chapter 3

ASCII Module Behavior when not in Run Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Alternate Mode (one channel at a time) Output File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Alternate Mode (one channel at a time) Input File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Simultaneous Mode (two channels) Input File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Simultaneous Mode (two channels) Output File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Status Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Configuration File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Configuration File Parameter Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

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