Structure of the variable file (dBaseIV)

Description

Type

Field size

Comment

KANALNAME

Char

128

Variable name

KANAL_R

C

128

Original name of variable, that will be replaced by the enry under "KANALNAME". (Field/Column has to be set manually)

KANAL_D

Log

1

With entry 1 the variable is deleted(column has to be created by hand)

TAGNR

C

128

Identification

EINHEIT

C

11

Technical unit

DATENART

C

3

Data type (e.g. bit, byte, word, ...)
For more detailled information please call our Support

KANALTYP

C

3

Memory area in the PLC (e.g. marker area, data area, ...)
For more detailled information please call our Support

HWKANAL

Num

3

Bus address

BAUSTEIN

N

3

Datablock address (only for variables from the data area of the PLC)

ADRESSE

N

5

Offset

BITADR

N

2

For bit variables: bit address
For byte variables: 0=lower, 8=higher byte
For string variables: Length of string (max. 63 characters)

ARRAYSIZE

N

16

Number of variables in the array for index variables
ATTENTION: Only the first variable is fully available. All others are only available for VBA or the Recipegroup Manager

LES_SCHR

L

1

Write-Read-Authorization
0: Not allowed to set value.
1: Allowed to set value.

MIT_ZEIT

L

1

time stamp in zenon (only if supported by the driver)

OBJEKT

N

2

Driver specific ID number of the primitiveobject
includes KANALTYP and DATENART
For more detailled information please call our Support

SIGMIN

float

16

Non-linearized signal - minimum (signal resolution)

SIGMAX

F

16

Non-linearized signal - maximum (signal resolution)

ANZMIN

F

16

Technical value - minimum (measuring range)

ANZMAX

F

16

Technical value - maximum (measuring range)

ANZKOMMA

N

1

Number of decimal places for the display of the values (measuring range)

UPDATERATE

F

19

Update rate for mathematics variables (in sec, one decimal possible)
not used for all other variables

MEMTIEFE

N

7

Only for compatibility reasons

HDRATE

F

19

HD update rate for historical values (in sec, one decimal possible)

HDTIEFE

N

7

HD entry depth for historical values (number)

NACHSORT

L

1

HD data as postsorted values

DRRATE

F

19

Updating to the output (for zenon DDE server, in [s], one decimal possible)

HYST_PLUS

F

16

Positve hysteresis, from measuring range

HYST_MINUS

F

16

Negative hysteresis, from measuring range

PRIOR

N

16

Priority of the variable

REAMATRIZE

C

32

Allocated reaction matrix

ERSATZWERT

F

16

Substitute value, from measuring range

SOLLMIN

F

16

Minimum for set value actions, from measuring range

SOLLMAX

F

16

Maximum for set value actions, from measuring range

VOMSTANDBY

L

1

Get value from standby server; the value of the variable is not requested from the server but from the standby-server in redundant networks

RESOURCE

C

128

Resources label
free string for export and display in lists

ADJWVBA

L

1

non linaer value adaption
0: non linear value adaption is used
1: non linear value adaption is not used

ADJZENON

C

128

Linked VBA macro for reading the variable value for non-linear value adjustment

ADJWVBA

C

128

Linked VBA macro for writing the variable value for non-linear value adjustment

ZWREMA

N

16

Linked counter REMA

MAXGRAD

N

16

Gradient overflow for counter REMA

Description

Type

Field size

Comment

AKTIV1

L

1

Limit value active (per limit value available)

GRENZWERT1

F

20

Technical value or ID number of a linked variable for a dynamic limit (see VARIABLEx)
(if VARIABLEx is "1" and here "-1", the existing variable linkage is not overwritten

SCHWWERT1

F

16

Threshold value for limit

HYSTERESE1

F

14

Hysteresis in %

BLINKEN1

L

1

Set blink attribute

BTB1

L

1

Logging in CEL

ALARM1

L

1

Alarm

DRUCKEN1

L

1

Printer output (for CEL or Alarm)

QUITTIER1

L

1

Must be acknowledged

LOESCHE1

L

1

Must be deleted

VARIABLE1

L

1

Dyn. limit value linking
the limit is defined by an absolute value (see field GRENZWERTx).

FUNC1

L

1

Function linking

ASK_FUNC1

L

1

With interrogation before execution

FUNC_NR1

N

10

ID number of the linked function
(if "-1" is entered here, the existing function is not overwritten during import)

A_GRUPPE1

N

10

Alarm group

A_KLASSE1

N

10

Alarm class

MIN_MAX1

C

3

Minimum, Maximum

FARBE1

N

10

Colour as Windows coding

GRENZTXT1

C

66

Limit value text

A_DELAY1

N

10

Time delay

INVISIBLE1

L

1

Invisible