1/25/2021 RSLogix 5000: Safety Tag Mapping

ID: QA9203 | Access Levels: TechConnect

RSLogix 5000: Safety Tag Mapping

Document ID QA9203

Published Date 09/11/2020

Summary
RSLogix 5000: Safety Tag Mapping

Question
Can you pass the value of a Standard Tag to the Safety Task of a Compact GuardLogix
or GuardLogix controller?
Can you get the value of a Standard tag into the Safety part of a GuardLogix?
How can you get the value of the Safety tags into the Standard tags?
How can I use standard tags in a Safety task?

Environment
RSLogix 5000
1756 GuardLogix
1768 Compact GuardLogix

Answer
The Map Safety Tag feature works in one direction only. It will only transfer the value from the Standard tag to the
Safety tag. The customer can use Safety Tags directly in the Standard Task (without mapping them), as long as
they are not safety outputs or writing to the Safety tags in the Standard Task.

Safety tag mapping is subject to these restrictions:

The safety tag and standard tag pair must be controller-scoped

The data types of the safety and standard tag pair must match
Alias tags are not allowed
Mapping must take place at the whole tag level. For example, myTimer.pre is not
allowed if myTimer is a TIMER tag
A mapping pair is one standard tag mapped to one safety tag
You may not map a standard tag to a safety tag that has been designated as a
constant

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Tag mapping cannot be modified when any of the following is true:

– The project is safety-locked.
– A safety task signature exists.
– The keyswitch is in RUN position.
– A non-recoverable safety fault exists.
– An invalid partnership exists between the primary controller and safety partner.

The images below show how to map a Standard Tag to a Safety Tag:

In RSLogix 5000 choose Logic -> Map Safety Tags...

Choose the Standard Tag and Safety Tag. Both tags must be controller scoped.

Once the value in the Standard tag changes, the value in the Safety tag will change as well.

Important: Any mapped tag is not allowed to be used as part of the safety function. Using standard data in a
safety tag does not make it safety data. You must not directly control a safety output with standard tag data.

Care should be taken to avoid affecting the safety function, whether through deliberate use of the standard data
or performing a safety assessment.

For additional information refer to:

GuardLogix Controllers User Manual Publication 1756-UM020

Compact GuardLogix Controllers User Manual Publication 1768-UM002

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