Chapter - PLC Memory

Program Files

PLC-5
MicroLogix

2
3

999

Data Files
O0

Outputs

I1

Inputs

S2

Status

B3

Bits

T4

Timers

C5

Counters

R6

Control

N7

Integer

F8

Float

PLC-5 Data Memory Files

Interface to
outside world

Fixed types of
Data files

Rack
I/O slot number in rack
O:000
I:nnn
S2:nnn
B3:nnn
T4:nnn
C5:nnn
R6:nnn
N7:nnn
F8:nnn

outputs
inputs
processor status
bits in words
timers
counters
control words
integer numbers
floating point numbers

Other files 9-999 can be created and used.

The user defined data files can have different
data types.

Locations in Files

T4:0
T4:1
T4:999

Some Memory Types

Type

D e s c r ip t io n

B O O L
C O N TR O L
C O U N TER
D IN T
IN T
M ES SA G E
P ID
R EA L
S IN T
S T R IN G
T IM E R

H o l d s T R U E o r F A L S E v a lu e s
G e n e r a l p u r p o s e m e m o r y f o r c o m p le x in s t r u c t io n s
C o u n te r m e m o ry
3 2 b it 2 s c o m p lim e n t in t e g e r - 2 , 1 4 7 , 4 8 3 , 6 4 8 t o 2 , 1 4 7 , 4 8 3 , 6 4 7
1 6 b it 2 s c o m p lim e n t in t e g e r - 3 2 , 7 6 8 t o 3 2 , 7 6 7
U s e d f o r c o m m u n ic a t io n w it h r e m o t e d e v ic e s
U s e d f o r P I D c o n t r o l f u n c t io n s
3 2 b it f lo a t in g p o in t v a l u e + / - 1 . 1 7 5 4 9 4 4 e - 3 8 t o + / - 3 . 4 0 2 8 2 3 7 e 3 8
8 b it 2 s c o m p lim e n t in t e g e r - 1 2 8 t o 1 2 7
A n A S C I I s t r in g
T im e r m e m o r y

Addressing Bits, Integers and Structures

Separated with '.'
Literal Data Values
8 - an integer
8.5 - a floating point number
08FH - a hexadecimal value 8F
01101101B - a binary number 01101101

Addressing Files (Arrays)

t e s t [ 1 , 4 ] - r e t u r n s t h e v a lu e in t h e 2 n d r o w a n d 5 t h c o lu m n o f a r r a y t e s t

Expressions
sin(F8:3) + 1.3 - a simple calculation

Function Examples
A

M O V
so u rc e 1 3 0
d e s t in a t io n X
M O V
so u rc e X
d e s t in a t io n Y
A D D
so u rc e A X
so u rc e B Y
d e s t in a t io n Z

Timer Memory
EN - timer enabled bit
TT - timer timing bit
DN - timer done bit
FS - timer first scan
LS - timer last scan
OV - timer value overflowed
ER - timer error
PRE - preset word
ACC - accumulated time word

Counter Memory
CU - count up bit
CD - count down bit
DN - counter done bit
OV - overflow bit
UN - underflow bit
PRE - preset word
ACC - accumulated count word

W o rd s
t i m e r. P R E - t h e p r e s e t v a l u e f o r t i m e r T 4 : 0
t i m e r. A C C - t h e a c c u m u l a t e d v a l u e f o r t i m e r T 4 : 0
c o u n t e r. P R E - t h e p r e s e t v a l u e f o r c o u n t e r C 5 : 0
c o u n t e r. A C C - t h e a c c u m u l a t e d v a l u e f o r c o u n t e r C 5 : 0
B its
t i m e r. E N - i n d i c a t e s w h e n t h e i n p u t t o t i m e r T 4 : 0 i s t r u e
t i m e r. T T - i n d i c a t e s w h e n t h e t i m e r T 4 : 0 i s c o u n t i n g
t i m e r. D N - i n d i c a t e s w h e n t i m e r T 4 : 0 h a s r e a c h e d t h e m a x i m u m
c o u n t e r. C U - i n d i c a t e s w h e n t h e c o u n t u p i n s t r u c t i o n i s t r u e f o r C 5 : 0
c o u n t e r. C D - i n d i c a t e s w h e n t h e c o u n t d o w n i n s t r u c t i o n i s t r u e f o r C 5 : 0
c o u n t e r. D N - i n d i c a t e s w h e n t h e c o u n t e r C 5 : 0 h a s r e a c h e d t h e p r e s e t
c o u n t e r. O V - i n d i c a t e s w h e n t h e c o u n t e r C 5 : 0 p a s s e s t h e m a x i m u m v a l u e ( 2 ,1 4 7 ,4 8 3 ,6 4 7 )
c o u n t e r. U N - i n d i c a t e s w h e n t h e c o u n t e r C 5 : 0 p a s s e s t h e m i n i m u m v a l u e ( - 2 ,1 4 7 ,4 8 3 ,6 4 8 )

Status Bits

I m m e d ia t e ly a c c e s s ib le s t a t u s v a lu e s
S :F S - F ir s t S c a n F la g
S :N - T h e la s t c a lc u la t io n r e s u lt e d in a n e g a t iv e v a lu e
S :Z - T h e la s t c a lc u la t io n r e s u lt e d in a z e r o
S :V - T h e la s t c a lc u la t io n r e s u lt e d in a n o v e r f lo w
S :C - T h e la s t c a lc u la t io n r e s u lt e d in a c a r r y
S :M I N O R - A m in o r ( n o n - c r it ic a l/ r e c o v e r a b le ) e r r o r h a s o c c u r r e d

E x a m p le s o f S O M E v a lu e s a v a ila b le u s in g t h e G S V a n d S S V f u n c t io n s
C O N T R O L L E R D E V I C E - in f o r m a t io n a b o u t t h e P L C
P R O G R A M - in f o r m a t io n a b o u t t h e p r o g r a m r u n n in g
L a s t S c a n T im e
M a x S c a n T im e
TA S K
E n a b le T im e o u t
L a s t S c a n T im e
M a x S c a n T im e
P r io r it y
S t a r t T im e
W a tc h d o g
W A L L C L O C K T I M E - t h e c u r r e n t t im e
D a t e T im e
D IN T [0 ] - y e a r
D IN T [ 1 ] - m o n th 1 = ja n u a r y
D IN T [ 2 ] - d a y 1 to 3 1
D IN T [ 3 ] - h o u r 0 to 2 4
D I N T [ 4 ] - m in u t e 0 t o 5 9
D IN T [ 5 ] - s e c o n d 0 to 5 9
D I N T [ 6 ] - m ic r o s e c o n d s 0 t o 9 9 9 , 9 9 9

G SV
C la s s N a m e : W A L L C L O C K T I M E
In s ta n c e N a m e :
A t t r ib u t e N a m e : D a t e T i m e
D e s t : t im e [ 0 ]

SSV
C la s s N a m e : T A S K
I n s t a n c e N a m e : M a in P r o g r a m
A t t r ib u t e N a m e : W a t c h d o g
S o u rc e : 2 0 0

Control Memory

E N - en ab le b it
E U - en ab le u n lo ad
D N - d o n e b it
E M - em p ty b it
E R - e rro r b it
U L - u n lo ad b it
IN - in h ib it b it
F D - fo u n d b it
L E N - le n g th w o rd
P O S - p o s itio n w o rd