Add tags - Manual - Ethernet IP Connector - Industrial Edge - Industrial Edge App

You can add tags to an existing data source in the Tags tab.

Requirement

• Ethernet IP Connector must be running.
• A data source must be available.

Procedure

To add tags to an existing data source, proceed as follows:

1. Open Ethernet IP Connector in Common Configurator.
   Ethernet IP Connector Overview page appears.
2. Click the Tags tab.
   The tag page appears.
3. Click icon to the right side of the data source.
   The Add tag page is displayed.
   

4. Enter the following information:
   
   

   Field name	Description
   Name	Defines the name of the tag. The name must be unique in the data source.
   Address	Defines the memory address of the tag in the PLC or on the server. The following are guidelines and rules on how to address certain tags to ensure correct data access. For program tags, such as those in a ControlLogix system located under a program folder called "foldername", the address for a specific tag called "tagname" must be selected as follows: Program:foldername.tagname For an array under a program folder, where a tag with indices a, b, and c for the respective dimensions of the array is to be added, the following applies analogously: One-dimensional array: Program:foldername.tagname[a] Two-dimensional array: Program:foldername.tagname[a,b] Three-dimensional array: Program:foldername.tagname[a,b,c] To address a data point within an User-Defined Type (UDT), use the following format: UDT_name.datapoint_name If the UDT or the data point within it is an array, include the appropriate indices in square brackets immediately following the name. When dealing with nested UDTs, address the nested structure by appending the names accordingly: UDT_name.Nested_UDT_name.datapoint_name If either the nested UDT or the data points within are arrays, apply the same array indexing rules, as already explained.
   Access mode	Defines the access mode of the data. The following options are available: Read Read and write
   Data type	Defines the data type of the tag. You can find more information about data types here: Supported data types.
   Acquisition cycle	Defines the acquisition cycle for sending the data. The following options are available: 50 milliseconds 100 milliseconds 250 milliseconds 500 milliseconds 1 second 2 seconds 5 seconds 10 seconds 15 seconds 30 seconds 1 minute 2 minutes 5 minutes 15 minutes 30 minutes The 1 second acquisition cycle is generally used.

5. Click on Save.
   The tag is added to the data table.

6. Repeat steps 3 - 5 to add more tags.

Result

Tags are added to the data source.