29.3.4 Using External Addresses

You can specify the device address if direct access is used to communicate with the connection device (PLC).

External Device Address

This can be used when the symbol variable is a bit-address or word-address type.

[Symbol Variable] Window

Click the cell in the [Address] column and click .

[Address] Window

  1. Select [Device Address], and in [Type], select [Bit Address (Bit Variable)] or [Word Address (Integer Variable)].

  2. Click the icon to display the [Input Address] dialog box.

  3. In [Device/PLC] (for example, PLC1) and input the address of the model (for example, X00000).

Logic Screen

  1. Double-click the operand and click to display the address input box.

  2. In [Device/PLC] (for example, PLC1) and input the address of the model (for example, X00000).