You can import PLC tags to an HMI tag database. Tags imported this way are copied into the current HMI project and are not shared with the source database. Changes made to tag configuration in FactoryTalk View will not affect the database they have been imported from.
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Select the DB tool from the Tags editor toolbar.
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In the right-hand side of the Tag Browser, right click to display the Context menu and then select Import PLC Tags.
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Type the name of a folder if you want the imported tags to be placed in one. If the folder does not already exist in the FactoryTalk View tag database it will be created.
You must specify the RSLinx Classic topic name or the FactoryTalk Linx device shortcut for the location of the imported tags. This name will appear in square brackets before each tag address. For example, if 'bob' is the topic name specified, a tag address might be [bob]tag1.
If the tag address, including the shortcut or topic name, includes a colon character ':', the tag address will be preceded by the '::' string. An example of a tag address might be ::[bob]N7:0.
Type the path and name of the PLC database you want to import tags from, or click the Browse button to navigate to the database. When you choose a database, its tags are displayed in the box below the Filter box.
Type a string in this box to filter tags that are displayed in the box below the filter. You can also use it to search for a particular tag or set of tags.
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Wildcards are not used and you cannot filter beyond a slash. Example: filter of B3/1 will not show B3/10, B3/11, and so on. |
When you click Addresses and Symbols, the filter looks for matches in the address string and displays both the addresses and names for the tags.
When you click Symbols, the filter looks for matches in the names of the tags in the selected database and only displays the tag names. Tags that have addresses but not symbol names will not be shown.
Check this box if you want the symbol name for a tag to be used as its address. If no tag name exists, a tag name will be created from the address.