Sign in to follow this  
Followers 0
jthyge

Data Block in Studio 5000

4 posts in this topic

Hi 

I normal work in Siemens TIA, where i can use DB´s to store data. 

How can i do somthing like this i Studio 5000?

 

 

 

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Studio 5000 doesn't have DBs per se. You have controller-scoped (global) and program-scoped (local) tags that you can use to store data. It's a different structure than Siemens uses. Logix class processors are entirely tag-based while the Siemens PLCs are address-based, more like the Logix 5/500 processors in the AB world. If you want to organize your tags, you can create UDTs (can't be edited online, though), array tags if you need to store a lot of the same datatype, or use naming conventions that help them sort together in the tag databases.

1 person likes this

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
47 minutes ago, Joe E. said:

you can create UDTs (can't be edited online, though)

You can't edit them online, but you can create new ones online, and online delete unused UDTs.  You can create new tags with new types online, and online delete unused tags.  So if you absolutely must, you can online edit your way into new UDTs.  (For part of that time, with two complete sets of tags of those types.  Dragging and dropping from a temporary offline copy of the program, open in another instance of Studio 5000, is a big help.)

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Ok, thanks for your reply. 

I will work out at tag structure for my data :-) 

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!


Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.


Sign In Now
Sign in to follow this  
Followers 0