FactoryTalk View SE and ME 6.x tag CSV file format
The first line for a
FactoryTalk View
tag CSV export file contains the following version string:";###002 - THIS LINE CONTAINS VERSION INFORMATION. DO NOT REMOVE!!!"
When you import a tag *.csv file, the
Value Type
(column I
) is ignored.The column ordering for the remainder of the file is:
Column | Heading | Description |
|---|---|---|
A | Tag Type | A (Analog), D (Digital), S (String), or F (Folder) |
B | Tag Name | Any legal tag name |
C | Tag Description | Text describing the tag |
D | Read Only | T or F: use F (Specifies whether the tag is editable in the database.) |
E | Data Source | D (Device), or M (Memory) |
F | Security Code | * or A-P |
G | Alarmed | T or F |
H | Native Type | D (Default), U (Unsigned int), I (integer), L (long), F (float), B (byte), P (Bitpos), N (Binary) or 1 through 8 (1-8 bit BCD) |
I | Value Type | L or F: (use Long unless it is a floating point value) |
J | Min Analog | Minimum analog value |
K | Max Analog | Maximum analog value |
L | Initial Analog | Initial analog value |
M | Scale | Scale multiplier (val = Scale(X) + Offset) |
N | Offset | Offset |
O | DeadBand | Deadband: (Unused, put 0 or blank) |
P | Units | Units label |
Q | Off Label Digital | Digital off label |
R | On Label Digital | Digital on label |
S | Initial Digital | Initial digital value (Must be either the on or off label.) |
T | Length String | String length |
U | Initial String | Initial string value |
V | Retentive | Retentive Setting 0 = False, 1 = True (memory tags only) |
W | Address | PLC address; includes imported RIO address |
X | System Source Name | System data source name (do not use) |
Y | System Source Index | System data source index (do not use) |
Z | RIO address | Not supported; use blank |
AA | Element size block | Not supported; use blank |
AB | Number elements block | Not supported; use blank |
AC | Initial block | Not supported; use blank |
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