Disable All Categories of Messages

You can disable a subset of the information that scrolls across the controller 4-character display. You can disable these subsets:
  • Project name
  • Link status
  • Port status and
  • IP address
Complete these steps.
  1. Add an MSG instruction to your program.
    This message only has to execute once, it does not need to execute with every program scan.
    IMPORTANT:
    You cannot add an MSG instruction to your program if the controller switch is in Run mode, or if the
    FactoryTalk® Security
     settings deny this editing option.
  2. Configure the Configuration tab on the Message Configuration dialog box as described in the table below.
    This image shows how to configure an MSG instruction comm path to disable all message categories in Logix Designer.
    Disable All Categories of Messages
    Field
    Description
    Message Type
    CIP Generic
    Service Type
    Set Attribute Single
    Instance
    1
    Class
    3a5
    Attribute
    1
    Source Element
    Controller tag of SINT data type.
    Source Element Tag Data:
    • 0 = Enable LCD Subset
    • 1 = Disable LCD Subset
    In this example, the controller tag is named LCD_SINT.
    To disable the subset of the information that scrolls across the controller 4-character display that are described in this section, the Source Element tag value must = 1.
    Source Length
    1
  3. Configure the Communication tab to use a Path of THIS.
    IMPORTANT:
    Messages to THIS must be unconnected messages.
    This image shows how to configure the Comm Path for an MSG instruction to disable all message categories in Logix Designer.
  4. Before you enable the MSG instruction, make sure that the Source Element tag value is 1.
    IMPORTANT:
    You can re-enable the subsets of information on the 4-character display after they are disabled.
    To re-enable the subsets, complete the steps that are described in this section. Before you enable the MSG instructions, be sure that the appropriate bit in the Source Element tag value is 0.
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