for
TRICON System Aliases
Manual Release 2
March 1998
Information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not
represent a commitment on the part of Triconex corporation.
Disclaimer
Because of the variety of uses for this equipment and because of the
differences between this fault-tolerant equipment and traditional
programmable logic controllers and process controllers, the user of, and those
responsible for applying, this equipment must satisfy themselves as to the
acceptability of each application and the use of the equipment.
To use the product described in this manual, the user should already know how
a PLC operates, and what the control requirements for his current application
are. The user also needs a basic understanding of programming languages for
process controllers. In addition, the user should understand the basic
operations of an IBM-compatible PC, and have a working knowledge of PC
operating systems.
The illustrations, charts, and layout examples shown in this manual are
intended solely to illustrate the text of this manual. Because of the many
variables and requirements associated with any particular installation,
Triconex Corporation cannot assume responsibility or liability for actual use
based upon the illustrative uses and applications.
Personnel who are to install and operate the equipment should carefully study
this manual and any others referred to it prior to installing and/or operating the
equipment. Because Triconex constantly strives to improve its products by
issuing periodic upgrades and new product releases, this manual and the
equipment it describes may be different from the ones already in your
possession.
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About this Manual
This manual contains a list of all predefined system aliases for the Version 9
TRICON System. The programmer needs this information to access the
TRICON from an external host.
The information in this manual is the same as the previous release, except for
the addition of aliases provided by the extra slots in the Version 9 chassis.
Throughout this manual, the acronym NCM refers to both the DCM and
NCM.
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This chapter lists the TRICON system aliases that external devices must use
to access a TRICON. The main topics in this manual are:
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1.1 Overview of TRICON aliases ....................................................................................1-2
1.2 System aliases...........................................................................................................1-3
1.2.1 Main processor status aliases ................................................................... 1-3
1.2.2 EICM status aliases ..................................................................................... 1-5
1.2.3 Chassis status aliases ................................................................................ 1-6
1.2.4 Slot status aliases ....................................................................................... 1-8
1.2.5 Network status aliases.............................................................................. 1-45
1.2.6 Miscellaneous aliases ............................................................................... 1-46
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For instance, the system variable name for the Pass Indicator in Chassis 1, Slot
4 is $S0104P.
To determine a system variable name, first determine the logical slot number,
then look up its physical slot number in the appropriate chassis type as shown
on the following page.
NOTE
A logical slot number refers to a combination of two modules: the active
module and its hot spare. To refer to the active or hot spare, use physical
slot numbers to determine the system variable name for that slot.
For further detail regarding the use of TRICON variables, see the
TRISTATION MSW User’s Manual and TriStation 1131 User’s Guide.
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Logical slot #
COM 2 3 4 5 6 7
COM 4
2 5, 6
3 7, 8
4 9, 10
5 11, 12
6 13, 14
7 15, 16
1. Aliases for slots 1 through 3 in the main chassis do not have any meaning.
Expansion chassis
Logical slot #
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Physical slot #
1 1, 2
2 3, 4
3 5, 6
4 7, 8
5 9, 10
6 11, 12
7 13, 14
8 15, 16
RXM chassis1
Logical slot #
2 3 4 5 6 7
RXM (A) 1
RXM (B) 2
RXM (C) 3
Blank 4
2 5, 6
3 7, 8
4 9, 10
5 11, 12
6 13, 14
7 15, 16
1. Aliases for slots 1 through 3 in the RXM chassis do not have any meaning.
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1.2.6 Miscellaneous
The following table lists aliases for miscellaneous system-wide information.
These values are stored in 16-bit wide (integer) system status registers. See the
TRISTATION MSW User’s Manual and TriStation 1131 User’s Guide for
additional detail about system status registers.
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