Triggering with the PLC Device
Triggering with the PLC Device

Triggering with the PLC Device

  1. Navigate to the
    Configuration
    screen using the left menu on the
    Home
    page.
  2. Ensure that
    Run Mode
    is set to
    Trigger
    . Select
    Trigger Mode
    and click
    Update
    .
    Switching run mode erases the scan data.
  3. After you have created your PLC device, navigate to the
    PLC Configuration
    screen from the
    Admin Settings
    menu and click
    Monitoring Tag
    .
  4. Select the PLC device from the menu and enter the tag's name to monitor and the value for the trigger.
    The PLC triggers the Connectivity Gateway when a tag matches the specified value in the TRIGGER WHEN EQUAL TO (INT2) field and when the PLC tag value changes back to the specified trigger value from another value. Program the PLC to keep the tag total low as a part of its results handling procedure or enable Reset after Trigger to reset the trigger tag to 0 when enabled.