Field Definitions

The memory domains for devices using the APPLICOM Communications enabler are configured in %SITE_ROOT%\data\applicom.cfg. This file is in IDT format with the following fields:


         model|applicom type|name|tag|radix|min_addr|max_addr
  • Model represents the model number of the device. This corresponds to an entry in the .MODEL file for the protocol. The valid model numbers for the APPLICOM Communications enabler are: 60 - APPLICOM Interface Database, 61 - APPLICOM Generic Device, and 62 Siemens Device.
  • Valid types for APPLICOM type domain include: 0 - Bits, 1 - Input bits, 2 - Output bits, 3 - Bytes, 4 - Input bytes, 5 - Output bytes, 6 - 16 bit words, 7 - Input 16 bit words, 8 - Output 16 bit words, 9 - BCD words, 10 - Double (32 bit) words, and 11 - Floating point values (CIMPLICITY Real values).
  • The maximum length of the domain name field is 16 characters.
  • The tag field represents the point address in the domain. For a model, each domain must have a unique tag. This is used in point configuration. The tag may contain any character except |, -, *, ?, and \. The combined length of the tag and index for a point cannot exceed 32 characters.
  • The radix field is the base for converting point address offsets. Defaults to 10 if blank. Suggested values are 8 (octal), 10 (decimal), and 16 (hexadecimal); but any value from 2 to 36 is acceptable.
  • The minimum address (min_addr) field is the address of the first element in the domain. Typically, 0 or 1 but it may be anything. This number is in the base specified in the radix field.
  • The maximum address (max_addr) field is the address of the last element in the domain. Must be greater than or equal to min_addr. This number is in the base specified in the radix field.