DirectWriteWord Tag Command

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Introduction

The DirectWriteWord Tag Command directly writes one or more WORDs to a data source. A data source can be:

• A PLC Device.
• A remote data server.

Parameters

DataAddress : ANY_STRING

The "Address" of the data within the data source. See Data Address Format to understand how to set the "Address".

Data : ARRAY OF WORD

One or more words to write to the data source.

Remarks

The DirectWriteWord Tag Command writes an array of words directly to a data source.

To use the DirectWriteWord Tag Command both of these conditions must be met:

• The user requires the DirectWrite User Right, and
• The EnableDirectWrite field on the tag must be set to True.

You can execute DirectWriteWord Tag Command from:

• From a Program Tag using a TagDirectWriteWordFB Function Block. See Example Program to learn more.
• The .NET API. For an example see Executing a Tag Command from .NET Code.
• The Java API. For an example see Executing a Tag Command from Java.

Requirements

Applies To

The DirectWriteWord Tag Command can be used with these tag types:

• Allen Bradley PLC Tag
• GE Fanuc PLC Tag
• Mitsubishi Melsec PLC Tag
• Modbus Device
• Omron FINS PLC Tag
• Omron Host Link PLC Tag

Further Information

DirectWriteBit

For information about writing a boolean value to a data source.

DirectWriteByte

For information about writing an array of bytes to a data source.

DirectWriteString

For information about writing a text string to a data source.

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