Question

Is it possible to enable and disable a link in DS Data using Visual Basic?

Answer

Yes. This is described in Chapter 5 of the DS Data manual. The procedure starts on page 5-8 entitled "Using Subroutines To Read and Write Data." In this procedure instead of setting the LinkItem equal to a memory location in the PLC, set it to "Enable." This Item is one of the many that DS Data predefines for every link created. By writing a "1" to Enable the link is accessible, by writing a "0" it is disabled.

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This item was last updated on 2003-08-28
Document ID: 980

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