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## 3.3.4 PLC-5/250 Addressing Syntax and Supported Data Types

This section describes legal addresses and data types for the PLC-5/250 PLC. For information on addresses and supported data types for the 1785 PLC-5 family, refer to Section 3.3.3.

The PLC-5/250 supports the following four types of modules:

> Resource Manager
> Logic Processor (1-4)
> Remote Scanner (1-4)
> CVIM (1-4)

Each module can be addressed and supports different types of memory sections. The structure of a legal address for the PLC-5/250 differs depending on the area of memory that is being addressed.

The PLC-5/250 supports the following memory sections for the Resource Manager and Logic Processor modules:

> B - Binary
> N - Integer
> L - Long Integer
> F - Floating-Point
> T - Timer
> C - Counter
> R - Control
> ST - String
> PD - PID Control
> MSG - Message Control
> S - Status

The PLC-5/250 supports the following memory sections for the Remote Scanner module:

> I - Input
> O - Output
> BTD - Block-Transfer Data
> BR - Block-Transfer Read Control
> BW - Block-Transfer Write Control
> AS - Adapter Status
> IS - Internal Storage

The PLC-5/250 supports the following memory section for the CVIM module:

> SD - Shared Data

Figure 3-23 shows the structure of a legal Binary, Floating-Point, Long Integer or Integer table address for the PLC-5/250.

Table 3-17 shows examples of legal Binary, Floating-Point, Long Integer and Integer table addresses for the PLC-5/250.

Figure 3-23 PLC-5 / 250 Binary, Floating-Point, Long Integer and Integer Address Format

Table 3-17 Example PLC-5 / 250 Binary, Floating-Point, Long Integer and Integer Address Format
Example Address | MMS Type1 | Description
--- | --- | ---
$0N20:0 | INTEGER_16 | Word 0 of integer file 20
0L5:3 | UNSIGNED_32 2 | Word 3 of long integer file 5
1L3:145 | SIGNED_32 2 | Word 145 of long integer file 3
0F39:19 | FLOAT 3 | Word 19 of floating-point file 39
0B91:20/10 | BIT_STRING | Bit 10 of word 20 of binary file 91
1B3:33 | UNSIGNED_16 | Word 33 of binary file 3
0N7:91 | UNSIGNED_16 | Word 91 of integer file 7
0F8:3 | FLOAT | Word 3 of floating-point file 8
0B2/124 | BIT_STRING | Bit 12 of word 7 in the binary file 2
0B3:3/3 | Array of 10 BIT 4 | Ten bits beginning at word 3 of binary file 3

1Arrays are supported. Structures are not supported. Variable size arrays are not supported.
2Long integer section only.
3Floating-point section only.
4Bit writes that span more than one element are not supported.

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