BRX Do-More PLC Cast Builder

The Cast Builder in the Element Browser in Do-more Designer will assist you with Casting. Casting is the ability to change the data type or size of an element to something other than its native size or data type. Select the browse icon on the main menu or hit the F9 function key on any element field to bring up the Element Browser. Hit the [Show Cast Builder] button to expose the Cast Builder tool at the bottom of the dialog box. Bit-of-Word cast to pick bits out of a register. V0:13 picks out bit 13 of register V7. Bit Pack Casting to look at a range of bits as a value: X0:UW is the first WORD block (X0 thru X15). Size and Data cast to morph a register to another size or type: MHR0:RD looks at two consecutive 16 bit registers MHR0 and 1 as a REAL. Programming and examples of the BRX Do-More series can be found at this URL: https://accautomation.ca/series/brx-do-more-plc/ General information on the BRX Do-More series of controllers: https://www.automationdirect.com/do-more/brx There are also system configuration tools that will calculate the power budget, I/O count, and price. BRX Do-More PLC Configuration: https://www.automationdirect.com/do-more/brx/config There are several reasons why we are using the BRX Do-More Controller. Here are just a few. – Standalone PLC with built-in I/O – Built-in Data Logging – Communication ability – Ethernet Port, RS232, RS485, USB – support for protocols such as Modbus RTU, Modbus TCP, ASCII, K-sequence (DirectLOGIC users), Custom Protocols (ASCII over serial, TCP or UDP over Ethernet)