P AIn

Reference Manual
Rockwell Automation Library of Process Objects:

Basic Analog Input (P_AIn)
Version 3.5
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Table of Contents
Preface Software Compatibility and Content Revisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Additional Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Basic Analog Input (P_AIn) Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Functional Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Required Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Controller File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Visualization Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Controller Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Input Structure for Basic Analog Input. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Output Structure for Basic Analog Input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Local Configuration Tags for Basic Analog Input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Simulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Execution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Programming Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Display Elements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Status/Quality Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Threshold Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Mode Indicators. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Alarm Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Maintenance Bypass Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Using Display Element. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Quick Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Faceplate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Operator Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Maintenance Tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Engineering Tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Trends Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Alarms Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Basic Analog Input Faceplate Help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
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Preface
This manual contains new and updated information. Changes throughout this
revision are marked by change bars, as shown to the right of this paragraph.
Software Compatibility and Table 1 - Summary of Changes

Content Revisions Topic Page
Changed version from 3_1 to 3_5 10
Split visualization files table by type and reordered to align with installation requirements 10
Input parameters: changed Inp_SrcQ to Inp_PVSrcQ 12
Updated Alarm descriptions 20
Updated Status/Quality Indicator descriptions. 26
For the latest compatible software information and to download the Rockwell
Automation® Library of Process Objects, see the Product Compatibility and
Download Center at
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For general library considerations, see Rockwell Automation Library of Process

Objects, publication PROCES-RM002.

Preface
Additional Resources These documents contain additional information concerning related products
from Rockwell Automation.
Resource Description
PlantPAx® Distributed Control System Selection Guide, Provides information to assist with equipment
publication PROCES-SG001 procurement for your PlantPAx system.
PlantPAx Distributed Control System Reference Manual, Provides characterized recommendations for
publication PROCES-RM001 implementing your PlantPAx system.
Rockwell Automation Library of Process Objects, Provides general considerations for the PlantPAx system
publication PROCES-RM002 library of process objects.
FactoryTalk® View Machine Edition User Manual, Provides details on how to use this software package for
publication VIEWME-UM004 creating an automation application.
FactoryTalk View Site Edition User Manual, Provides details on how to use this software package for
publication VIEWSE-UM006 developing and running human-machine interface (HMI)
applications.
Logix5000™ Controllers Add-On Instructions Provides information for designing, configuring, and
Programming Manual, publication 1756-PM010 programming Add-On Instructions.
Rockwell Automation Library of Process Objects: Common Details how to monitor an input condition to raise
Alarm Block (P_Alarm) Reference Manual, an alarm.
publication SYSLIB-RM002
Rockwell Automation Library of Process Objects: Standard Explains how to select the Mode (owner) of an instruction
Modes (P_Mode) Reference Manual, or control strategy. The Mode instruction is usually
publication SYSLIB-RM005 embedded within other instructions to extend their
functionality.
Rockwell Automation Library of Process Objects: Provides details of the P_AInAdv object that can be used
Advanced Analog Input (P_AInAdv) Reference Manual, instead of P_AIn if additional features are desired.
Rockwell Automation Library of Process Objects: Provides details of the P_Gate instruction for processing
Condition Gate Delay (P_Gate) Reference Manual, status and alarm conditions, including gate delay,
publication SYSLIB-RM041 on-delay, and off-delay timing.
Rockwell Automation Library of Process Objects: Analog Details how to monitor one input analog instruction and
Input Channel (P_AIChan) Reference Manual, provide one configurable alarm.
You can view or download publications at

http:/www.rockwellautomation.com/literature/. To order paper copies of
technical documentation, contact your local Allen-Bradley distributor or
Rockwell Automation sales representative.

The P_AIn (Basic Analog Input) Add-On Instruction monitors one analog
value, typically from a channel of an analog input module, and provides alarms
when the analog value exceeds user-specified thresholds (high and low). The
Analog Input instruction also provides capabilities for linear scaling of an analog
input value from raw (input) units to engineering (output) units, and entry of a
substitute Process Variable, providing handling of an out-of-range or
faulted input.
To keep the instruction memory and execution footprint small, certain

capabilities, used less frequently, are reserved for the Advanced Analog Input
Add-On Instruction. Refer to the Rockwell Automation Library of Process
Objects: Advanced Analog Input (P_AInAdv) Reference Manual,
publication SYSLIB-RM018, for more information.
Faceplate
Global Objects
Add-On Instruction

Guidelines Use this instruction in these situations:

• You want to display a temperature, flow, pressure, level, or other signal
from a single field instrument on your HMI.
• You need any of these scaling, alarming, or HMI features for a single
Analog Input, or any analog (quantity) value:
• Linear scaling from raw to engineering units
• High, Low, High-High, Low-Low, and Out of Range alarms (with
deadband, on-delay and off-delay per alarm)
• Indicator graphic object with label and engineering units
• Faceplate with mode selection, status threshold entry, and Maintenance
capability for substitute PV
Do not use this instruction in these situations:

• The analog input signal is handled by another instruction. For example,
the Speed Feedback for a variable speed drive is completely handled by the
P_VSD instruction. It is not necessary to use the P_AIn Add-On
Instruction first. Wire or map the input directly to P_VSD.
• You need to display only a number on a screen and do not need any of the
scaling or alarming features. Use a numeric display field instead.
• You need advanced capabilities, such as square root extraction (for
example, orifice flow meters), rate-of-change alarming or limiting, or
alarming for deviation from a reference value. Use the P_AInAdv
instruction instead.
• You have dual sensors for one process variable, such as dual pH meters, and
need to select one or the other sensor (or their average). Use the
P_AInDual instruction instead.
• You have more than two sensors for one process variable and
need to use the average or median sensor value. Use the P_AInMulti
instruction instead.

Functional Description The primary functions of scaling to engineering units and providing input alarms
are depicted in the following figure.
The Basic Analog Input instruction provides the following capabilities:

• Scales an analog input from raw to engineering units and optionally filters
the signal.
• Provides High-High, High, Low and Low-Low status and alarms with
configurable delay times and deadbands.
• Provides Program and Operator settings for status thresholds.
• Provides input failure checking for out-of-range High and out-of-range
Low, plus PV quality and alarm on failure.
• Provides Maintenance selection of the substitute PV function to allow
manual override of the input signal (PV).
• Monitors input quality and communications status. Provides value and
indication of source and quality for the input signal and the final PV value.
• Uses a standard mode model (P_Mode instruction) to provide mode
(ownership) selection. See the Modes section for more information.

Required Files Add-On Instructions are reusable code objects that contain encapsulated logic
that can streamline implementing your system. This lets you create your own
instruction set for programming logic as a supplement to the instruction set
provided natively in the ControlLogix® firmware. An Add-On Instruction is
defined once in each controller project, and can be instantiated multiple times in
your application code as needed.
Controller File
The P_AIn_3_5-00_AOI.L5X Add-On Instruction must be imported into the
controller project to be used in the controller configuration. The service release
number (boldfaced) can change as service revisions are created.
Visualization Files
http://www.rockwellautomation.com/global/support/pcdc.pageThis Add-On
Instruction has associated visualization files that provide a common user
interface. These files can be downloaded from the Product Compatibility and
Download Center at
http://www.rockwellautomation.com/rockwellautomation/support/pcdc.page.
IMPORTANT The visualization file dependencies require Process Library content imports to
occur in a specific order as reflected in the following tables:
• Images
• Global Objects
• Standard Displays
• HMI Tags
• Macros
Images are external graphic files that can be used in displays. They must be
imported for FactoryTalk View to make use of them.
When PNG files are imported, they are renamed by FactoryTalk View with
a .bmp file extension, but retain a .png format.
Table 2 - Visualization Files: Images (.png)
FactoryTalk View SE Software FactoryTalk View ME Software Description
All .png files in the images folder All .png files in the images folder These are the common icons used in the global objects and
standard displays for all Process Objects.
The Global Object files (.ggfx file type) in the following table are Process Library
display elements that are created once and referenced multiple times on multiple
displays in an application. When changes are made to a Global Object, all
instances in the application are automatically updated.

Table 3 - Visualization Files: Global Objects (.ggfx)

(RA-BAS) Common Faceplate Objects (RA-BAS-ME) Common Faceplate Objects Global objects used on process object faceplates.
(RA-BAS) P_AIn Graphics Library (RA-BAS-ME) P_AIn Graphics Library Analog Input global object device symbols used to build
process graphics.
(RA-BAS) Process Alarm Objects (RA-BAS-ME) Process Alarm Objects Global objects used for managing alarms on process
object faceplates.
(RA-BAS) Process Faceplate Analog Objects (RA-BAS-ME) Process Faceplate Analog Objects Analog global objects used on process object faceplates.
(RA-BAS) Process Help Objects (RA-BAS-ME) Process Help Objects Global objects used for all process objects help displays.
(RA-BAS) Process Mode Objects (RA-BAS-ME) Process Mode Objects Global objects used for managing modes on process
object faceplates.
The Standard Display files (.gfx file type) in the following table are the Process
Library displays that you see at runtime.
Table 4 - Visualization Files: Standard Displays (.gfx)
(RA-BAS) Common-AnalogEdit N/A Faceplate used for analog input data entry. The FactoryTalk
View ME faceplates use the native analog input data entry
so no file is required.
(RA-BAS) P_AIn-Faceplate (RA-BAS-ME) P_AIn-Faceplate The faceplate that is used for the object.
(RA-BAS) P_AIn-Quick (RA-BAS-ME) P_AIn-Quick The Quick display that is used for the object.
(RA-BAS) P_Alarm-Faceplate (RA-BAS-ME) P_Alarm-Faceplate The faceplate that is used for the object
(RA-BAS) P_Alarm-Help (RA-BAS-ME) P_Alarm-Help Alarm Help information that is accessed from the
P_AIarm faceplate.
(RA-BAS) P_Gate-Faceplate (RA-BAS-ME) P_Gate-Faceplate The gate faceplate display used for the object.
(RA-BAS) P_Mode-Config (RA-BAS-ME) P_Mode-Config The Configuration Display used to configure the
P_Mode object.
(RA-BAS) P_Mode-Help (RA-BAS-ME) P_Mode-Help Mode Help information that is accessed from the
Help faceplate.
(RA-BAS) Process AnalogIn Family-Help (RA-BAS-ME) Process AnalogIn Family-Help The Help display for AnalogIn objects
(RA-BAS) P_AIChan-Faceplate (RA-BAS-ME) P_AIChan-Faceplate Optional
The Channel faceplate used for the object.
Use this file if your Analog Input has an associated
P_AIChan object and you enable navigation to its
faceplate from the Analog Input faceplate.
(RA-BAS) P_AIChan-Help (RA-BAS-ME) P_AIChan-Help Optional
Channel Help information that is accessed from the
P_AIChan Help faceplate.
Use this file if you use the Analog Input Channel faceplate.
HMI Tags are created in a FactoryTalk View ME application to support tab

switching on Process Library faceplates. The HMI tags may be imported via the
comma-separated values file (.csv file type) in the following table.
Table 5 - Visualization Files: HMI Tags (.csv)
N/A FTVME_PlantPAxLib_Tags_3_5_xx.csv These tags must be imported into the
where xx = the service release number. FactoryTalk View ME project to support switching tabs on
any Process Object faceplate.

Controller Code This section describes the parameter references for this Add-On Instruction.
Input Structure for Basic Analog Input
Input parameters include the following:

• Input data elements (Inp_) are typically used to connect field inputs from
I/O modules or signals from other objects.
• Configuration data elements (Cfg_) are used to set configurable
capabilities and features of the instruction.
• Commands (PCmd_, OCmd_, MCmd_) are used by program logic,
operators, and maintenance personnel to request instruction actions.
• Settings (PSet_, OSet_, MSet_) are used by program logic, operators, and
maintenance personnel to establish runtime setpoints, thresholds, and so
forth. A Setting (without a leading P, O, or M) establishes runtime settings
regardless of role or mode.
Table 7 - P_AIn Input Parameters
Input Parameter Data Alias For Default Description
Type
EnableIn BOOL 1 Ladder Diagram:
If the rung-in condition is true, the instruction’s Logic routine executes. If the rung-in
condition is false, the instruction’s EnableInFalse routine executes.
Function Block Diagram:
If true, or not connected, the instruction’s Logic routine executes. If the parameter is exposed
as a pin and wired, and the pin is false, the instruction’s EnableInFalse routine executes.
Structured Text:
No effect. The instruction’s Logic routine executes.
Inp_PV REAL 0.0 Input Signal (Process Variable) from sensor.
Inp_PVSrcq SINT 0 Input Source and Quality (from Channel object, if available) (enumeration)
Inp_PVBad BOOL 0 Bad Signal Quality/Communication Status for Inputs (1 = Bad, 0 = OK). If PV is read from an
analog input, then this is normally read from the analog input channel fault status.
Inp_PVUncertain BOOL 0 Uncertain Quality for Input (1 = Uncertain, 0 = OK). This is optional status for the input that
can be used to drive the status of the output (Sts_PVUncertain).
Inp_Sim BOOL 0 1 = Use simulated PV (Set_SimPV)
0 = Use Input (Inp_PV)
Inp_HiHiGate BOOL HiHiGate.Inp_Gate 1 These parameters are the gate inputs used for status detection. When set to 1, the
corresponding analog input threshold monitoring is enabled. When enabled, the threshold
Inp_HiGate HiGate.Inp_Gate detection on-delay and off-delay timers are applied after the gate delay timer. When set to
0, detection is disabled and the corresponding status output is forced off.
Inp_LoGate LoGate.Inp_Gate
If the status is used as an alarm, this input provides a method for suppression-by-design
Inp_LoLoGate LoLoGate.Inp_Gate alarm management.
Inp_FailGate FailGate.Inp_Gate
Inp_Reset BOOL 0 Input parameter used to programatically reset alarms. When set to 1, all alarms requiring
reset are reset.
Cfg_NoSubstPV BOOL 0 This parameter provides the ability to disable the maintenance substitution feature. When
this parameter is 0, the Substitute PV function is allowed. When this parameter is 1, the
Substitute PV Maintenance function is disallowed.


Type
Cfg_SetTrack BOOL 1 This parameter is used to set up bumpless behavior of setting parameters when switching
modes:
• When this parameter is 1, in Program mode the operator settings track the program
settings, in Operator mode the program settings track the operator settings, and the
simulation inputs match the output values (transitions are bumpless).
• When this parameter is 0, the operator settings and program settings are not modified
by this instruction. In this case, when the mode is changed, the effective value of the
setting can change depending on the program-set and operator-set values.
Cfg_HasChanObj BOOL 0 1 = Tells HMI a channel object (for example, P_AIChan) is used for Inp_PV and navigation
to the channel object’s faceplate is enabled.
IMPORTANT: The name of the Channel object in the controller must be this object's name
with the suffix ‘_Chan’. For example, if your P_AIn object has the name ’AIn123’, then its
Channel object must be named ‘AIn123_Chan’.
Cfg_PCmdClear BOOL Mode.Cfg_PCmdClear 1 When this parameter is 1, program commands are cleared once they are acted upon. When
set to 0, program commands remain set until cleared by the application program logic.
Cfg_ProgDefault BOOL Mode.Cfg_ProgDefault 0 This parameter defines the default mode. When this parameter is 1, the mode defaults to
Program if no mode is being requested. When this parameter is 0, the mode defaults to
Operator if no mode is being requested.
IMPORTANT: Changing this parameter online can cause unintended mode changes.
Cfg_HasHiHiAlm BOOL HiHi.Cfg_Exists 0 These parameters determine whether the corresponding alarm exists and is checked or if
the alarm does not exist and is not used. When these parameters are 1, the corresponding
Cfg_HasHiAlm Hi.Cfg_Exists alarm exists.
Cfg_HasLoAlm Lo.Cfg_Exists
Cfg_HasLoLoAlm LoLo.Cfg_Exists
Cfg_HasFailAlm Fail.Cfg_Exists
Cfg_HiHiResetReqd BOOL HiHi.Cfg_ResetReqd 0 These parameters determine whether a reset is required to clear the alarm status. When
these parameters are 1, the alarm is latched ON when the alarm occurs. After the alarm
Cfg_HiResetReqd Hi.Cfg_ResetReqd condition returns to normal, a reset is required to clear the alarm status (for example,
OCmd_Reset, Inp_Reset, or Hi.OCmd_Reset is required to clear Alm_Hi alarm after the
Cfg_LoResetReqd Lo.Cfg_ResetReqd alarm is set and the value returns to normal). When these parameters are 0, no reset is
Cfg_LoLoResetReqd LoLo.Cfg_ResetReqd required and the alarm status is cleared when the alarm condition returns to normal.
IMPORTANT: If the reset clears the alarm, it also acknowledges the alarm.
Cfg_FailResetReqd Fail.Cfg_ResetReqd
Cfg_HiHiAckReqd BOOL HiHi.Cfg_AckReqd 1 These parameters determine whether an acknowledgement is required for an alarm. When
these parameters are 1, the acknowledge (ack) bit is cleared when the alarm occurs. An
Cfg_HiAckReqd Hi.Cfg_AckReqd acknowledge command (for example, PCmd_FailAck or Fail.OCmd_Ack) is required to
acknowledge the alarm. When set to 0, the Acknowledge bit is set when an alarm occurs
Cfg_LoAckReqd Lo.Cfg_AckReqd indicating an acknowledged alarm and no acknowledge command is required.
Cfg_LoLoAckReqd LoLo.Cfg_AckReqd
Cfg_FailAckReqd Fail.Cfg_AckReqd
Cfg_HiHiSeverity INT HiHi.Cfg_Severity 750 These parameters determine the severity of each alarm. This drives the color and symbol
that are used to indicate alarm status on the faceplate and global object.
Cfg_HiSeverity Hi.Cfg_Severity 500 The following are valid values:
Cfg_LoSeverity Lo.Cfg_Severity 500 1…250 = Low
251…500 = Medium
Cfg_LoLoSeverity LoLo.Cfg_Severity 750
501…750 = High
Cfg_FailSeverity Fail.Cfg_Severity 1000 751…1000 = Urgent
IMPORTANT: For FactoryTalk View Site Edition (SE) software, version 7.0, these severity
parameters drive only the indication on the global object and faceplate. The Alarms and
Events definition of severity drives the color and symbol that is used on the alarm banner
and alarm summary as well as the value returned by FactoryTalk Alarms and Events display
commands.
Cfg_InpRawMin REAL 0.0 Input (unscaled) minimum for scaling.
Cfg_InpRawMax REAL 100.0 Input (unscaled) maximum for scaling.
Cfg_PVEUMin REAL 0.0 PV (Output) minimum for scaling to engineering units.


Type
Cfg_PVEUMax REAL 100.0 PV (Output) maximum for scaling to engineering units.
TIP: The P_AIn instruction supports reverse scaling; either the raw (Input) or engineering
(Scaled) range can be reversed (maximum less than minimum).
Cfg_FiltTC REAL 0.0 PV first-order filter time constant in seconds. A value of 0.0 means the PV is unfiltered.
Cfg_HiHiDB 1.0 These parameters set the deadband (hysterisis) that is applied to each alarm limit. This is
used to prevent a noisy signal from generating spurious alarms.
Cfg_HiDB 1.0 EXAMPLE: If the High Alarm is enabled (Cfg_HasHiAlm = 1), the High Alarm Limit
Cfg_LoDB 1.0 (Val_HiLim) is 90 and the High Alarm Deadband (Cfg_HiDB) is 5, the high alarm is
generated when the output (Val) rises above 90 and is cleared once the output (Val) falls
Cfg_LoLoDB 1.0 below 85 (90 minus 5).
Cfg_FailDB 0.416667
Cfg_HiHiGateDly DINT HiHiGate.Cfg_GateDly 0 These parameters determine the amount of time (in seconds) the gate input must be turned
on for threshold detection to be enabled. On-delays and off-delays are applied after the
Cfg_HiGateDly HiGate.Cfg_GateDly gate delay is complete.
Cfg_LoGateDly LoGate.Cfg_GateDly
Cfg_LoLoGateDly LoLoGate.Cfg_GateDly
Cfg_FailGateDly FailGate.Cfg_GateDly
Cfg_HiHiOnDly DINT HiHiGate.Cfg_OnDly 0 These parameters determine the minimum time (in seconds) the PV must remain beyond
the status threshold for the status to be set. On-delay times are used to avoid unnecessary
Cfg_HiOnDly HiGate.Cfg_OnDly alarms when an output (Val) briefly overshoots its threshold (for example, Val_HiHiLim).
Cfg_LoOnDly LoGate.Cfg_OnDly
Cfg_LoLoOnDly LoLoGate.Cfg_OnDly
Cfg_FailOnDly FailGate.Cfg_OnDly
Cfg_HiHiOffDly DINT HiHiGate.Cfg_OffDly 0 These parameters determine the amount of time (in seconds) the output must stay within
each status threshold to clear the status. Off-delay times are used to reduce chattering
Cfg_HiOffDly HiGate.Cfg_OffDly alarms.
Cfg_LoOffDly LoGate.Cfg_OffDly EXAMPLE: If Cfg_HiOffDly is 5 seconds, the output (Val) must be below the status limit
(Val_HiHiLim) minus deadband (Cfg_HiHiDB) for 5 seconds before the status is returned to
Cfg_LoLoOffDly LoLoGate.Cfg_OffDly normal.
Cfg_FailOffDly FailGate.Cfg_OffDly
Cfg_FailHiLim REAL 103.9583 Out-of-Range (fail) High threshold (in engineering units).
Cfg_FailLoLim REAL -2.08333 Out-of-Range (fail) Low threshold (in engineering units).
PSet_HiHiLim REAL 1.5E+038 Program-entered High-High status threshold (in engineering units).
PSet_HiLim REAL 1.5E+038 Program-entered High status threshold (in engineering units).
PSet_LoLim REAL -1.5E+038 Program-entered Low status threshold (in engineering units).
PSet_LoLoLim REAL -1.5E+038 Program-entered Low-Low status threshold (in engineering units).
PSet_Owner DINT 0 Program Owner request ID (non-zero) or Release (0).
MSet_SubstPV REAL 0.0 Maintenance-entered Substitute PV (in engineering units).
OSet_HiHiLim REAL 1.50E+038 Operator-entered High-High status threshold (in engineering units).
OSet_HiLim REAL 1.50E+038 Operator-entered High status threshold (in engineering units).
OSet_LoLim REAL -1.50E+038 Operator-entered Low status threshold (in engineering units).
OSet_LoLoLim REAL -1.50E+038 Operator-entered Low-Low status threshold (in engineering units).
Set_SimPV REAL 0.0 PV used in simulation (Inp_Sim = 1) (in engineering units).
PCmd_ClearCapt BOOL 0 • Set PCmd_ClearCapt to 1 to clear the captured minimum/maximum PV excursion values
• The parameter is reset Automatically


Type
PCmd_Acq BOOL Mode.PCmd_Acq 0 When Cfg_PCmdClear is 1:
• Set PCmd_Acq to 1 to Acquire
PCmd_Rel Mode.PCmd_Rel • Set PCmd_Rel to 1 to Release
• These parameters reset automatically
When Cfg_PCmdClear is 0:
• Set PCmd_Acq to 1 to Acquire
• Set PCmd_Acq to 0 to Release
• PCmd_Rel is not used
• These parameters do not reset automatically
PCmd_Lock BOOL Mode.PCmd_Lock 0 When Cfg_PCmdClear is 1:
• Set PCmd_Lock to 1 to Lock
PCmd_Unlock Mode.PCmd_Unlock • Set PCmd_Unlock to 1 to Unlock
• These parameters reset automatically
• Set PCmd_Lock to 1 to Lock
• Set PCmd_Lock to 0 to Unlock
• PCmd_Unlock is not used
• These parameters do not reset automatically
PCmd_Reset BOOL 0 • Set PCmd_Reset to 1 to reset all alarms requiring reset
• This parameter is always reset automatically
PCmd_HiHiAck BOOL HiHi.PCmd_Ack 0 • Set PCmd_<Alarm>Ack to 1 to Acknowledge alarm
• The parameter is reset automatically
PCmd_HiAck Hi.PCmd_Ack
PCmd_LoAck Lo.PCmd_Ack
PCmd_LoLoAck LoLo.PCmd_Ack
PCmd_FailAck Fail.PCmd_Ack
PCmd_HiHiSuppress BOOL HiHi.PCmd_Suppress 0 When Cfg_PCmdClear is 1:
PCmd_HiSuppress Hi.PCmd_Suppress • Set PCmd_<Alarm>Suppress to 1 to suppress alarm
• Set PCmd_<Alarm>Unsuppress to 1 to unsuppress alarm
PCmd_LoSuppress Lo.PCmd_Suppress • These parameters reset automatically
PCmd_LoLoSuppress LoLo.PCmd_Suppress
• Set PCmd_<Alarm>Suppress to 1 to suppress alarm
PCmd_FailSuppress Fail.PCmd_Suppress • Set PCmd_<Alarm>Suppress to 0 to unsuppress alarm
• PCmd_<Alarm>Unsuppress is not used
PCmd_HiHiUnsuppress HiHi.PCmd_Unsuppress • These Parameters do not reset automatically
PCmd_HiUnsuppress Hi.PCmd_Unsuppress
PCmd_LoUnsuppress Lo.PCmd_Unsuppress
PCmd_LoLoUnsuppress LoLo.PCmd_Unsuppress
PCmd_FailUnsuppress Fail.PCmd_Unsuppress
PCmd_HiHiUnshelve BOOL HiHi.PCmd_Unshelve 0 • Set PCmd_<Alarm>Unshelve to 1 to Unshelve alarm
• The parameter is reset automatically
PCmd_HiUnshelve Hi.PCmd_Unshelve
PCmd_LoUnshelve Lo.PCmd_Unshelve
PCmd_LoLoUnshelve LoLo.PCmd_Unshelve
PCmd_FailUnshelve Fail.PCmd_Unshelve
MCmd_SubstPV BOOL 0 Maintenance command to select substitute PV (in engineering units).
MCmd_InpPV BOOL 0 Maintenance command to use Input PV (normal).
OCmd_ClearCapt BOOL 0 Operator command to clear the captured minimum/maximum PV excursion values.
MCmd_Acq BOOL Mode.MCmd_Acq 0 Maintenance command to acquire ownership (Operator/Program/Override to Maintenance)
MCmd_Rel BOOL Mode.MCmd_Rel 0 Maintenance command to release ownership (Maintenance to Operator/Program/Override)
OCmd_AcqLock BOOL Mode.OCmd_AcqLock 0 Operator command to acquire and lock mode in Operator.


Type
OCmd_Unlock BOOL Mode.OCmd_UnlockRel 0 Operator command to unlock Operator mode.
OCmd_Reset BOOL 0 Operator command to reset all alarms requiring reset.
OCmd_ResetAckAll BOOL 0 Operator command to reset and acknowledge all alarms.
Output Structure for Basic Analog Input
Output parameters include the following:

• Value data elements (Val_) are numeric outputs of the instruction for use
by the HMI. Values also can be used by other application logic or
software packages.
• Source and Quality data elements (SrcQ_) are outputs of the instruction
used by the HMI to indicate PV source and quality.
• Status data elements (Sts_) are bit outputs of the instruction for use by the
HMI. Status bits also can be used by other application logic.
• Error data elements (Err_) are outputs of the instruction that indicate a
particular configuration error. If any Err_ bit is set, then the Sts_Err
configuration error summary status is set and the Invalid Configuration
indicator is displayed on the HMI.
• Alarm data elements (Alm_) are outputs of the instruction that indicate a
particular alarm has occurred.
• Acknowledge data elements (Ack_) are outputs of the instruction that
indicate the corresponding alarm has been acknowledged.
• Ready data elements (Rdy_) are bit outputs of the instruction used by the
HMI to enable or disable Command buttons and Setting entry fields.
Table 8 - P_AIn Output Parameters
Parameter Data Type Alias For Description
EnableOut BOOL Enable Output: The EnableOut signal is not manipulated by this instruction. Its output state always
reflects EnableIn Input state.
Val REAL Analog value (after substitute PV, if used).
Val_InpPV REAL Analog Input value (actual, before substitute PV selection).
Val_PVMinCapt REAL Captured PV minimum (excursion) since last cleared.
Val_PVMaxCapt REAL Captured PV maximum (excursion) since last cleared.
Val_PVEUMin REAL Minimum of scaled range = Min (Cfg_PVEUMin, Cfg_PVEUMax).
Val_PVEUMax REAL Maximum of scaled range = Max (Cfg_PVEUMin, Cfg_PVEUMax).


SrcQ_IO SINT I/O signal source and quality.
SrcQ Final PV source and quality.
GOOD 0 = I/O live and confirmed good quality
1 = I/O live and assumed good quality
2 = No feedback configured, assumed good quality
TEST 8 = Device simulated
9 = Device loopback simulation
10 = Manually entered value
UNCERTAIN 16 = Live input, off-specification
17 = Value substituted at device/bus
18 = Value substituted by maintenance (Has and not Use)
19 = Shed, using last good value
20 = Shed, using replacement value
BAD 32 = Signal failure (out-of-range, NaN, invalid combination)
33 = I/O channel fault
34 = I/O module fault
35 = Bad I/O configuration (for example, scaling parameters)
Val_Fault SINT Device fault status:
0 = None
20 = Low
21 = High
24 = Low-Low
25 = High-High
32 = Fail
34 = Configuration Error
Val_Mode SINT Mode.Val The current mode is shown with status bits and also as an enumeration ‘Val_Mode’ as follows:
0 = No mode
2 = Maintenance
4 = Program (locked)
5 = Operator (locked)
6 = Program (unlocked, Operator is default)
7 = Operator (unlocked, Program is default)
8 = Program (unlocked, Program is default)
9 = Operator (unlocked, Operator is default)
Val_Owner DINT Current Object Owner ID (0 = not owned).
Val_Notify SINT Current alarm level and acknowledgement (enumeration):
0 = No alarm
1 = Alarm cleared: a reset or acknowledge is required
2 = Low (acknowledged)
3 = Low (unacknowledged)
4 = Medium (acknowledged)
5 = Medium (unacknowledged)
6 = High (acknowledged)
7 = High (unacknowledged)
8 = Urgent (acknowledged)
9 = Urgent (unacknowledged)
Val_HiHiLim REAL Current High-High status threshold.
Val_HiLim REAL Current High status threshold.
Val_LoLim REAL Current Low status threshold.
Val_LoLoLim REAL Current Low-Low status threshold.
Sts_SubstPV BOOL 1 = Using substitute PV (Input being overridden).
Sts_InpPV BOOL 1 = Using input PV (normal).


Sts_PVBad BOOL 1 = PV bad quality or Out of Range.
Sts_PVUncertain BOOL 1 = PV value is uncertain (quality).
Sts_MaintByp BOOL 1 = A Maintenance bypass is Active, display icon.
Sts_AlmInh BOOL 1 = An alarm is shelved, disabled or suppressed, display icon.
Sts_Err BOOL 1 = Error in configuration (see detail Err_ bits for reason), display icon.
Err_Raw BOOL 1 = Error in configuration: raw input scaling minimum = maximum.
Err_EU BOOL 1 = Error in configuration: scaled engineering units minimum = maximum.
Err_Timer BOOL 1 = Error in configuration: On-delay, Off-delay time invalid (use 0…2,147,483 seconds).
Err_Filt BOOL 1 = Error in configuration: PV filter time constant parameter.
Err_DB BOOL 1 = Error in configuration: a status deadband is < 0.0.
Err_Alarm BOOL 1 = Error in configuration: alarm minimum on time or severity.
Sts_Maint BOOL Mode.Sts_Maint 1 = Mode is Maintenance (supersedes Program, Operator).
Sts_Prog BOOL Mode.Sts_Prog 1 = Mode is Program.
Sts_Oper BOOL Mode.Sts_Oper 1 = Mode is Operator.
Sts_ProgOperLock BOOL Mode.Sts_ProgOperLock 1 = Program or Operator has requested mode lock.
Sts_NoMode BOOL Mode.Sts_NoMode 1 = No mode (disabled because EnableIn is false).
Sts_MAcq_Rcvd BOOL Mode.Sts_MAcqRcvd 1 = Maintenance Acquire command received this scan.
Sts_HiHiCmp BOOL HiHiGate.Inp PV High-High, High, Low, Low-Low, or Fail comparison result 1 = High-High, High, Low, Low-Low, or
Fail
Sts_HiCmp HiGate.Inp
Sts_LoCmp LoGate.Inp
Sts_LoLoCmp LoLoGate.Inp
Sts_FailCmp FailGate.Inp
Sts_HiHiGate BOOL HiHiGate.Sts_Gate PV High-High, High, Low, Low-Low, or Fail gate delay status 1 = Done.
Sts_HiGate HiGate.Sts_Gate
Sts_LoGate LoGate.Sts_Gate
Sts_LoLoGate LoLoGate.Sts_Gate
Sts_FailGate FailGate.Sts_Gate
Sts_HiHi BOOL HiHi.Inp 1 = Analog Input is above High or High-High limit.
Sts_Hi Hi.Inp
Sts_Lo Lo.Inp 1 = Analog Input is below Low or Low-Low limit.
Sts_LoLo LoLo.Inp
Sts_Fail Fail.Inp 1 = Analog Input is Out of Range or PV Bad.
Alm_HiHi BOOL HiHi.Alm 1 = Analog Input is in High-High, High, Low, Low-Low, or Fail (PV bad or out of range) alarm.
Alm_Hi Hi.Alm
Alm_Lo Lo.Alm
Alm_LoLo LoLo.Alm
Alm_Fail Fail.Alm


Ack_HiHi BOOL HiHi.Ack 1 = High-High, High, Low, Low-Low, or Analog Input failure alarm has been acknowledged.
Ack_Hi Hi.Ack
Ack_Lo Lo.Ack
Ack_LoLo LoLo.Ack
Ack_Fail Fail.Ack
Sts_HiHiDisabled BOOL HiHi.Disabled 1 = High-High, High, Low, Low-Low, or Fail alarm is disabled (by Maintenance).
Sts_HiDisabled Hi.Disabled
Sts_LoDisabled Lo.Disabled
Sts_LoLoDisabled LoLo.Disabled
Sts_FailDisabled Fail.Disabled
Sts_HiHiSuppressed BOOL HiHi.Suppressed 1 = High-High, High, Low, Low-Low, or Fail alarm is suppressed (by Program).
Sts_HiSuppressed Hi.Suppressed
Sts_LoSuppressed Lo.Suppressed
Sts_LoLoSuppressed LoLo.Suppressed
Sts_FailSuppressed Fail.Suppressed
Sts_HiHiShelved BOOL HiHi.Shelved 1 = High-High, High, Low, Low-Low, or Fail alarm is shelved (by Operator).
Sts_HiShelved Hi.Shelved
Sts_LoShelved Lo.Shelved
Sts_LoLoShelved LoLo.Shelved
Sts_FailShelved Fail.Shelved
Rdy_SubstPV BOOL 1 = Ready for MCmd_SubstPV.
Rdy_InpPV BOOL 1 = Ready for MCmd_InpPV.
Rdy_Reset BOOL 1 = At least one alarm requires reset.
Rdy_ResetAckAll BOOL 1 = At least one alarm requires reset or acknowledgement.
Rdy_OSet BOOL 1 = Ready to receive OSets (enables data entry fields).
P_AIn BOOL Unique parameter name for auto-discovery.

Local Configuration Tags for Basic Analog Input
Configuration parameters that are array, string, or structure data types cannot be
configured as parameters for Add-On Instructions. Configuration parameters of
these types appear as local tags to the Add-On Instruction. Local tags can be
configured through the HMI faceplates or in Studio 5000 Logix Designer®
application by opening the instruction logic of the Add-On Instruction instance
and then opening the Data Monitor on a local tag. These parameters cannot be
modified by using controller logic or Logix Designer application export/import
functionality.
Table 9 - P_AIn Local Configuration Tags

Tag Name Data Type Default Description
Cfg_Desc STRING_40 ‘Analog Input’ Description for display on HMI. This string is shown in the title bar of the faceplate.
Cfg_EU STRING_8 ‘%’ Engineering units for display on HMI.
Cfg_Label STRING_20 ‘Analog Input’ Label for graphic symbol displayed on HMI. This string appears on the graphic symbol.
Cfg_Tag STRING_20 ‘P_AIn’ Tag name for display on the HMI. This string is shown in the title bar of the faceplate.
Operations This section describes the primary operations for Add-On Instructions.
Modes
This instruction uses the following standard modes, which are implemented by
using an embedded P_Mode Add-On Instruction.
Mode Description
Operator The Operator owns control of the device. Operator commands (OCmd_) and Operator settings
(OSet_) from the HMI are accepted.
Program Program logic owns control of the device. Program commands (PCmd_) and Program settings
(PSet_) are accepted.
Maintenance Maintenance owns control of the device and supersedes Operator, Program, and Override
control. Operator commands and settings from the HMI are accepted. Bypassable interlocks and
permissives are bypassed, and device timeout checks are not processed.
No Mode The device is disabled and has no owner because the EnableIn input is false. The main
instruction Logic routine is not being scanned. See Execution section for more information on
EnableInFalse processing.
The following standard modes are not used:

• Hand mode
• Override (Ovrd) mode
See Rockwell Automation Library of Process Objects: Common Mode Block

(P_Mode) Reference Manual, publication SYSLIB-RM005, for more
information.

Alarms
This instruction uses the following alarms, which are implemented by using
embedded P_Alarm and P_Gate Add-On Instructions.
Alarm Name P_Alarm Name P_Gate Name Description

Fail Fail FailGate Raised when any of the following is true:
• The PV quality is bad
• The Inp_PVBad input is true
• The PV is outside the configured failure limits
• The PV is infinite or not a number (floating-point
exception)
• The raw or engineering unit range configuration is
invalid
High PV Hi HiGate Raised when the PV is above the High threshold. The
threshold is set by the operator or by program logic.
Deadband, gating, and timing are set in
configuration.
High-High PV HiHi HiHiGate Raised when the PV is above the High-High threshold.
The threshold is set by the operator or by program
logic. Deadband, gating, and timing are set in
configuration.
Low PV Lo LoGate Raised when the PV is below the Low threshold. The
threshold is set by the operator or by program logic.
Deadband, gating, and timing are set in
configuration.
Low-Low PV LoLo LoLoGate Raised when the PV is below the Low-Low threshold.
The threshold is set by the operator or by program
logic. Deadband, gating, and timing are set in
configuration.
Parameters of the P_Alarm object can be accessed by using the following

convention: [P_Alarm Name].[P_Alarm Parameter].
For more information, see the following Rockwell Automation Library of Process
Objects publications:
• Common Alarm Block (P_Alarm) Reference Manual,
• Condition Gate Delay (P_Gate) Reference Manual,
Simulation
Simulation in P_AIn disables the normal input
(Inp_PV) and provides an input on the Operator
faceplate for you to enter your own input value.
You must set the Inp_Sim parameter in the

controller to ‘1’ to enable simulation. The
Simulation icon is displayed at the bottom left

of the Operator faceplate indicating the device is in
simulation.

When you have finished in simulation, set the Inp_Sim parameter in the
controller to ‘0’ to return to normal operation.
Execution
The following table explains the handling of instruction execution conditions.
Condition Description
EnableIn False (false rung) The P_AIn Instruction shows a status of bad quality (Sts_PVBad)
and an indication on the HMI. All alarms are cleared. The mode is
reported as No Mode. However, calculation of the scaled
Val_InpPV is executed to indicate to the operator the actual
input value, even though the primary PV (Val) is not updated
(holds last value).
Powerup (prescan, first scan) Any commands received before first scan are discarded.
Embedded P_Alarm and P_Mode instructions are handled in
accordance with their standard power-up procedures. Refer to the
Reference Manual for the P_Alarm and P_Mode Instruction for
more information.
Postscan (SFC transition) No SFC postscan logic is provided.
Refer to the Logix5000 Controllers Add-On Instructions Programming Manual,

publication 1756-PM010, for more information.

Programming Example This example uses the P_AIn instruction to read a temperature sensor that is also
used elsewhere in logic to control the heating element of a chamber.
The Inp_PV parameter must be connected to the value coming from the
temperature transmitter. The fault status for the associated I/O channel in the
I/O module must be connected to the bad status input, Inp_PVBad.
The output parameters Val and Sts_PVBad can then be connected to the PV and
PVFault parameters of a PIDE instruction for control.
To implement this example, the following configuration input parameters need

to be set. Those not listed can be left at their default. There is no alarming used in
this example.
• Cfg_InpRawMin, Cfg_EUMin: 0 (engineering low range of temperature)
• Cfg_InpRawMax, Cfg_EUMax: 300 (engineering high range
of temperature)
In addition, the following strings are configured to drive the display and
faceplate:
• Cfg_Desc: Oven Temperature
• Cfg_EU: Deg C
• Cfg_Label: Oven Temp
• Cfg_Tag: TI910
The strings listed above are local tags that can be configured through the HMI
faceplates or in Logix Designer application by opening the Instruction Logic of
the Add-On Instruction instance and then opening the Data Monitor on a local
tag.

Display Elements A display element (global object) is created once and can be referenced multiple
times on multiple displays in an application. When changes are made to the
original (base) object, the instantiated copies (reference objects) are
automatically updated. Use of global objects, in conjunction with tag structures
in the ControlLogix system, aid consistency and save engineering time.
Table 10 - P_AIn Display Elements Description
Display Element Name Display Element Description
GO_P_AIn Standard analog input global object.
GO_P_AIn_Trend Analog input with a trend of the Primary Value and limits
(high-high, high, low, and low-low).
GO_P_AIn_TrendWCapture The object is the same as GO_P_AIn_Trend except it

displays a capture of the Primary Value.
GO_P_AIn_Indicator Primary Value indicated by a moving triangle. The graphic

display includes limits displayed with filled bars.
GO_P_AIn_IndicatorWCapture This object is the same as the GO_P_Ain_Indicator plus a

light gray minimum/maximum capture area.

Table 10 - P_AIn Display Elements Description

Display Element Name Display Element Description
GO_P_AInX Primary Value displayed as a bar graph. The graphic display
includes limits displayed as lines on the graph.
Common attributes of the P_AIn global objects include the following:

• Current value of the PV with engineering units
• Status/threshold/quality indicator
• Maintenance bypass indicator
• Engineering units
• Label
• Mode indicator
• Color changing alarm border that blinks on unacknowledged alarm
• Alarm indicator that changes color with the severity of an alarm
Alarm Border
Label
Maintenance Bypass
Alarm Indicator
Indicator
Status/Quality/
Threshold Indicator
Mode Indicator
Process Variable Engineering Units

Status/Quality Indicators
One of these symbols appears on the graphic symbol when the described
condition is true.
Graphic Symbol Description
Invalid configuration.
Data quality bad/failure.
Data Quality degraded: uncertain, test, simulation, substitution, or out of specification.
The input or device has been disabled.
No symbol displayed I/O communication and quality good, configuration valid.
TIP When the Invalid Configuration indicator appears, you can find what
configuration setting is invalid by following the indicators. Click the graphic
symbol to open the faceplate. The Invalid Configuration indicator appears next
to the appropriate tab at the top of the faceplate to guide you in finding the
configuration error. Once you navigate to the tab, the misconfigured item is
flagged with this indicator or appears in a magenta box.
For the Analog Input Instruction, the Invalid Configuration indicator appears
under the following conditions:
• The Input Raw Minimum and Raw Maximum scaling parameters are set
to the same value.
• The Scaled Engineering Units Minimum and Engineering Units
Maximum scaling parameters are set to the same value.
• The first-order filter time constant is set to a negative value.
• A Deadband is set to a negative value.
• An Alarm On-delay, Off-delay, or Minimum On Time is set to a value less
than zero or greater than 2,147,483 seconds.
• Alarm Severity is set to a value less than 1 or greater than 1000.
Threshold Indicators
These indicators show that the PV has exceeded a threshold.

High-High threshold exceeded
High threshold exceeded


Low threshold exceeded
Low-Low threshold exceeded
Mode Indicators
One of these symbols appears on the right side of the graphic symbol to indicate
the mode of the object instruction.
Transparent Operator mode (if the default mode is Operator and the current mode is Operator, the mode
indicator is transparent).
Operator mode (if the default mode is Program).
Operator mode locked.
Transparent Program mode (if the default mode is Program and the current mode is Program, the mode
indicator is transparent).
Program mode (if the default mode is Operator).
Program mode locked.
Maintenance mode.
No mode.
When the object is in the default mode, the mode indicator is transparent.
See Rockwell Automation Library of Process Objects: Common Mode Block

(P_Mode) Reference Manual, publication SYSLIB-RM005, for more
information.

Alarm Indicators
One of these symbols appears on the left of the label to indicate the described
alarm condition. The alarm border and label background blink if
Acknowledgement of an alarm condition is required. Once the alarm is
acknowledged, the alarm border and label background remain the color that
corresponds to the severity of the alarm.
Symbol Border and Label Background Description
No change in color Alarm Inhibit: an alarm is suppressed by the Program,
disabled by Maintenance, or shelved by the Operator.
White Return to normal (no alarm condition), but a previous

alarm has not been acknowledged.
Blue Low severity alarm.
Yellow Medium severity alarm.
Red High severity alarm.
Magenta Urgent severity alarm.
No symbol No change in color No alarm or alarm inhibit condition, and all alarms
are acknowledged.
See Rockwell Automation Library of Process Objects: Common Alarm Block

(P_Alarm) Reference Manual, publication SYSLIB-RM002, for more
information.
Maintenance Bypass Indicator

This symbol appears to the right of the label to indicate that a maintenance
bypass has been activated.
A maintenance bypass is active.
No symbol displayed No maintenance bypass is active.
TIP When the Maintenance Bypass indicator appears, you can find what condition
was bypassed by following the indicators. Click the graphic symbol to open the
faceplate. The Maintenance Bypass indicator appears next to the appropriate
tab at the top of the faceplate to guide you in finding the bypass. Once you
navigate to the tab, the bypassed item is flagged with this indicator.
For the Analog Input Instruction, the Maintenance Bypass Indicator appears
when the Substitute PV function has been enabled. The ‘live’ Process Variable is
being superseded by a Maintenance-entered value.

Using Display Element
The global objects for P_AIn can be found in the global object file (RA-BAS)
P_AIn Graphics Library.ggfx. Follow these steps to use a global object.
1. Copy the global object from the global object file and paste it in the
display file.
2. In the display, right-click the global object and choose Global Object
Parameter Values.
The Global Object Parameter Values dialog box appears.

The global object parameters are as follows.
Parameter Required Description

#102 Y Object tag to point to the name of the associated object
Add-On Instruction in the controller.
#103 Y Path used for display navigation features to other objects. Include
program scope if tag is a program scope tag.
#120 N Additional parameter to pass to the display command to open the
faceplate. Typically used to define position for the faceplate.
#121 N Additional parameter to pass to the display command to open the
faceplate. if defining X and Y coordinate, separate parameters so that
X is defined by #120 and Y is defined by #121. This lets these same
parameters to be used in subsequent display commands originating
from the faceplate.
#122 Y These are the options for the global object display:
0 = Always show faceplate
1 = Show Quick Display for users without Maintenance access (Code C)
2= Always show Quick Display
3. In the Value column, type the tag or value as specified in the Description
column.
TIP Click the ellipsis (. . .) to browse and select a tag.

Values for items marked ‘(optional)’ can be left blank.
4. Click OK.
Quick Display The Quick Display screen provides means for operators to perform simple
interactions with the P_AIn instruction instance. From the Quick Display,
you can navigate to the faceplate for full access for operation, maintenance,
and configuration.
Click to Navigate
to Full Faceplate

Faceplate The P_AIn faceplate consists of five tabs and each tab consists of one or more
pages.
Each faceplate contains the value of local configuration tags Cfg_Tag and
Cfg_Desc in the title bar.
The Operator tab is displayed when the faceplate is initially opened. Click the
appropriate icon at the top of the faceplate to access a specific tab.
Maintenance Trends Exit
Operator Engineering Alarms Help
The faceplate provides the means for operators, maintenance workers, engineers,
and others to interact with the P_AIn instruction instance, including viewing its
status and values and manipulating it through its commands and settings. When
a given input is restricted via FactoryTalk View security, the required user security
code letter is shown in the tables that follow.

Operator Tab
The Faceplate initially opens to the Operator (‘Home’) tab. From here, an
operator can monitor the device status and manually operate the device when it is
in Operator mode.
Operator Mode Unlock and Lock
Command Buttons
Mode Indicator Reset and Acknowledge All

Alarms Command Button
High and High-High

Thresholds
Current Process Current Process

Variable Graph Variable
Low and Low-Low

Thresholds
I/O Source and

Quality Indicator
I/O Source and

Quality Icon
The Operator tab shows the following information:

• Current mode (Program, Operator, or Maintenance).
• Requested modes indicator (This appears only if the Operator or Program
mode has been superseded by another mode.)
• Current Process Variable.
• Bar graph for the current Process Variable. High-High and Low-Low
ranges are shown in dark gray and these ranges turn red if the threshold is
exceeded. High and Low ranges are shown in medium gray, and these
ranges turn yellow if the threshold is exceeded.
• Scaled High and Low Range Values (Top and Bottom labels on the bar
graph). If high range or low range values are exceeded, then the appropriate
icon appears next to the values to the left of the bar graph.

• High-High (HH) and Low-Low (LL) thresholds are displayed with a label
background that turns red when exceeded.
• High (H) and Low (L) thresholds are displayed with a label background
that turns yellow when exceeded.
• Input Source and Quality indicator (See 'SrcQ' in the Output parameters
table on page 17 for details).
The following table shows the functions included on the Operator tab.
Table 11 - Operator Tab Description
Function Action Security
Click to lock in Operator mode. Function locks the mode in Manual Device
Operator mode, preventing the program from taking control. Operation (Code B)
Click to unlock Operator mode. Function unlocks Operator

mode, allowing the program to take control.
Click to request Program mode.
Click to request Operator mode.
Click to reset and acknowledge all alarms. Acknowledge Alarms

(Code F)
Click to select normal input for the PV. This button is visible Equipment
only in Maintenance mode, and only if Engineering has Maintenance (Code C)
enabled the substitute PV function.
Click to select substitute PV instead of normal input. This

button is visible only in Maintenance mode, and only if
Engineering has enabled the substitute PV function.
Substitute PV data entry Enter the substitute PV value. This entry is available only
when the substitute PV function is enabled.
PV Used in simulation Type the simulation PV value. This entry is available only Normal Operation of
data entry when input simulation is enabled. (See Simulation on Devices (Code A)
(not shown on faceplate page 21 for more information.)
image)

The following table shows the alarm status symbols used on the Operator tab.
Table 12 - Operator Tab Alarm Status
Graphic Symbol Alarm Status
In Alarm (Active Alarm)
In Alarm and Acknowledged
Out of Alarm but not Acknowledged
Alarm Suppressed (by Program)
Alarm Disabled (by Maintenance)
Alarm Shelved (by Operator)
Alarm indicators appear on the Operator tab when the corresponding

alarm occurs.
High-High PV Alarm
High PV Alarm
Low PV Alarm
Low-Low PV Alarm
Fail Alarm

Maintenance Tab
Maintenance personnel use the information and controls on the Maintenance tab
to make adjustments to device parameters, troubleshoot and temporarily work
around device problems, and disable the device for routine maintenance.
The Maintenance tab shows the following information:

• The current mode (Program, Operator, or Maintenance).
• Requested modes indicator highlights all of the modes that have been
requested. The leftmost highlighted mode is the active mode.
Mode Indicator Maintenance Mode Acquire

and Release Command
Requested Modes Indicator Buttons
Threshold Names Status Thresholds

and Deadbands
IMPORTANT Click a threshold name to open the P_Gate faceplate. From the P_Gate
faceplate, you can configure and perform additional operations for each alarm,
including Gate Delay, Status On-delay, Status Off-delay, and Threshold Name.

The following table shows the functions on the Maintenance tab.

Table 13 - Maintenance Tab Description
Function Action Security Configuration Parameters
Click to acquire Maintenance mode. Equipment None
Maintenance (Code C)
Click to release Maintenance mode.
Raw Input Click raw input to open the associated None

upstream channel object faceplate.
'Enable navigation to the input
channel object' must be checked.
(See Engineering Tab Page 1 on
page 38.)
Threshold Type the threshold (trip point) for Disable Alarms Bypass • Cfg_FailHiLim
analog input alarms. Permissives and • Cfg_FailLoLim
Interlocks (Code H)
Deadband Type the deadband (hysteresis) that • Cfg_HiHiDB
applies to each alarm limit. This is • Cfg_HiDB
used to prevent a noisy signal from • Cfg_LoDB
generating numerous spurious • Cfg_LoLoDB
alarms. • Cfg_FailDB
Example: If the High alarm limit is
90.0 and the High alarm deadband is
5, once the signal rises above 90.0
and generates a High alarm, the
signal must fall below 85.0 (90.0-5.0)
for the alarm to clear.
Threshold Name Click a threshold name to open the None None
associated P_Gate faceplate.
Bumpless Check so that when this parameter is Equipment Cfg_SetTrack
Program/Operator the following: Maintenance (Code C)
Transition • On, the operator settings track the
program settings when mode is
Program, and program settings
track the operator settings when
the mode is Operator. Transition
between modes is bumpless.
• Off, the operator settings and
program settings are not modified
by this instruction and retain their
values regardless of mode. When
the mode is changed, the value of
a limit can change, such as from
the Program-set value to the
Operator-set value.
Refer to the Rockwell Automation Library of Process Objects: Condition Gate

Delay (P_Gate) Reference Manual, publication SYSLIB-RM041, for
more information.
Refer to the Rockwell Automation Library of Process Objects: Analog Input

Channel (P_AIChan) Reference Manual, publication SYSLIB-RM042, for
more information.

Engineering Tab
The Engineering tab provides access to device configuration parameters and

ranges, options for device and I/O setup, displayed text, and
faceplate-to-faceplate navigation settings, for initial system commissioning or
later system changes.
The Engineering tab is divided into two pages.
Engineering Tab Page 1
On page 1 of the Engineering tab, you can configure the description, label, tag,
and PV units for the device.
Mode Configuration Button
Configure Device
Description, Label, and
Tag Text
Configure Input and

Scaled Ranges
Units

The following table lists the functions on page 1 of the Engineering tab.
Table 14 - Engineering Tab Page 1 Description
Click to open the Mode Configuration None See Mode Configuration display on
display. page 40
Description Type the device description to show Engineering Cfg_Desc

on the faceplate title bar. Configuration
(Code E)
Label Type the label to show on the graphic Cfg_Label
symbol.
Tag Type the tag name to show on the Cfg_Tag
faceplate and Tooltip.
IMPORTANT: Pausing the mouse
over this field displays a tool tip with
the configured Logix tag/path.
Input Scaling: These parameters must be set to the • Cfg_InpRawMax
Maximum Input range of the signal connected to the • Cfg_InpRawMin
Inp_PV Input. The raw minimum
Raw Input Scaling: default is 0.0 and the raw maximum
Minimum Input default is 100.0.
(Raw) Example: If your input card provides
a signal from 4.0…20.0mA, set
Cfg_InpRawMin to 4.0 and
Cfg_InpRawMax to 20.0. The raw
minimum/maximum and
engineering units minimum/
maximum are used for scaling to
engineering units.
Input Scaling: These parameters must be set to • Cfg_PVEUMax
Maximum Scaled match the PV range represented by • Cfg_PVEUMin
the input signal connected to
Input Scaling: Inp_PV. The PV engineering units
Minimum Scaled minimum default is 0.0 and the PV
(EU) engineering units maximum is 100.0.
Example: If your input card provides
a signal from 4…20 mA that
represents -50…250 °C, set
Cfg_PVEUMIN to -50.0 and
Cfg_PVEU maximum to 250.0.
The raw minimum/maximum and PV
engineering units minimum/
maximum are used for scaling to
engineering units.
Units Type engineering units for display on Cfg_EU
the HMI. Percent (%) is the default.


Enable navigation Check to enable navigation to an Engineering Cfg_HasChanObj
to input channel upstream channel object (for Configuration
object example, P_AIChan). (Code E)
IMPORTANT: The name of the
Channel object in the controller must
be this object's name with the suffix
‘_Chan’. For example, if your P_AIn
object has the name ’AIn123’, then its
Channel object must be named
‘AIn123_Chan’.
Allow Selection of Check to allow the Substitute PV Cfg_NoSubstPV
Substitute PV Maintenance function.
Clear this checkbox to disallow the
Substitute PV Maintenance function
(default).
Clear Program Check to clear Program commands on Cfg_PCmdClear
Commands on receipt.
Receipt
TIP The P_AIn instruction supports reverse scaling; either the raw (Input) or
engineering (Scaled) range can be reversed (maximum less than minimum).
Mode Configuration Display
This display lets you select the default mode for the object by selecting the
appropriate mode.
IMPORTANT If no mode is being requested, changing the default mode changes the mode
of the instruction.
You must have FactoryTalk View security code E to select the default mode on
this display.

Engineering Tab Page 2
Process Variable
Filter Time
Constant
The following table lists the functions on page 2 of the Engineering tab.
PV Filter Time Type the PV filter time constant. Engineering Cfg_FiltTC
(seconds) If the time constant is 0, the PV is Configuration
0 = unfiltered unfiltered. (Code E)

Trends Tab
The Trends tab shows trend charts of key device data over time. These faceplate
trends provide a quick view of current device performance to supplement, but not
replace, dedicated historical or live trend displays.
Reset Capture Minimum/

Maximum Value
(Red) High-High
Threshold Value
(Gray) Capture
(Yellow) High Range
Threshold Value
(Red) Low-Low
PV (%) Value Threshold Value
(Yellow) Low
Threshold Value
The following table lists the functions on the Trends tab.

Button Action Security Required
Reset capture minimum/maximum values Normal Operation of
Devices (Code A)

Alarms Tab
The Alarms tab displays each configured alarm for the P_AIn instruction. The
icon on the tab for the alarms page changes color based on the current active
alarms. A blinking alarm icon indicates that one or more alarms must be
acknowledged or the device must be reset.
Alarm Acknowledge
Command Button
Alarm Severity
Alarm Names Indicators
Reset and
Acknowledge All
Alarms Command
Button
Click an alarm name to open the P_Alarm faceplate for that alarm. From the
P_Alarm faceplate, you can configure and perform additional operations on
the alarm.
If an alarm is active, the panel behind the alarm changes color to match the
severity of the alarm. The color of the bell icon at the top of the faceplate shows
the severity of the highest active alarm, and the icon blinks if any alarm is
unacknowledged or requires reset.

Table 16 - Alarm Severity Colors

Color Definition
Magenta Urgent
Red High
Yellow Medium
Blue Low
White (bell icon) Alarm has cleared but is unacknowledged
Background (Light Gray) No alarm
The following table shows the functions on the Alarms tab.

Table 17 - Alarms Tab Description
Function Action Security
Alarm Name Click an alarm name to open the associated None
P_Alarm faceplate.
Click to acknowledge the alarm. Acknowledge Alarms
(Code F)
Click to reset and acknowledge all alarms.
When the Reset and Acknowledge All Alarms button is enabled, the panel
behind the alarm blinks, indicating the alarm requires acknowledgement or reset.
The Alarm Acknowledge button is enabled if the alarm requires
acknowledgment. Click the button with the check mark to acknowledge the
alarm.
See Rockwell Automation Library of Process Objects: Common Alarm Block

(P_Alarm) Reference Manual, publication SYSLIB-RM002, for
more information.

Basic Analog Input Faceplate Help
The Faceplate Help is divided into two pages.
Faceplate Help Page 1

Faceplate Help Page 2

Notes:

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Preface Software Compatibility and Content Revisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Basic Analog Input (P_AIn) Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

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Software Compatibility and Table 1 - Summary of Changes

For general library considerations, see Rockwell Automation Library of Process

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You can view or download publications at

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To keep the instruction memory and execution footprint small, certain

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Guidelines Use this instruction in these situations:

Do not use this instruction in these situations:

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The Basic Analog Input instruction provides the following capabilities:

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Table 3 - Visualization Files: Global Objects (.ggfx)

HMI Tags are created in a FactoryTalk View ME application to support tab

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Input Structure for Basic Analog Input

Input parameters include the following:

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Table 7 - P_AIn Input Parameters

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Table 7 - P_AIn Input Parameters

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Table 7 - P_AIn Input Parameters

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Table 7 - P_AIn Input Parameters

Output Structure for Basic Analog Input

Output parameters include the following:

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Table 8 - P_AIn Output Parameters

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Table 8 - P_AIn Output Parameters

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Table 8 - P_AIn Output Parameters

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Local Configuration Tags for Basic Analog Input

Table 9 - P_AIn Local Configuration Tags

The following standard modes are not used:

See Rockwell Automation Library of Process Objects: Common Mode Block

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Alarm Name P_Alarm Name P_Gate Name Description

Parameters of the P_Alarm object can be accessed by using the following

You must set the Inp_Sim parameter in the

Simulation icon is displayed at the bottom left

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The following table explains the handling of instruction execution conditions.

Refer to the Logix5000 Controllers Add-On Instructions Programming Manual,

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To implement this example, the following configuration input parameters need

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