10.

Appendix D- Memory Areas

• CPM1A Memory Area Functions

Memory Area Structure
The following memory areas can be used with the CPM1A.

Data area Words Bits Function

IR Input IR 000 to IR 009 IR 00000 to IR These bits can be allocated to the
area area (10 words) 00915 external I/O terminals
(160 bits)
Output IR010 to IR0l9 IR 0l000toIR
area (10 words) 0l9l5
(160 bits)
Work IR 200 to IR 231 IR 20000 to IR Work bits can be freely used within
area (32 words) 23115 the program
(512 bits)
SR area SR 232 to SR SR 23200 to SR These bits serve specific functions
255 25515 such as flags and control bits.
(24 words) (384 bits)
TR area -- TR 0 to TR 7 Thes bits are used to temporarily
(8 bits) store
ON/OFF status at program branches
HR area2 HR 00 to HR 19 HR 0000 to HR These bits store data and retain
(20 words) 1915 their ON/OFF status when power is
(320 bits) turned off.

AR area AR00 to AR 15 AR 0000 to AR These bits serve specific functions

(16 words) 1515 such as flags an control bits.
(256 bits)
LR area1 LR 00 to LR 15 LR 00000 to LR Used for a 1:1 data link with
(16 words) 1515 another PLC.
(256 bits)
Timer /Counter TC 000 to TC 127 (timer/counter The same numbers are used for
Area numbers )3 both timers and counters.
DM Read/wri DM 0000 to --- DM area data can be accessed in
area te2 DM0999 words units only. Word values are
(1,002 words) retained when the power is turned
off.
Error Log DM1000 to DM --- Used to store the time of
4 1021 (22 occurrence and error code of errors
words) that occurred. These words can be
used as ordinary read/write DM
when the error log function isn’t
being used.
Read- DM6144 to DM --- Cannot be overwritten from
only 4 6599 program
PC DM 6600 to DM --- Used to store various parameters
Setup4 6655 (56 words) that control PLC operation

Note: 1. IR and LR bits that are not used for their allocated functions can be
used as work bits.
2. The contents of the HR area, LR area, Counter area, and read/write DM area
are backed up by a capacitor. At 25 *C, the capacitor will back up memory

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for 20 days.
3. When accessing a PV, TC numbers are used as word data; when accessing
Completing Flags, they are used as bit data.
4. Data in DM6144 to DM6655 cannot be overwritten from the program, but
they can be changed from a Peripheral Device.

SR Area
These bits mainly serve as flags related to CPM2A operation or contain present and set values for
various functions. The functions of the SR area are explained in the following

Word(s) Bit(s) Function

SR 232 00 to Macro Function Input Area
to SR 15 Contains the input operands for MCRO(99).
235 (Can be used as work bits when MCRO(99) is not used.)
SR 236 00 to Macro Function Output Area
to SR 15 Contains the output operands for MCRO(99).
239 (Can be used as work bits when MCRO(99) is not used.)
SR240 00 to Input Interrupt 0 Counter Mode SV
15 SV when input interrupt 0 is used in counter mode (4 digits hexadecimal).
(Can be used as work bits when input interrupt 0 is not used in counter mode.)
SR241 00 to Input Interrupt 1 Counter Mode SV
15 SV when input interrupt 1 is used in counter mode (4 digits hexadecimal).
(Can be used as work bits when input interrupt 1 is not used in counter mode.)
SR242 00 to Input Interrupt 2 Counter Mode SV
15 SV when input interrupt 2 is used in counter mode (4 digits hexadecimal).
(Can be used as work bits when input interrupt 2 is not used in counter mode.)
SR 243 00 to Input Interrupt 3 counter Mode SV
15 SV when input interrupt 3 is used in counter mode (4 digits hexadecimal).
(Can be used as work bits when input interrupt 3 is not used in counter mode.)
SR 244 00 to Input Interrupt 0 Counter Mode PV
15 Counter PV- 1 when input interrupt 0 is used in counter mode (4 digits
hexadecimal).
SR 245 00 to Input Interrupt 1 Counter Mode PV
15 Counter PV-1 when input interrupt 1 is used in counter mode (4 digits
hexadecimal).
SR 246 00 to Input Interrupt 2 Counter Mode PV
15 Counter PV-1 when input interrupt 2 is used in counter mode (4 digits
hexadecimal).
SR 247 00 to Input Interrupt 3 Counter Mode PV
15 Counter PV-1 when input interrupt 3 is used in counter mode (4 digits
hexadecimal).
SR 248, 00 to High-speed Counter PV Area
SR 249 15 (Can be used as work bits when the high-speed counter is not used.)
SR 250 00 to Analog Volume Setting 0
15 Used to store the 4-digit BCD set value (0000 to 0200) from analog volume
control 0.
SR 251 00 to Analog Volume Setting 1
15 Used to store the 4-digit BCD set value (0000 to 0200) from analog volume
control 1.
SR252 00 High Speed Counter Reset Bit
01 to Not Used.

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07
08 Peripheral Port
Turn On to reset peripheral port.(Not valid when peripheral device is
connected.)
Automatically turns OFF when reset is complete.
09 Not Used.
10 PLC Setup Reset Bit
Turn ON to initialize PC Setup (DM 6600 through DM 6655). Automatically turns
OFF again when reset is complete. Only effective if the PC is in PROGRAM mode.
11 Forced Status Hold Bit
OFF : The forced status of bit that are forced set/reset are cleared when
switching between PROGRAM mode and MONITOR mode.
ON : The status of bits that are forced set/reset are maintained when switching
between PROGRAM mode and MONITOR mode.

SR area
Word(s) Bit(s) Function
SR 252 12 I/O Hold Bit
OFF : IR and LR bits are reset when starting or stopping operation.
ON : IR and LR bit status is maintained when starting or stopping operation
13 Not used.
14 Error Log Reset Bit
Turn ON to clear error log. Automatically turns OFF again when operation is
complete.
15 Not Used
SR 253 00 to FAL Error Code
07 The error code (a 2-digit number) is stored here when an error occurs. The FAL
number is stored here when FAL(06) or FALS(07) is executed. This word is reset
(to 00) by executing a FAL 00 instruction or by clearing the error from a
Peripheral Device.
08 No Used
09 Cycle Time Overrun Flag
Turns ON when a cycle time overrun occurs (i.e., when the cycle time exceeds
100 ms).
10 to Not used.
12
13 Always ON Flag
14 Always OFF Flag
15 First Cycle Flag
Turns ON for 1 cycle at the start of operation.
SR 254 00 1-minute clock pulse (30 seconds ON; 30 seconds OFF)
01 0.02-second clock pulse (0.01 second ON; 0.01 second OFF)
02 Negative (N) Flag
03 to Not used.
05
06 Differential Monitor Complete Flag
07 STEP (08) Execution Flag
Turns ON for 1 cycle only at the start of process based on STEP(08).
08 to Not used.
15
SR 255 00 0.1-second clock pulse (0.05 second ON; 0.05 second OFF)

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01 0.2-second clock pulse (0.1 second ON; 0.1 second OFF)

02 1.0-second clock pulse (0.5 second ON; 0.5 second OFF)
03 Instruction Execution Error (ER) Flag
Turns ON when an error occurs during execution of an instruction.
04 Carry (CY ) Flag
Turns ON when there is a carry in the results of an instruction execution.
05 Greater Than (GR) Flag
Turns ON when the result of a comparison operation is "greater."
06 Equals (EQ) Flag
Turns ON when the result of a comparison operation is "equal," or when the result
of an instruction execution is 0.
07 Less Than (LE) Flag
Turns ON when the result of a c9mparison operation is "less."
08 to Not used.
15

AR Area
These bits mainly serve as flags related to CPM1A operation. These bits retain their status even
after the CPM1A power supply has been turned off or when operation begins or stops.

Word(s) Bit(s) Function

AR00, 00 to 15 Not used.
AR01
AR02 00 I/O Units Status Flag (First Unit)
01 I/O Units Status Flag (Second Unit)
02 110 Units Status Flag (Third Unit)
03 to 07 Not used.
12 to 15 Number of I/O Units Connected
AR03 to 00to 15 Not Used.
AR 07
AR08 00 to 07 Not Used
08 to 11 Peripheral Device Error Code
12 Peripheral Device Error Flag
13 Peripheral Device Transmission Enabled Flag
14 to 15 Not Used.
AR09 00 to 15 Not Used.
AR10 00 to 15 Power-off Counter (4 digits BCD)
This is the count of the number of times that the power has been turned off.
To clear the count, write “0000” from a peripheral device.
AR11 00 to 07 High-speed Counter Range Comparison Flags
00 ON: Counter PY is within comparison range 1
0l ON: Counter PV is within comparison range 2
02 ON: Counter PV is within comparison range 3
03 ON: Counter PV is within comparison range 4
04 ON: Counter PV is within comparison range 5
05 ON: Counter PY is within comparison range 6
06 ON: Counter PV is within comparison range 7
07 ON: Counter PV is within comparison range 8
08 to 14 Not used.
15 Pulse Output Status

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ON: Stopped.
OFF: Pulse being output.
AR12 00 to 15 Not Used.
AR13 00 Power-up PC Setup Error Flag
Turns ON when there is an error in DM 6600 to DM 6614 (the part of the PC
Setup area that is read at power-up).
01 Start-up PC Setup Error Flag
Turns ON when there is an error in DM 6615 to DM 6644 (the part of the PC
Setup area that is read at the beginning of operation).
02 RUN PC Setup Error Flag
Turns ON when there is an error in DM 6645 to DM 6655 (the part of the PC
Setup area that is always read).
03,04 Not Used.
05 Long Cycle Time Flag
Turns ON if the actual cycle time is longer than the cycle time set in DM 6619.
06,07 Not Used.

Word(s) Bit(s) Function

AR13 08 Memory Area Specification Error Flag
Turns ON when a non-existent data area address is specified in the program.
09 Flash Memory Error Flag
Turns ON when there is an error in flash memory.
10 Read-only DM Error Flag
Turns ON when a checksum error occurs in the read-only DM (DM 6144 to DM
6599) and that area is initialized.
11 PC Setup Error Flag
Turns ON when a checksum error occurs in the PC Setup area.
12 Program Error Flag
Turns ON when a checksum error occurs in the program memory (UM) area, or
when an improper instruction is executed.
13 Expansion Instruction Error Flag
Turns ON when a checksum error occurs in the expansion instruction data.
14,15 Not Used.
AR14 00 to 15 Maximum Cycle mile (4 digits BCD)
The longest cycle time since the beginning of operation is stored. It is cleared at the beginning,
and not at the end, of operation.
The units can be any of the following, depending on the setting of in DM 6618.
Default: 0.1 ms; ~ ms" setting: 0.1 ms; "100 ms" setting: 1 ins "1 5" setting:
10 ms
AR15 00 to 15 Current Cycle Time (4 digits BCD)
The most recent cycle time during operation is stored. The Current Cycle Time is not cleared
when operation stops. The units can be any of the following, depending on the setting of in DM
6618.
Default: 0.1 ms; "10 ms" setting: 0.1 ms; "looms" setting: 1 ms; "1 5"

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• CPM2A Memory Area Functions

Memory Area Structure
The following memory area can be used with the CPM2A.

Data area Words Bits Function

IR Input IR 000 to IR 009 IR 00000 to IR These bits can be allocated to the
area area (10 words) 00915 external I/O terminals
(160 bits)
Output IR010 to IR0l9 IR 0l000toIR 0l9l5
area (10 words) (160 bits)
Work IR 020 to IR 049 IR 02000 to IR Work bits can be freely used within
area IR200 to IR 231 04915 the program
(58 words) IR 20000 to IR
23115 (928 bits)
SR area SR 228 to SR SR 22800 to SR These bits serve specific functions
255 25515 such as flags and control bits.
(28 words) (440 bits)
TR area -- TR 0 to TR 7 These bits are used to temporarily
(8 bits) store
ON/OFF status at program branches
HR area2 HR 00 to HR 19 HR 0000 to HR These bits store data and retain
(20 words) 1915 their ON/OFF status when power is
(320 bits) turned off.

AR area AR00 to AR 23 AR 0000 to AR These bits serve specific functions

(23 words) 2315 such as flags an control bits.
(384 bits)
LR area1 LR 00 to LR 15 LR 00000 to LR Used for a 1:1 data link with
(16 words) 1515 another PLC.
(256 bits)
Timer /Counter TC 000 to TC 225 (timer/counter The same numbers are used for
Area numbers )3 both timers and counters.
DM Read/wri DM 0000 to --- DM area data can be accessed in
area te2 DM1999 words units only. Word values are
DM2022 to DM retained when the power is turned
2047 off.
(2,026 words)

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Error Log DM2000 to DM --- Used to store the time of

4 2021 (22 occurrence and error code of errors
words) that occurred. These words can be
used as ordinary read/write DM
when the error log function isn’t
being used.
Read- DM6144 to DM --- Cannot be overwritten from
only 4 6599 program
(456 words)
PC DM 6600 to DM --- Used to store various parameters
Setup4 6655 (56 words) that control PLC operation

Note: 1. IR and LR bits that are not used for their allocated function can be used
as work bits.
2. The contents of the HR area, LR area, Counter area, and read/write DM are
backed up by the CPU Unit's battery. IF the battery is removed or fails, the
content of these area will be lost and unstable.
3. When a TC numbers is used as a word operand, the timer or counter PV is
accessed; when used as a bit operand, its Completion Flag is accessed.
4. Data is DM 6144 to DM 6655 cannot be overwritten from the program, but
they can be changed from a Programming Device.
5. The program and data in DM 6144 to DM 6655 are stored in flash memory.

SR Area
These bits mainly serve as flags related to CPM2A operation or contain present and set values for
various functions. The functions of the SR area are explained in the following
Word(s) Bit(s) Function
SR 228 00 to Pulse output PV 0 96777215 (16777215) to 16777215 Low 4 digits
15 When negative value, Left most bit = 1.
SR 229 00 to This CH cannot be sued as aux relay even when Pulse High 4 digits
15 output is not used
SR 230 00 to Pulse output PV 1 96777215 (16777215) to 16777215 Low 4 digits
15 When negative value, Left most bit = 1.
SR 231 00 to This CH cannot be sued as aux relay even when Pulse High 4 digits
15 output is not used
SR 232 00 to Macro Function Input Area
to SR 15 Contains the input operands for MCRO(99).
235 (Can be used as work bits when MCRO(99) is not used.)
SR 236 00 to Macro Function Output Area
to SR 15 Contains the output operands for MCRO(99).
239 (Can be used as work bits when MCRO(99) is not used.)
SR240 00 to Input Interrupt 0 Counter Mode SV
15 SV when input interrupt 0 is used in counter mode (4 digits hexadecimal).
(Can be used as work bits when input interrupt 0 is not used in counter mode.)
SR241 00 to Input Interrupt 1 Counter Mode SV
15 SV when input interrupt 1 is used in counter mode (4 digits hexadecimal).
(Can be used as work bits when input interrupt 1 is not used in counter mode.)
SR242 00 to Input Interrupt Z Counter Mode SV
15 SV when input interrupt 2 is used in counter mode (4 digits hexadecimal).
(Can be used as work bits when input interrupt 2 is not used in counter mode.)
SR 243 00 to Input Interrupt counter Mode SV
15 SV when input interrupt 3 is used in counter mode (4 digits hexadecimal).

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(Can be used as work bits when input interrupt 3 is not used in counter mode.)
SR 244 00 to Input Interrupt 0 Counter Mode PV
15 Counter PV when input interrupt 0 is used in counter mode (4 digits
hexadecimal).
SR 245 00 to Input Interrupt 1 Counter Mode PV
15 Counter PV when input interrupt 1 is used in counter mode (4 digits
hexadecimal).
SR 246 00 to Input Interrupt 2 Counter Mode PV
15 Counter PV when input interrupt 2 is used in counter mode (4 digits
hexadecimal).
SR 247 00 to Input Interrupt 3 Counter Mode PV
15 Counter PV when input interrupt 3 is used in counter mode (4 digits
hexadecimal).
SR 248, 00 to High-speed Counter PV Area
SR 249 15 Differential Pulse Input mode: F8388608(-8388608) to 08388607
Pulse + Direction input mode: F8388608(-8388608) to 08388607
Reversible Pulse Input mode: F8388608(-8388608) to 08388607
Increment mode: 00000000 to 16777215
Sync mode:00000000 to 00020000(Hz)
When negative value, Left most byte is F
SR 250 00 to Analog Volume Setting 0
15 Used to store the 4-digit BCD set value (0000 to 0200) from analog volume
control 0.
SR 251 00 to Analog Volume Setting 1
15 Used to store the 4-digit BCD set value (0000 to 0200) from analog volume
control 1.

Word(s) Bit(s) Function

SR 252 00 High-Speed Counter Reset Bit
01 to Not Used
03
04 Pulse Output 0 PV Reset Bit
Turn ON to clear the PV of pulse output 0.
05 Pulse Output 0 PV Reset Bit
Turn ON to clear the PV of pulse output 1.
06,07 Not Used.
08 Peripheral Port Reset Bit
Turn ON reset the Peripheral Port. Automatically turns OFF when reset is
complete.
09 RS-232C Port Reset Bit
Turn ON reset the RS-232C Port. Automatically turns OFF when reset is
complete.
10 PC Setup Reset Bit
Turn ON to intialize PC setup (DM 6600 through DM6655). Automatically turns
OFF again when reset is complete. Only effective if the PC is in PROGRAM
mode.
11 Forced Status Hold Bit
OFF : The force status of bits that are forced set/reset is cleared when switching
between PROGRAM mode and MONITOR mode.
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switching between PROGRAM mode and MONITOR mode.

12 I/O Hold Bit
OFF : IR and LR bits are reset when starting or stopping operation.
ON : IR and LR bit status is maintained when starting or stopping operation.
13 Not Used.
14 Error Log Reset Bit
Turn ON to clear error log. Automatically turns OFF again when operation is
complete.
15 Not Used.
SR 253 00 to FAL Error Code
07 The error code is stored here when an error occurs. The FAL number is stored
here when FAL (06) or FAL (07) is executed. This word is reset ( to 000) by
executing a FAL 00 instruction or by clearing the error from a Programming
Device.
08 Battery Error Flag
Turns ON when the CPU Unit backup battery’s voltage is too low.
09 Cycle Time Overrun Flag
Turns ON when a cycle time overrun occurs
10,11 Not Used.
12 Changing RS-232C setup Flag
Turns ON when the RS-232C port’s setting are being changed.
13 Always ON Flag.
14 Always OFF Flag
15 First Cycle Flag
Turn s ON for 1 cycle at the start of operation.
SR254 00 1-minute clock pulse (30 seconds ON; 30 seconds OFF)
01 0.02-second clock pulse (0.01 second ON; 0.01 second OFF)
02 Negative (N) Flag
03 to Not used.
05
06 Differential Monitor Complete Flag
07 STEP (08) Execution Flag
Turns ON for 1 cycle only at the start of process based on STEP(08).
08 to Not used.
15

Word(s) Bit(s) Function

SR 255 00 0.1-second clock pulse (0.05 second ON; 0.05 second OFF)
01 0.2-second clock pulse (0.1 second ON; 0.1 second OFF)
02 1.0-second clock pulse (0.5 second ON; 0.5 second OFF)
03 Instruction Execution Error (ER) Flag
Turns ON when an error occurs during execution of an instruction.
04 Carry (CY ) Flag
Turns ON when there is a carry in the results of an instruction execution.
05 Greater Than (GR) Flag
Turns ON when the result of a comparison operation is "greater."
06 Equals (EQ) Flag
Turns ON when the result of a comparison operation is "equal," or when the
result of an instruction execution is 0.
07 Less Than (LE) Flag
Turns ON when the result of a c9mparison operation is "less."

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08 to Not used.
15

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AR Area
These bits mainly serve as flags related to CPM2A operation. These bits retain their status
even after the CPM2A power supply has been turned off or when operation begins or stops.

Word(s) Bit(s) Function

AR00, 00 to 15 Not used.
AR01
AR02 00 to 07 Not Used.
08 to 11 Number of Expansion Units Connected
12 to 15 Not Used.
AR03 to 00 to 15 Not Used.
AR 07
AR08 00 to 03 RS-232 Port Error Code
0: Normal completion
1: Parity Error
2: Frame error
3: Overrun Error
04 RS-232C Communication Error Flag
Turns ON when an RS-232C communication error occurs.
05 RS-232C Transmit Ready Flag
Valid only when host link, Turns ON when the PLC is ready to transmit data.
06 RS-232C Reception Completed Flag
Valid only when RS-232C communications are used. (No-protocol only.)
07 RS-232C Reception Overflow Flag
Valid only when RS-232C communications are used. (No-protocol only.)
08 to 11 Peripheral Port Error Code
0: Normal completion
1: Parity Error
2: Frame error
3: Overrun Error
12 Peripheral Port Communications Error Flag
Turns ON when an Peripheral communication error occurs.
13 Peripheral Port Transmit Ready Flag
Turns ON when the PLC is ready to transmit data. ( Host Link only)
14 Peripheral Reception Completed Flag

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Turns ON when the PLC has completed reading data. (No-Protocol only)
15 Peripheral Port Reception Overflow Flag
Turns ON when an overflow has occurred. (No-Protocol only)
AR09 00 to 15 RS-232C Port Reception Counter (4 digits BCD)
Valid only when no-protocol communication are used.
AR10 00 to 15 Peripheral Device Reception Counter
Valid only when no-protocol communication are used.

AR Area
Word(s) Bit(s) Function
AR11 00 to 07 High-speed Counter Range Comparison Flags
00 ON: Counter PY is within comparison range 1
0l ON: Counter PV is within comparison range 2
02 ON: Counter PV is within comparison range 3
03 ON: Counter PV is within comparison range 4
04 ON: Counter PV is within comparison range 5
05 ON: Counter PY is within comparison range 6
06 ON: Counter PV is within comparison range 7
07 ON: Counter PV is within comparison range 8
08 High Speed Counter Comparison
ON: Operating
OFF: Stopped
09 High-Speed Counter PV overflow/underflow
ON: Overflow/Underflow occurred.
OFF: Normal operation
10 Not Used.
11 Pulse Output 0 Accelerating /Decelerating Flag
ON: Accelerate/Decelerate
OFF: Constant rate
12 Pulse Output 0 Overflow/underflow Flag
ON: Overflow/Underflow
OFF: Normal
13 Pulse Output 0 Pulse Quantity Set Flag
ON: Pulse quantity has been set.
OFF: Pulse quantity has not been set.
14 Pulse Output 0 Output Completed Flag
ON: Completed
OFF: Not Completed
15 Pulse Output 0 Output Status
ON: Pulses being output.
OFF: Stopped.
AR12 00 to 11 Not Used.
12 Pulse Output 1 Overflow/underflow Flag

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ON: Overflow/Underflow
OFF: Normal
13 Pulse Output 1 Pulse Quantity Set Flag
ON: Pulse quantity has been set.
OFF: Pulse quantity has not been set.
14 Pulse Output 1 Output Completed Flag
ON: Completed
OFF: Not Completed
15 Pulse Output 1 Output Status
ON: Pulses being output.
OFF: Stopped.

AR Area
Word(s) Bit(s) Function
AR13 00 Power-up PC Setup Error Flag
Turns ON when there is an error in DM 6600 to DM 6614 (the part of the PC
Setup area that is read at power-up).
01 Start-up PC Setup Error Flag
Turns ON when there is an error in DM 6615 to DM 6644 (the part of the PC
Setup area that is read at the beginning of operation).
02 RUN PC Setup Error Flag
Turns ON when there is an error in DM 6645 to DM 6655 (the part of the PC
Setup area that is always read).
03,04 Not Used.
05 Long Cycle Time Flag
Turns ON if the actual cycle time is longer than the cycle time set in DM 6619.
06,07 Not Used.
08 Memory Area Specification Error Flag
Turns ON when a non-existent data area address is specified in the program.
09 Flash Memory Error Flag
Turns ON when there is an error in flash memory.
10 Read-only DM Error Flag
Turns ON when a checksum error occurs in the read-only DM (DM 6144 to DM
6599) and that area is initialized.
11 PC Setup Error Flag
Turns ON when a checksum error occurs in the PC Setup area.
12 Program Error Flag
Turns ON when a checksum error occurs in the program memory (UM) area, or
when an improper instruction is executed.
13 Expansion Instruction Error Flag
Turns ON when a checksum error occurs in the expansion instruction data.
14 Data Save Error Flag
Urns ON if the data could not be retained with the backup battery.
15 Not Used.
AR14 00 to 15 Maximum Cycle Time (4 digits BCD)
The longest cycle time since the beginning of operation is stored. It is not
cleared when operation stops, buts iti is cleared when the operation starts
again.
AR15 00 to 15 Current Cycle Time (4 digits BCD)
The most recent cycle time during operation is stored. The current Cycle Time
is not cleared when operation stops.

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AR16 00 to 15 Not Used.

AR17 00 to 07 Minute (00 to 59, BCD)
08 to 15 Hour (00 to 59, BCD)
AR18 00 to 07 Second (00 to 59, BCD
08 to 15 Minute (00 to 59, BCD)
AR19 00 to 07 Hour (00 to 23, BCD)
08 to 15 Day of the Month (01 to31, BCD)

AR Area
Word(s) Bit(s) Function
AR20 00 to 07 Month (01 to 12, BCD)
08 to 15 Year (00 to 99,BCD)
AR21 00 to 07 Day of the Week
00: Sunday
01: Monday
02: Tuesday
03: Wednesday
04: Thursday
05: Friday
06: Saturday
08 to 12 Not Used.
13 30-second Compensation Bit
14 Clock Stop Bit
Turn this bit ON to stop the clock. The time/data can be overwritten while this
bit is ON.
15 Clock Set Bit
To change the time/date, turn ON AR 2114, write the new time/date, and then
turn this bit ON to enable a new time/date setting.
AR22 00 to 15 Not Used.
AR23 00 to 15 Power off Counter (4 digit BCD)
This is the count of the number of times that the power has been turned off.
To clear the count , write “0000” from a Programming Device.

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