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DL06 PLC Special Relays

Special Relays are just contacts that are set by the CPU operating system to indicate a particular
system event has occurred. These contacts are available for use in your ladder program. Knowing
just the right special relay contact to use for a particular situation can save a lot of programming
time. Since the CPU operating system sets and clears special relay contacts, the ladder program
only has to use them as inputs in ladder logic.

Startup and Real-Time Relays

On for the first scan after a power cycle or program to run transition only. The relay
SP0 First scan is reset to off on the second scan. It is useful where a function needs to be performed
only on program startup.
SP1 Always ON Provides a contact to ensure an instruction is executed every scan.
SP2 Always OFF Provides a contact that is always off.
SP3 1 minute clock On for 30 seconds and off for 30 seconds.
SP4 1 second clock On for 0.5 second and off for 0.5 second.
SP5 100 ms clock On for 50 ms. and off for 50 ms.
SP6 50 ms clock On for 25 ms. and off for 25 ms.
SP7 Alternate scan On every other scan.

CPU Status Relays

SP11 Forced run mode On when the mode switch is in the run position and the CPU is running.
SP12 Terminal run mode On when the mode switch is in the TERM position and the CPU is in the run mode.
SP13 Test run mode On when the CPU is in the test run mode.
SP15 Test stop mode On when the CPU is in the test stop mode.
SP16 Terminal PGM mode On when the mode switch is in the TERM position and the CPU is in program mode.
SP17 Forced stop On when the mode switch is in the STOP position.
SP20 Forced stop mode On when the STOP instruction is executed.
SP22 Interrupt enabled On when interrupts have been enabled using the ENI instruction.

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System Monitoring
SP36 Override setup relay On when the override function is used.
SP37 Scan controller On when the actual scan time runs over the prescribed scan time.
SP40 Critical error On when a critical error such as I/O communication loss has occurred.
SP41 Warning On when a non critical error has occurred.
SP42 Diagnostics error On when a diagnostics error or a system error occurs.
SP43 Low battery error On when the CPU battery voltage is low (only if bit 12 of V7633 is set).
SP44 Program memory error On when a memory error such as a memory parity error has occurred.
SP45 I/O error On when an I/O error such as a blown fuse occurs.
SP46 Communications error On when a communication error occurs on any of the CPU ports.
SP50 Fault instruction On when a Fault Instruction is executed.
SP51 Watch Dog timeout On if the CPU Watch Dog timer times out.
On if a grammatical error has occurred either while the CPU is running or if the
SP52 Grammatical error syntax check is run. V7755 will hold the exact error code.
SP53 Solve logic error On if CPU cannot solve the logic.
SP54 Communication error On when RX, WX, instructions are executed with the wrong parameters.

SP56 Table instruction overrun On if a table instruction with a pointer is executed and the pointer value is outside
the table boundary.

Accumulator Status
SP60 Value less than On when the accumulator value is less than the instruction value.
SP61 Value equal to On when the accumulator value is equal to the instruction value.
SP62 Greater than On when the accumulator value is greater than the instruction value.
SP63 Zero On when the result of the instruction is zero (in the accumulator).
SP64 Half borrow On when the 16 bit subtraction instruction results in a borrow.
SP65 Borrow On when the 32 bit subtraction instruction results in a borrow.
SP66 Half carry On when the 16 bit addition instruction results in a carry.
SP67 Carry On when the 32 bit addition instruction results in a carry.
SP70 Sign On anytime the value in the accumulator is negative.
SP71 Pointer reference error On when the V-memory specified by a pointer (P) is not valid.
SP72 Floating point number On anytime the value in the accumulator is a valid floating point number.
On if overflow occurs in the accumulator when a signed addition or subtraction
SP73 Overflow results in an incorrect sign bit.
SP74 Underflow On anytime a floating point math operation results in an underflow error.
SP75 Data error On if a BCD number is expected and a non–BCD number is encountered.
SP76 Load zero On when any instruction loads a value of zero into the accumulator.

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HSIO Input Status

SP100 X0 status On when X0 is on

SP101 X1 status On when X1 is on
SP102 X2 status On when X2 is on
SP103 X3 status On when X3 is on

HSIO Pulse Output Relay

On when the pulse output profile is completed.
SP104 Profile Complete (Mode 30)

Communication Monitoring Relay

SP116 CPU port busy Port 2 On when port 2 is the master and sending data.
Communications error On when port 2 is the master and has a
SP117 Port 2 communication error.

Option Slot Communication Monitoring Relay

SP120 Slot 1 busy H0-ECOM/D0-DCM Port2
SP121 Slot 1 error H0-ECOM/D0-DCM Port2
SP122 Slot 2 busy H0-ECOM/D0-DCM Port2
SP123 Slot 2 error H0-ECOM/D0-DCM Port2
SP124 Slot 3 busy H0-ECOM/D0-DCM Port2
SP125 Slot 3 error H0-ECOM/D0-DCM Port2
SP126 Slot 4 busy H0-ECOM/D0-DCM Port2
SP127 Slot 4 error H0-ECOM/D0-DCM Port2

Option Slot Special Relay

SP140-237 Slot 1 SP relay for option card

SP240-337 Slot 2 SP relay for option card
SP340-437 Slot 3 SP relay for option card
SP430-537 Slot 4 SP relay for option card

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Counter 1 Mode 10 Equal Relays

SP540 Current = target value On when the counter current value equals the value in V3631/3630
SP541 Current = target value On when the counter current value equals the value in V3633/3632
SP542 Current = target value On when the counter current value equals the value in V3635/3634
SP543 Current = target value On when the counter current value equals the value in V3637/3636
SP544 Current = target value On when the counter current value equals the value in V3641/3640
SP545 Current = target value On when the counter current value equals the value in V3643/3642
SP546 Current = target value On when the counter current value equals the value in V3645/3644
SP547 Current = target value On when the counter current value equals the value in V3647/3646
SP550 Current = target value On when the counter current value equals the value in V3651/3650
SP551 Current = target value On when the counter current value equals the value in V3653/3652
SP552 Current = target value On when the counter current value equals the value in V3655/3654
SP553 Current = target value On when the counter current value equals the value in V3657/3656
SP554 Current = target value On when the counter current value equals the value in V3661/3660
SP555 Current = target value On when the counter current value equals the value in V3663/3662
SP556 Current = target value On when the counter current value equals the value in V3665/3664
SP557 Current = target value On when the counter current value equals the value in V3667/3666
SP560 Current = target value On when the counter current value equals the value in V3671/3670
SP561 Current = target value On when the counter current value equals the value in V3673/3672
SP562 Current = target value On when the counter current value equals the value in V3675/3674
SP563 Current = target value On when the counter current value equals the value in V3677/3676
SP564 Current = target value On when the counter current value equals the value in V3771/3770
SP565 Current = target value On when the counter current value equals the value in V3703/3702
SP566 Current = target value On when the counter current value equals the value in V3705/3704
SP567 Current = target value On when the counter current value equals the value in V3707/3706

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Counter 2 Mode 10 Equal Relays

SP570 Current = target value On when the counter current value equals the value in V3711/3710
SP571 Current = target value On when the counter current value equals the value in V3713/3712
SP572 Current = target value On when the counter current value equals the value in V3715/3714
SP573 Current = target value On when the counter current value equals the value in V3717/3716
SP574 Current = target value On when the counter current value equals the value in V3721/3720
SP575 Current = target value On when the counter current value equals the value in V3723/3722
SP576 Current = target value On when the counter current value equals the value in V3725/3724
SP577 Current = target value On when the counter current value equals the value in V3727/3726
SP600 Current = target value On when the counter current value equals the value in V3731/3730
SP601 Current = target value On when the counter current value equals the value in V3733/3732
SP602 Current = target value On when the counter current value equals the value in V3735/3734
SP603 Current = target value On when the counter current value equals the value in V3737/3736
SP604 Current = target value On when the counter current value equals the value in V3741/3740
SP605 Current = target value On when the counter current value equals the value in V3743/3742
SP606 Current = target value On when the counter current value equals the value in V3745/3744
SP607 Current = target value On when the counter current value equals the value in V3747/3746
SP610 Current = target value On when the counter current value equals the value in V3751/3750
SP611 Current = target value On when the counter current value equals the value in V3753/3752
SP612 Current = target value On when the counter current value equals the value in V3755/3754
SP613 Current = target value On when the counter current value equals the value in V3757/3756
SP614 Current = target value On when the counter current value equals the value in V3761/3760
SP615 Current = target value On when the counter current value equals the value in V3763/3762
SP616 Current = target value On when the counter current value equals the value in V3765/3764
SP617 Current = target value On when the counter current value equals the value in V3767/3766

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