All, Working on Ver.8.3 Windoz with CP271. I have FBM9/14 expansion set up for ladder logic. Is there any way to access the COUT param through a COUT, MTR, GDEV, or other block with out having to use up IFL's in the ladder? I have logic in a different ladder with DCI_5.OFL_1 mapped to DIO_3.IFL_29. CO_7 is the output I need. The ladder is IFL_29 CO_7 69 ---| |------------------------------------------------------------( )--- MPC-07- MPC-07- 115 INP 115 OUT I would like to set the DCI_5.OFL_1 to the .IN on a COUT block but I am unable to set the COUT block IOM_id. I am getting a W51- Invalid Hardware/software type. According to what I have read, it looked like the COUT was the only way to make this work but I cannot get the .COUT of the COUT block mapped to a CO_X. Thanks in advance for your help. I am looking forward to the responses. Chris _______________________________________________________________________ This mailing list is neither sponsored nor endorsed by Invensys Process Systems (formerly The Foxboro Company). Use the info you obtain here at your own risks. Read http://www.thecassandraproject.org/disclaimer.html foxboro mailing list: //www.freelists.org/list/foxboro to subscribe: mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=join to unsubscribe: mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=leave