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Node-RED reads controller tags on a CompactLogix — program tags come back null
Lila Hart · OT / IT
1769-L33ER. node-red-contrib-cip. Controller tags populate. Program-scoped tags are null even when I paste the names from a CSV export. External Access is Read/Write. What is the actual path syntax, and do I need a second endpoint per program?
Anika Bose · OT architect
Prefix is Program:ProgramName.TagName — colon after Program, dot before the tag. A second CIP endpoint per program is cleaner than one giant list. If External Access is None on a member of a UDT, the whole read looks null. Don't publish write-capable MQTT from that flow into the cell.