# Issues addressing boolean tags **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Created:** [March 19, 2021, 4:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/issues-addressing-boolean-tags/44690 "2021-03-19T16:33:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![andrews](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/898d66/32.png) [@andrews](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/andrews)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2021, 4:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/issues-addressing-boolean-tags/44690/1 "2021-03-19T16:33:53Z")
Hello, I am having trouble creating some boolean tags to show a motor status on or off. I think it has to do with the way ignition addresses, but I'm not sure how to fix or work around it. Example: ```auto M1-O:0/0 M2-O:0/1 M3-O:0/9 M4-O:0/10 ``` On the ignition documentation I found > 1. Then create a new OPC tag with a Boolean value to the first bit of this tag as follows: > Data Type: **Boolean** with a value of 1 or True > OPC Item Path: **`[MLX]B3:0/0 `** `(for Micrologic, you can specify the bit as: 0/0 or 0.0. >That is, with a slash/ or a period.) ` `[MLX]B3:0/0` has a value of 1 or a Boolean value of \>True So I think I'm inadvertently writing values to the tag by assigning it to the tag. Anyone have any ideas? Thank you! ---
**Author:** ![nminchin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/nminchin/32/6911_2.png) [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2021, 12:59am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/issues-addressing-boolean-tags/44690/2 "2021-03-20T00:59:01Z")
What is the actual issue you’re having? What do the tag diagnostics say the error is? And what OPC item path are you using? ---
**Author:** ![andrews](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/898d66/32.png) [@andrews](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/andrews)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2021, 9:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/issues-addressing-boolean-tags/44690/3 "2021-04-01T21:02:54Z")
I did not see any error, other than a little green question mark thing next to the tag after i created it. it just did nothing. below is how it populates. ```auto ns=1;s=[WELLINGTON_LINE_6]O:0.0 ``` ---
**Author:** ![andrews](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/898d66/32.png) [@andrews](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/andrews)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2021, 4:23pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/issues-addressing-boolean-tags/44690/4 "2021-04-07T16:23:43Z")
I do not see any error, the tag just shows off or null ---
**Author:** ![nminchin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/nminchin/32/6911_2.png) [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2021, 9:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/issues-addressing-boolean-tags/44690/5 "2021-04-07T21:51:22Z")
What is the quality of the tag? Does anything show in the diagnostics for the tag? ---
**Author:** ![andrews](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/898d66/32.png) [@andrews](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/andrews)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2021, 9:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/issues-addressing-boolean-tags/44690/6 "2021-04-07T21:53:47Z")
Nope, I run tag diagnostics and it just shows the value as null but no errors. i tried it as an integer as well. Maybe I need more ladder logic with some status bits powered by the outputs…? ---
**Author:** ![nminchin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/nminchin/32/6911_2.png) [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2021, 10:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/issues-addressing-boolean-tags/44690/7 "2021-04-07T22:00:36Z")
So the tag quality is good? ---
**Author:** ![andrews](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/898d66/32.png) [@andrews](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/andrews)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2021, 10:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/issues-addressing-boolean-tags/44690/8 "2021-04-07T22:03:19Z")
What do you mean by that? ---
**Author:** ![nminchin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/nminchin/32/6911_2.png) [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2021, 10:11pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/issues-addressing-boolean-tags/44690/9 "2021-04-07T22:11:36Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/6/4/642b9355226821229f4166ffa67aec5929fafbe4.png) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/9/5/9509967b5d29ff56bff3ed94be8d17653c2d8e0d.png) ---
**Author:** ![andrews](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/898d66/32.png) [@andrews](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/andrews)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2021, 10:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/issues-addressing-boolean-tags/44690/10 "2021-04-07T22:25:02Z")
Hello, I get “unknown” for quality. ---
**Author:** ![andrews](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/898d66/32.png) [@andrews](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/andrews)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2021, 10:46pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/issues-addressing-boolean-tags/44690/11 "2021-04-07T22:46:24Z")
i picked it from the tag browser so not sure why its unknown quality ---
**Author:** ![nminchin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/nminchin/32/6911_2.png) [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2021, 2:07am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/issues-addressing-boolean-tags/44690/12 "2021-04-08T02:07:02Z")
I’ve seen this when I’m not using the right driver. What PLC are you talking to, what firmware version is it, and what driver are you currently using ?