# Reading/Writing to ASCII registers in a PLC5

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reading-writing-to-ascii-registers-in-a-plc5/10841>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [November 30, 2015, 5:58pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reading-writing-to-ascii-registers-in-a-plc5/10841 "2015-11-30T17:58:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![Kraenbring](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Kraenbring](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kraenbring)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2015, 5:58pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reading-writing-to-ascii-registers-in-a-plc5/10841/1 "2015-11-30T17:58:43Z")

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I’m told the native IA OPC UA driver for PLC5’s cannot read/write to ASCII registers and the solution is to either purchase RSLinx or Kepware to read the 5 tags that I need. Please say it isn’t so!

I have a PLC5 80/E, nothing fancy, with a couple of addresses in A210 that I’m trying to read and write out of.  
According to RSLinx OPC Client:  
A210:1 = ED  
A210:2 = CB  
A210:3 = A  
A210:1, SC3 = EDCBA

And in Kepware:  
A210:1/1 = E  
A210:1/5 = EDCBA

Is there no equivalent in Ignition?

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2015, 4:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reading-writing-to-ascii-registers-in-a-plc5/10841/2 "2015-12-01T16:14:23Z")

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I think you already talked to support, but for anyone else out there: it doesn’t look like these are supported right now.