IAI America PCON-CFA User Manual
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4.6
Communication with the Master Station .................................................................................... 127
4.6.1
Operation Modes and Handling of PLC Addresses ...................................................... 127
4.6.2
Remote I/O Mode.......................................................................................................... 131
4.6.3
Position/Simple Direct Mode ......................................................................................... 136
4.6.4
Half Direct Mode (Cannot be used in the 17-byte mode) ............................................. 141
4.6.5
Remote I/O Mode 2....................................................................................................... 148
4.6.6
Position/Simple Direct Mode 2 ...................................................................................... 152
4.6.7
Half Direct Mode 2 (Cannot be used in the 17-byte mode) .......................................... 157
4.6.8
Remote I/O Mode 3....................................................................................................... 164
4.6.9
Half Direct Mode 3 (Cannot be used in the 17-byte mode) .......................................... 168
4.6.10
I/O Signal Controls and Functions ................................................................................ 175
4.7
I/O Signal Timings...................................................................................................................... 192
4.8
Operation ................................................................................................................................... 193
4.9
MECHATROLINK Parameters................................................................................................... 198
4.10
Troubleshooting ......................................................................................................................... 204
4.10.1
Alarm Details and Causes/Actions................................................................................ 204
4.10.2
Status LED Indicators ................................................................................................... 204
5.
Flow and Commands of Basic MECHATROLINK Communication..............................................205
5.1
Basic Communication Flow........................................................................................................ 205
5.2
MECHATROLINK Data Link Layer ............................................................................................ 206
5.3
MECHATROLINK Applied Layer ............................................................................................... 206
ALARM Fields ............................................................................................................... 207
STATUS Fields ............................................................................................................. 207
5.4
Supported Commands ............................................................................................................... 208
6.
Change History ............................................................................................................................215