Rockwell Automation 20-COMM-ER 20-COMM-ER Dual-Port EtherNet/IP Communication Adapter User Manual - Manual (Page 111)

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Using Explicit Messaging Chapter 6
The following table identifies the data that is required in each box to configure a
message to write a single parameter.
Configuration Tab Example Value Description
Message Type
Service Type (1)
Service Code (1)
Class
Instance (2)
Attribute
Source Element
Source Length
CIP Generic
Parameter Write
10 (Hex.)
f (Hex.)
140 (Dec.)
1 (Hex.)
Accel_Time_1 (4)
2 (4)
Used to access the Parameter Object in the adapter.
This service is used to write a parameter value.
Code for the requested service.
Class ID for the DPI Parameter Object.
Instance number is the same as parameter number.
Attribute number for the Parameter Value attribute.
Name of the tag for any service data to be sent from the scanner or bridge to the adapter/drive.
Number of bytes of service data to be sent in the message.
Communication Tab Example Value Description
Path (3) My_PowerFlex_Drive The path is the route that the message will follow.
Tag Tab Example Value Description
Name Single_Write_Message The name for the message.
(1) The default setting for Service Type is ‘Custom’, enabling entry of a Service Code not available from the Service Type pull-down menu. When choosing a Service
Type other than ‘Custom’ from the pull-down menu, an appropriate Hex. value is automatically assigned to the Service Code box which is dimmed (unavailable).
(2) Only drive parameters (Port 0) can be written to using Parameter Object Class code 0x0F. To write to a parameter of a peripheral in another port, use DPI Parameter
Object Class code 0x93 (see page 123 ).
(3) Click Browse to find the path, or type in the name of the device listed in the I/O Configuration folder.
(4) In this example, Accel Time 1 is a 16-bit parameter requiring the tag Data Type field to be set to ‘INT’ when creating the controller tag. If the parameter being
written to is a 32-bit parameter, the tag Data Type field must be set to ‘DINT’. Also, the Source Length field on the Message Configuration screen must correspond
to the selected Data Type in bytes (for example, 4 bytes for a DINT or a REAL). When using a PowerFlex 700S drive, Accel Time 1 is a floating point number requiring
the Data Type field to be set to ‘REAL’ when creating the controller tag. See the drive documentation to determine the size of the parameter and its data type (16-
bit or 32-bit integer or REAL).