Rockwell Automation 25B PowerFlex 525 Embedded EtherNet/IP Adapter - Manual (Page 72)

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Chapter 6 Using Explicit Messaging
CompactLogix – Formatting a Message to Read a Single Parameter
Get Attribute Single Message Configuration Screens
The following table identifies the data that is required in each box to configure a
message to read a single parameter.
Configuration Tab Example Value Description
Message Type
Service Type
(1)
Service Code
(1)
Class
Instance
Attribute
Source Element
Source Length
Destination
(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).
CIP Generic
Get Attribute Single
e (Hex.)
93
(3)
3 (Dec.)
9 (Hex.)
–
0 bytes
Output_Current
(4)
(3) See Explicit Messaging Class Code Compatibility with PowerFlex 525 Drives on page 70 for limitations of PowerFlex 525 drives when
using DPI Parameter Object Class code 0x93 for explicit messaging.
(4) In this example, Output Current is a 16-bit parameter requiring the Data Type field to be set to “INT” when creating the controller
tag. See the drive documentation to determine the size of the parameter and its data type.
Used to access the DPI Parameter Object in the adapter.
This service is used to read 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.
Leave blank (not applicable).
Number of bytes of service data to be sent in the message.
The tag where the data that is read is stored.
Communication Tab Example Value Description
Path
(2)
(2) Click Browse to find the path, or type in the name of the device listed in the I/O Configuration folder (for this example,
PowerFlex_52X_Drive).
PowerFlex_52X_Drive The path is the route that the message will follow.
Tag Tab Example Value Description
Name Single_Read_Message The name for the message.