Rockwell Automation 1408-EMxx PowerMonitor 1000 Unit - Manual (Page 19)

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Explicit Messaging Chapter 4
Follow these steps to configure a message.
1. Choose the appropriate parameters in the Message
Configuration window.
2. Click the Communication tab to select the communication type,
either Ethernet or Serial.
Parameter Choice
Message type Select the appropriate message type according to Message Type on
page 18 .
Source Element Read: Refer to Appendix A – Powermonitor 1000 Data Tables for the
address of the specific data table address you’re reading. If you are
performing a multiple element read, this should be the first element in
the array of elements you’re reading back.
Write: This is the controller tag in which to store the data being
written to the power monitor.
Number of
Elements This is the number of elements being read or written to. If you are
performing a single element read or write, then this value should be 1.
If you are performing a multiple element read or write, then this should
be the number of elements after the source element that you wish to
read or write.
Destination
Element Read: This is the controller tag in which to store the data being read.
Write: Refer to Appendix A – Powermonitor 1000 Data Tables for the
address of the specific data table address you’re writing to.