Rockwell Automation Logix5000 Controllers Messages Programming Manual - Manual (Page 5)

Table of contents
Studio 5000 environment ..................................................................................... 7
Additional resources ............................................................................................... 8
Chapter 1
Introduction ............................................................................................................ 9
Supported data types .............................................................................................. 9
Message queue ....................................................................................................... 10
Cache list ................................................................................................................ 11
Unconnected buffers ............................................................................................ 12
Guidelines .............................................................................................................. 13
Get or set the number of unconnected buffers ................................................ 14
Get the number of unconnected buffers ................................................... 14
Set the number of unconnected buffers .................................................... 15
Convert between INTs and DINTs ................................................................. 16
Chapter 2
Introduction .......................................................................................................... 19
Message manager logic ......................................................................................... 19
Chapter 3
Introduction .......................................................................................................... 23
Configure the I/O configuration ....................................................................... 24
Define your source and destination elements .................................................. 24
Create the MESSAGE_ CONFIGURATION data type ............................ 25
Create the configuration array ........................................................................... 26
Get the size of the local array .............................................................................. 28
Load the message properties for a controller ................................................... 28
Configure the message ......................................................................................... 29
Step to the next controller................................................................................... 29
Restart the sequence ............................................................................................. 30
Preface
Controller messages
Manage multiple messages
Send a message to multiple
controllers
Index
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