Rockwell Automation 1771-DA,D17716.5.13 U MNL 1771-DA ASCII I/O MODULE User Manual
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To Our Customers
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Overview of This Manual
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Intended Audience
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Notational Conventions
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Some Tips on Using This Manual
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Typical Applications
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Getting Started With Your ASCII Module
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PLCĆ2 Family Processors
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What You Need to Get Started
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Reading Data from Your ASCII Device
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Writing Data to Your ASCII Device
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PLCĆ3 Processors
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What You Need To Get Started
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Reading Data from Your ASCII Device
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Writing Data to Your ASCII Device
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Choosing Module Features
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Chapter Objectives
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Choosing the Mode of Communication
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Choosing the Mode of Module Operation, IW1(02Ć04)
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Using BCD Delimiters (Report Generation Mode, Only), IW4(10Ć16)
Justifying Margins, IW3(03)
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Using the EndĆofĆString Delimiter, IW3(10Ć16)
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Setting String Length, IW2(00Ć13)
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Determining Block Transfer Length
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Removing the Fill Character (Data Mode, Only), IW4(10Ć16)
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Removing Header and Trailing Characters, IW4(00Ć03, 04Ć07)
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Choosing I/O Buffer Size, IW3(00Ć02)
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Choosing Transmission Mode, IW1(05Ć07)
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Choosing Single or Multiple Transfers, IW2(17)
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Selecting Delay for Carriage Return, IW3(06Ć07)
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Setting Remaining Bits in IW1(10Ć17)
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Selecting the Number of Initialization Words, IW1(00Ć01)
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Recording Bit Settings in Initialization Words
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