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Rockwell Automation DAG6.5.8 APPLICATION GUIDE SCADA SYSTEM User Manual

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Publication AG-UM008C-EN-P - February 2005

1-14 Designing Communication

Figure 1.6 Effect of MSGs on Logix, PLC-5, SLC 500, and MicroLogix Polling

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1. Polled station 1; ready to poll station 2.

2. MSG sent to station 3 (MSG was waiting in queue).

Polling List

Polling List

Master
Station

Master
Station

slave
station 1

slave
station 2

slave
station 3

slave
station 1

slave
station 2

slave
station

Modem

Modem

Stn 1

Stn 2

Stn 3

Return Data Packet
or DLE EOT to
Master

Poll to slave

MSG to slave

Modem

Modem

Modem

Modem

Modem

Modem

Polling List

Master
Station

slave
station 1

slave
station 2

slave
station 3

Modem

Stn 1

Stn 2

Stn 3

Return Data Packet
to Master

Poll to slave

Modem

Modem

Modem

4. Master station polls station 3.

5. Station 3 replies with data.

3. Master station continues polling where it left off in the polling

sequence, e.g., station 2.

6. Master station returns to beginning of the poll list.

Stn 1

Stn 2

Stn 3