Rockwell Automation 2706-MB1 MESSAGEVIEW 421 SOFTWARE MANUAL - Manual (Page 98)

5–9 Communications Overview
Publication 2706-817
Send data to a display variable with [Ctrl-V]
Used by the ASCII Triggering device to send data to a specific
display variable in the terminal. Each variable must be addressed
individually. Numeric data may be scaled.
Format: [Ctrl-V]Variable Data\ Variable Position\ MV Address[CR]
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Variable Data range: -32768 to +65535 for numeric data
any ASCII character for ASCII data
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Variable Position range: 1 to 10
Note: Variable position is the position of the variable in the
message, counting from left to right. If the message contains only
one display variable, the position is 1.
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MV Address range: 1 to 127 for a single node; 127 to address all
devices
Data enclosed in quotation marks is interpreted as ASCII data, even
if it consists of numbers.
Example: [Ctrl-V]“Press “ACK””\ 1\ 2[CR]
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The terminal at node #2 displays Press “ACK” in the first
display variable in the currently active message.
Activate/Deactivate an LED with [Ctrl-L]
Used by the ASCII Triggering device to toggle a specific LED in the
terminal.
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Format: [Ctrl-L]LED#\ LED State\ MV Address[CR]
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LED# range: 1 to 16
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LED State range 0 or 1; 0 represents the LED Off state, 1
represents the LED On state
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MV Address range: 1 to 127 for a single node; 127 to address all
devices
Example: [Ctrl-L]4\ 1\ 22[CR]
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The terminal at node #22 turns LED #4 On.