Special function mailbox messaging commands – ProSoft Technology PTQ-PDPMV1 User Manual
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PTQ-PDPMV1 ♦ Quantum Platform
Mailbox Messaging
PROFIBUS DP Master Network Interface Module for Quantum
User Manual
ProSoft Technology, Inc.
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August 12, 2014
6.2
Special Function Mailbox Messaging Commands
The PTQ-PDPMV1 module supports some extended PROFIBUS functions, using
a mailbox data exchange mechanism.
The module supports the following special functions through this mailbox
messaging scheme:
Initiated from Processor
Message
Description
Set Operation Mode
Controls the operating state of the PROFIBUS Master
Set Slave Mode
Sends special control command to one or several slaves
(Sync/Freeze)
Get Slave Diag
Gets diagnostic information from a slave
Get Slave Config
Gets slave configuration
Set Slave Address
Sets node address of a slave (if supported by the slave)
Get Live List
Gets information from all nodes on the network
MSAC1 Read
DPV1 acyclic read (Class 1)
MSAC1 Write
DPV1 acyclic write (Class 1)
DPV1 Alarm Handling: Generated by Slave Devices
Message
Description
Alarm Indications
Spontaneous alarm indication from DPV1 slave. Structure of
data is slave-dependent
Alarm Confirmation
This message is sent by the PTQ module automatically as a
confirmation to the alarm indications.