Communicating with the ascii modules – Rockwell Automation 1734-485ASC POINT I/O RS-232 and RS-485 ASCII Modules Installation Instructions User Manual

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12 POINT I/O RS-232 and RS-485 ASCII Modules

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1734-IN588B-EN-P - July 2003

Communicating with the ASCII Modules

The ASCII modules operate as the PointBus front-end to your serial
device. Data can be exchanged with the master through a polled,
cyclic, or change-of-state connection. Bit-Strobe Command Response
Messaging and the Unconnected Message Manager (UCMM) are not
supported

1

. The module produces and consumes data as follows:

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If you are not familiar with these terms, see the DeviceNet Specification for definitions (online:
www.odva.org).

I/O Connection Type

Consumes

Produces

Polled

4-132 bytes

4-132 bytes

Cyclic

4-132 bytes

4-132 bytes

Change-of-State

4-132 bytes

4-132 bytes

ATTENTION

!

The ASCII modules are not compatible with the 1734-APB
PROFIBUS adapter.

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