Rockwell Automation T3831 ICS Regent Communications Package for Winterpret - Manual (Page 7)

Communications Package for W INTERPRET (T3831)
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recent to transfer the input GPL variables into the Regent’s
shared variables and I/O memory areas (as defined by the
input templates).
Output Template
The Output Template is used to identify which variables in
the Regent are configured as GPL variables that this Regent
provides to the GPL network. Figure 5 illustrates the
structure of the GPL output template for an individual
Regent configured for Guarded Peer-Link communications.
Figure 5. Structure of the GPL Output Template.
At the end of each application program scan the Regent uses
the definitions in the output template to load its primary GPL
output data buffer with the GPL output variables.
Output Data Buffers
Each Regent connected to a GPL network with “L” legs has
L+1 output data buffers. One is a primary output data buffer
and the others are individual output data buffers for each leg
of the network. Figure 6 illustrates the structure of the GPL
output data buffers for a Regent configured for Guarded Peer-
Link communications.