Rockwell Automation 20G PowerFlex 755 Drive Embedded EtherNet/IP Adapter User Manual
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Rockwell Automation Publication 750COM-UM001E-EN-P - October 2013
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Using Explicit Messaging
Chapter 6
ControlLogix – Formatting a Message to Write a Single Parameter
Figure 23 - Set Attribute Single Message Configuration Dialog Boxes
The following table identifies the data that is required in each box to configure a
message to write a single parameter.
Configuration Tab
Example Value
Description
Message Type
Service Type
(1)
Service Code
(1)
Class
Instance
(2)
Attribute
(3)
Source Element
Source Length
Destination
CIP Generic
Set Attribute Single
10 (Hex.)
93 or 9F (Hex.)
(5)
535 (Dec.)
9 or A (Hex.)
Accel_Time_1
(6)
4 bytes
(6)
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Used to access the DPI Parameter Object in the adapter.
This service is used to write a parameter value.
Code for the requested service.
Class ID for the DPI Parameter Object.
Instance number is the same as parameter number.
Attribute number for the Parameter Value attribute.
Name of the tag for any service data to be sent from the scanner or bridge to the adapter/drive.
Number of bytes of service data to be sent in the message.
Leave blank (not applicable).
Communication Tab
Example Value
Description
Path
(4)
My_PowerFlex_755_Drive
The path is the route that the message will follow.
Tag Tab
Example Value
Description
Name
Single_Write_Message
The name for the message.
(1) The default setting for Service Type is ‘Custom’, enabling entry of a Service Code not available from the Service Type pull-down menu. When choosing a Service Type other than ‘Custom’
from the pull-down menu, an appropriate Hex. value is automatically assigned to the Service Code box which is dimmed (unavailable).
(2) The instance is the parameter number in the drive (Port 0). For example, to write to parameter 4 of a peripheral in Port 5 of a PowerFlex 755 drive, the instance would be 21504 + 4 =
DPI Parameter Object on page 148
Host DPI Parameter Object on page 162
(Class code 0x9F) to determine the instance number.
(3) Setting the Attribute value to ‘9’ will write the parameter value to the drive’s Non-Volatile Storage (EEPROM) memory, which retains the parameter value even after the drive is power
cycled. Important: When set to ‘9’, the EEPROM may quickly exceed its life cycle and cause the drive to malfunction. Setting the Attribute value to ‘A’ will write the parameter value to
temporary memory, which deletes the parameter value after the drive is power cycled. When frequent write messages are required, we recommended using the ‘A’ setting.
(4) Click Browse to find the path, or type in the name of the device listed in the I/O Configuration folder (for this example, My_PowerFlex_755_Drive).
(5) See
for limitations of PowerFlex 750-Series drives when using DPI Parameter Object Class code 0x93 or Host DPI Parameter Object Class code 0x9F for explicit
messaging.
(6) In this example, Accel Time 1 is a 32-bit REAL (floating point) parameter requiring the Data Type field to be set to ‘REAL’ when creating the controller tag. To write to a 32-bit integer
parameter, set the tag Data Type field to ‘DINT’. For a 16-bit parameter, set the Data Type field to ‘INT’. Also, the Source Length field on the Message Configuration dialog box must
correspond to the selected Data Type in bytes (for example, 4 bytes for a REAL or DINT, or 2 bytes for an INT). See the drive documentation to determine the size of the parameter and its
data type.