Rockwell Automation 1775-KA PLC-3 Communication Adapter Module User Manual User Manual
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Message Formats
Appendix A
AĆ17
Reply Format:
This is the same as the reply packet format for all writes.
A. Format when successful execution.
DLE
SRC
STX
DST
C
4F
S
TNS
MD
TS
TNS DLE ETX
BCC
B. Format when reporting an error
DLE
SRC
STX
DST
C
4F
S
TNS
MD
TS
TNS
DLE ETX
BCC
ETX
STS
Where the extended status byte is optional.
File Read
Use this read command with either a file symbol or a block address for a
starting address. This starting address points to a file of words. This read
command reads a block of data. You must read the entire file. The file
size must equal the exact size of the file or an error will be returned. The
function code is 4.
Command Format:
A. File symbol address
DLE
SRC
C
0
S
TNS
MD
F
TS
TNS
STX
FNC PACKET
04
DLE ETX
BCC
00
SIZE
OFFSET
TOTAL
TRANS
00
DST
00
ASCII symbol
(8 characters max)
B. Logical address
DLE
SRC
C
0
S
TNS
MD
F
TS
TNS
STX
FNC PACKET
04
DLE ETX
BCC
SIZE
OFFSET
TOTAL
TRANS
00
DST
PLC-3 logical address
(2-51 bytes)