Rockwell Automation 2706 DL40 HARDWARE USER MANUAL - Manual (Page 80)

Chapter 8
Serial Communications
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Dynamically adding or deleting messages from the list in Message List
Run Mode.
Important: Keyboard DIP switch settings on the DL40 must be set to the
keyboard being used (XT or AT).
Use the following to understand how to trigger messages in various Run
Modes.
Message/Variable/Slave Run Mode
Messages are triggered using the following formats:
[CTRL][T]
Msg.
Number
Backslash
( \ )
Slave
Address
Backslash
( \ )
DL40
Address
[
↵
]
[CTRL][T]
Msg.
Number
Backslash
( \ )
Backslash
( \ )
DL40
Address
[
↵
]
where:
Data Acceptable Values
Msg. Number 1 to 4 digits (1 to 9999)
Slave Address
1 to 3 ASCII digits (1 to 127)
0 or null = use slave address selected as a message attribute
127 = all slaves
DL40 Address
1 to 3 digits (0 to 127)
127 = all DL40s on RS-485 link
Note: If 0 or no slave address is input, the slave address selected as a
message attribute is used.
Note: The DL40 address is optional if triggering a message via the keyboard.
If no DL40 address is sent, the message will be triggered on the DL40 that
the keyboard is plugged into. If a DL40 address is specified, the message will
run only if the address is 127 or if it matches the address of the DL40 that the
keyboard is plugged into. If no DL40 address is sent when using the RS-485
link, the message trigger will be ignored.
If no DL40 address is sent, the second backslash ( \ ) is optional.
If no Slave Address or DL40 Address is sent, both backslashes are optional.
Note: If the Remote I/O Port is inactive or faulted, the Last State switch
(number 8 on SW2) must be ON to trigger messages from the keyboard or
via the RS-485 Port.
Triggering Messages via
Keyboard Port or RS-485 Port