Rockwell Automation 2706 DL40 HARDWARE USER MANUAL User Manual
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Chapter 9
Using the Parallel Port
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Table 9.G
Strobe line states specify type of data on the data lines
MS3
MS2
MS1
MS0
Data Type
0
0
0
0
null
0
0
0
1
D0–D15 contain the message number
0
0
1
0
D0–D15
contain the slave address
0
0
1
1
D0–D9 BDC sign bits for
(Ctrl V) variables 1–10
1
0
0
0
D0–D15 contain variable 1
1
0
0
1
D0–D15 contain variable 2
1
0
1
0
D0–D15 contain variable 3
1
0
1
1
D0–D15 contain variable 4
1
1
0
0
D0–D15 contain variable 5
1
1
0
1
D0–D15 contain variable 6
1
1
1
0
D0–D15 contain variable 7
1
1
1
1
D0–D15 contain variable 8
0
1
1
0
D0–D15 contain variable 9
0
1
1
1
D0–D15 contain variable 10
The number you assign to a variable by setting strobe lines does not
necessarily correspond to the position of the variable in a message. The
DL40 expects to see all
[CTRL][V]
variables numbered before
[CTRL][W]
variables.
Triggering Rules example:
If a message has variables positioned as follows:
[CTRL][V]
[CTRL][W]
[CTRL][V]
[CTRL][W]
[CTRL][V]
First
Position
Second
Position
Third
Position
Fourth
Position
Fifth
Position
they must be numbered:
[CTRL][V]
first position = Variable 1
[CTRL][V]
third position = Variable 2
[CTRL][V]
fifth position = Variable 3
[CTRL][W]
Second and fourth position = Variable 4 (See NOTE below)
If the variables were not numbered as shown, they would be displayed in
wrong positions and possibly corrupted.
Note:
[CTRL][V]
variables always use a (16 bit) word;
[CTRL][W]
variables do not use a full (16 bit) word.
•
If
[CTRL][W]
variables are ASCII (8 bit) variables,
[CTRL][W]
second
position
would be sent in the high byte of Variable 4; fourth position
would be sent in the low byte of Variable 4.
•
If
[CTRL][W]
s are BCD (4 bit) variables,
the [CTRL][W]
in the second
position
would be sent in the high nibble of the high byte of Variable 4;