Rockwell Automation 57C329 Remote I/O Communications, AutoMax User Manual

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5Ć3

seconds, there is a problem with integrity. Refer to chapter 6 for the

troubleshooting procedure.
In addition to the above status information, the Status command will

display the I/O configuration of the local rack for slave drops. The

following column header will be displayed:

SLOTąREGISTERąI/O

where:

SLOT

=

0Ć15

REGISTER =

0Ć31

I/O

=

INPUT Ć

Register is READ ONLY

OUTPUT Ć Register is either READ ONLY or

READ/WRITE

5.1.3

Read Slot (R)

This command is used to read the registers on an I/O module in the

drop. When R" is entered, you will be prompted for a slot number.

When the slot number (followed by a carriage return) is entered, the

data from that particular slot in the slave drop will be displayed. Data

will be displayed in hexadecimal, decimal, and binary formats with

the following headers:

REGISTERąI/OąHEXąDECąBIN

5.1.4

Write Slot (W)

Entering W" enables you to write or modify data in a register or an

output module in a specified slot of the slave drop. The Power

Supply keyswitch must be in the Program position and the line must

be inactive, that is, no communication is taking place on the Remote

I/O network. Data can be written in decimal (default format), in

hexadecimal, or in binary.

WARNING

BEFORE PERFORMING THE WRITE SLOT COMMAND, THE USER MUST VERIFY

THAT THE OUTPUTS ARE EITHER ELECTRICALLYDISCONNECTED OR WILL

NOT CAUSE UNEXPECTED MACHINE MOTION IF ENERGIZED. FAILURE TO

OBSERVE THESE PRECAUTIONS COULD RESULT IN BODILYINJURY.

You will need to respond to the following prompts:
WRITE SLOT: Enter the slot number followed by a carriage

return.

REGISTER: Enter the register number (0 to 31) followed by a

carriage return.

NEW DATA: Enter the new data in one of the three formats

followed by a carriage return.

HEX:

(Hexadecimal) Enter a leading 0, then any hexadecimal

characters 0 through F. The data is right justified if less

than four hexadecimal characters are entered.

DEC:

(Decimal) Enter data using any digits 0 through 9.

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