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Modbus Communication Module User Manual

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March 22, 2011

Read Block - Event Command

Here is the structure of the Event Command input image read block.

Offset Description Length (words)

0 1000 to 1255 or 2000 to 2255 1

1 Write Block ID 1

2 0=Fail, 1=Success 1

3 to n Spare

n=60, 120, or 240 depending on the Block Transfer Size parameter (refer to the configuration file).

Word two of the block can be used by the ladder logic to determine if the

command was added to the command queue of the module. The command will

only fail if the command queue for the port is full (100 commands for each queue)

or the command requested is invalid.

5.5.4 Command Control

During normal operation, the module executes commands from the Command

List in the order they appear in the list and only when those commands have the

Enable parameter set to a non-zero value. If the Enable parameter is set to zero

(0), the command is considered disabled and not sent.

In addition to the Command List, each port also has a high-priority command

queue. Transmission preference is given to commands in the queue; therefore,

any command in this queue will be sent instead of sending a command from the

Command List.

Commands are placed in the queue either by the Event Command blocks (page

125) or by the Special Function blocks. Event Command blocks place commands

in the queue one at a time. Special Function blocks can place from one to six

commands into the queue each time they are executed

Note: Overuse of Special Functions may substantially slow or totally disrupt normal Command List

polling. Use Special Functions sparingly. Special Functions are meant to be used when a few pre-

configured commands need to be sent as one-shot commands triggered by special circumstances

or uncommon events.

When executed from logic, Special Function blocks place commands from

anywhere in the Command List directly into the command queue, so that the

command or commands will be the next one or ones to be sent. The normal way

to use Special Functions is to setup commands in the Command List and set

their Enable parameter set to zero (0). This will prevent the commands from

being executed until added to the queue by Special Functions logic. However,

any command from the command list may be added to the queue, regardless of

the value in the Enable parameter. This allows normal polling order to be

interrupted and to have up to six commands sent out of sequence, one after the

other, before normal polling resumes.

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