Logix 5000 Controllers Messages - Rockwell Automation

Logix 5000 Controllers Messages

1756 ControlLogix, 1756 GuardLogix, 1769 CompactLogix, 1769 Compact GuardLogix, 1789 SoftLogix, 5069 CompactLogix, 5069 Compact GuardLogix, Studio 5000 Logix Emulate

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Programming Manual

Original Instructions

Logix 5000 Controllers Messages

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Summary of changes

This manual includes new and updated information. Use these reference tables to locate changed information. Grammatical and editorial style changes are not included in this summary.

Global changes

There are no global updates in this version.

New or enhanced features

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Change

Updated the Details guidelines in the second row. Added a note to indicate that information on unconnected buffers is relevant only for CompactLogix 5370, ControlLogix 5570, Compact GuardLogix 5370, and GuardLogix 5570 controllers.

Topic

Guidelines on page 14 Unconnected buffers on page 14

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Summary of changes Preface Controller messages

Manage multiple messages Send a message to multiple controllers

Index

Table of Contents

Studio 5000 environment ........................................................................... 7 Additional resources....................................................................................8 Legal notices.................................................................................................8

Chapter 1

Introduction to Controller Messages ........................................................11 Supported data types..................................................................................11 Message Queue...........................................................................................12 Cache list .....................................................................................................12 Unconnected buffers..................................................................................14 Guidelines ................................................................................................... 14 Get or set the number of unconnected buffers ........................................ 15

Get the number of unconnected buffers ............................................ 15 Set the number of unconnected buffers.............................................16 Convert between INTs and DINTs............................................................ 17

Chapter 2

Introduction ............................................................................................... 21 Message manager logic ............................................................................. 21

Chapter 3

Introduction ............................................................................................... 25 Configure the I/O configuration .............................................................. 25 Define your source and destination elements.........................................26 Create the MESSAGE_ CONFIGURATION data type ............................ 26 Create the configuration array................................................................. 28 Get the size of the local array.................................................................... 29 Load the message properties for a controller.......................................... 29 Configure the message ............................................................................. 30 Step to the next controller ......................................................................... 31 Restart the sequence .................................................................................. 31

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