Chapter 9 Communication instructions
228 Rockwell Automation Publication 2080-RM001D-EN-E - February 2015
Add a MSG_CIPGENERIC function block and variables
Follow these steps to start a project, add a MSG_CIPGENERIC function block to
a ladder diagram program and then add input variables to the function block.
Add a MSG_CIPGENERIC function block
1. Add a controller:
• Expand the Controllers folder and the Micro850 folder to view all
Micro850 controllers.
• Double-click a controller (2080-LC50-48QVB) to add it to the Project
Organizer.
2. Add a ladder diagram program:
• In the Project Organizer, right-click Programs, click Add, and then
click New LD: Ladder Diagram.
• Right-click the ladder diagram icon in the Project Organizer, click
Rename and type CIPExplicitMessage.
• Double-click the ladder diagram program in the Project Organizer to
display the LD POU in the language editor.
3. Add the MSG_CIPGENERIC function block:
• In the Toolbox, select Instruction Block and drag and drop it onto the
ladder rung to display the Block Selector.
• In Search, type MSG to display the message function blocks.
• Type MSG_ReadDrive in the Instance field.
• Double-click MSG_CIPGENERIC to add an instance of the function
block to the ladder diagram.
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