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Allen-Bradley MicroLogix 1200 Reference Manual

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Publication 1762-RM001C-EN-P
Table of Contents v
Chapter 20
ASCII Instructions General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-1
ASCII Instructions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-1
Instruction Types and Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-2
Protocol Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-4
String (ST) Data File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-5
Control Data File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-6
ACL - ASCII Clear Buffers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-7
AIC - ASCII Integer to String . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-8
AWA - ASCII Write with Append. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-9
AWT - ASCII Write . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-11
ABL - Test Buffer for Line. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-14
ACB - Number of Characters in Buffer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-15
ACI - String to Integer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-16
ACN - String Concatenate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-18
AEX - String Extract . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-19
AHL - ASCII Handshake Lines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-20
ARD - ASCII Read Characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-22
ARL - ASCII Read Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-23
ASC - String Search. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-25
ASR - ASCII String Compare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-26
Timing Diagram for ARD, ARL, AWA, and AWT Instructions 20-28
Using In-line Indirection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-29
ASCII Instruction Error Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-30
ASCII Character Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-31
Chapter 21
Communications Instructions Messaging Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-1
MSG - Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-3
The Message File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-4
Local Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-7
Configuring a Local Message. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-9
Remote Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-16
Configuring a Remote Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-18
MSG Instruction Error Codes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-21
Timing Diagram for the MSG Instruction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-23
SVC - Service Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-26
MSG Instruction Ladder Logic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-28
Local Messaging Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-29

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Allen-Bradley MicroLogix 1200 Specifications

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SeriesMicroLogix 1200
TypeProgrammable Logic Controller (PLC)
MountingDIN rail or panel mount
Programming LanguageLadder Logic
Programming SoftwareRSLogix 500
I/O PointsUp to 40
Communication PortsRS-232, RS-485
Memory6 KB user memory
Power Supply24V DC or 120/240V AC
ExpansionSupports expansion I/O modules
Operating Temperature0°C to 55°C (32°F to 131°F)
Dimensions90 mm x 110 mm
Weight0.5 kg (1.1 lbs)

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