Publication 1752-UM001A-EN-P - October 2006
Explicit Messages 211
Follow these steps to send an explicit message using the Logic Editor
in RSNetWorx for DeviceNet software.
1. From the menu bar, choose Function > Transmission Message
Setting.
2. Using the TriggerAddress pulldown, select the output tag you
want to use as the trigger for sending the explicit message.
Every time the specified output tag changes from off to on, the
explicit message set as the send message will be sent.
3. In the Retry Count field, type the number of times to retry
sending the transmission if it fails.
Type 0 for no retries.
4. Check the explicit message format of the destination node and
created a send message based on the destination node’s
specifications, including TargetNode, ServiceCode, Class ID, and
Instance ID.
Restrictions on Sending Explicit Messages
Explicit messages are subject to the following restrictions.
• One address can be set in the user program for the trigger
address.
• The SmartGuard controller’s internal I/O memory is sent as a
response to an explicit message. Explicit messages can be sent
from a user program in the controller, but internal information in
the controller cannot be used as send message data.