Contents
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8.12.1.1 PLC Areas .............................................................................................................. 487
8.12.1.2 Complex data types ................................................................................................ 488
8.12.1.3 Set up shared variables ........................................................................................... 491
8.12.1.4 Fieldbus form ......................................................................................................... 495
8.12.2 Access to Process data ............................................................................................................. 498
8.12.2.1 Using the extended format ..................................................................................... 504
8.12.3 Fieldbus specific Information .................................................................................................. 506
8.12.3.1 DeviceNet .............................................................................................................. 506
8.12.3.2 Profibus DP and DP-V1 ......................................................................................... 510
8.12.3.3 ProfiNet IO............................................................................................................. 514
8.12.3.4 Modbus TCP .......................................................................................................... 518
8.12.3.5 Ethernet/IP ............................................................................................................. 523
8.12.3.6 CC-Link ................................................................................................................. 526
8.13 Serial Communication ........................................................................................................................ 529
8.13.1 Accesses from External communication device ...................................................................... 530
8.13.2 Access to PLC data ................................................................................................................. 532
8.13.3 Access to Process data ............................................................................................................. 534
8.13.4 Serial Communication Protocol Information .......................................................................... 534
8.13.4.1 JBUS ...................................................................................................................... 536
8.13.4.2 Siemens 3964R ...................................................................................................... 537
8.13.4.3 Telemechanique UNI-TE ....................................................................................... 538
8.13.4.4 SATT Comli........................................................................................................... 540
8.13.4.5 Allen-Bradley Data Highway (Plus) ...................................................................... 541
8.14 API, Application Programmers Interface ........................................................................................... 542
8.14.1 Subscriptions ........................................................................................................................... 546
8.14.2 Object model ........................................................................................................................... 547
8.14.3 Enumerators exported by the API ........................................................................................... 548
8.14.4 Api object ................................................................................................................................ 550
8.14.4.1 Properties ............................................................................................................... 550
8.14.4.2 GetPLCBoolEx ...................................................................................................... 551
8.14.4.3 SetPLCBoolEx ....................................................................................................... 551
8.14.4.4 GetPLCByteEx ...................................................................................................... 552
8.14.4.5 SetPLCByteEx ....................................................................................................... 552
8.14.4.6 GetPLCIntEx .......................................................................................................... 553
8.14.4.7 SetPLCIntEx .......................................................................................................... 553
8.14.4.8 GetPLCRealEx ....................................................................................................... 554
8.14.4.9 SetPLCRealEx ....................................................................................................... 554
8.14.4.10 GetPLCStringEx .................................................................................................. 555
8.14.4.11 SetPLCStringEx ................................................................................................... 555
8.14.4.12 GetPLCBool ......................................................................................................... 556
8.14.4.13 SetPLCBool ......................................................................................................... 556