Curtis Instruments 1351 - Configuration of a Transmit Mailbox

5 — VEHICLE CONTROL LANGUAGE (VCL)
Curtis Model 1351 – December 2018
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Conguration of a Transmit Mailbox
 Setup_CANopen_Transmit_Mailbox() Sets up the initial parameters for
a CANopen mailbox
is CANopen specic function sets up the initial parameters for a CANopen
mailbox.
It serves the same purpose as the generic setup function, but simplies the setup
for CANopen users.
is function MUST BE called before dening the data for the mailbox or trying
to use the mailbox.

Setup_CANopen_Transmit_Mailbox(Handle,Messsge_
type,Node_ID,Method)
:
Handle e mailbox ID
Message type NMT, SYNC, EMR, SDO_TX, SDO_RX, TPDO,
RPDO
Node ID Node ID to include in the message
Method If set to EVENT (=0) then this mailbox with send
on the send command
(One-time, or non-recurring message)
If set from 4-16,000, it will send every 4mS to 16sec,
based on this value
:
0 Mailbox not setup
1 Mailbox setup
 :
Bad_ID Handle out of Range
BAD_MO_ID Message ID is NOT unique