GE PACSystems RX7i Reference Manual

Chapter 6. Serial I/O, SNP & RTU Protocols
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6.2.9 Read Port Status Function (4303)
This function returns the current status of the port. The following events can be detected:
1. A read request was initiated previously and the required number of characters has now been
received or the specified time-out has elapsed.
2. A write request was initiated previously and transmission of the specified number of characters is
complete or a time-out has elapsed.
The status returned by the function indicates the event or events that have completed. More than one
condition can occur simultaneously, if both a read and a write were initiated previously.
Example Command Block for the Read Port Status Function
VALUE
(decimal)
VALUE
(hexadecimal)
MEANING
Address
0003
0003
Data block length
Address +1
0000
0000
NOWAIT mode
Address +2
0008
0008
Status word memory type (%R)
Address +3
0000
0000
Status word address minus 1 (%R0001)
Address +4
0000
0000
Not used
Address +5
0000
0000
Not used
Address +6
4303
10CF
Read port status command
Address +7
0076
004C
Port status memory type (%M)
Address +8
0101
0065
Port status memory offset (%M101)
Port Status
The port status consists of a status word and the number of characters in the input buffer that have not
been retrieved by the application (characters which have been received and are available).
word 1
Port status word (see below)
word 2
Characters available in the input buffer

GE PACSystems RX7i Specifications

General

Brand	GE
Model	PACSystems RX7i
Category	Controller
Language	English