- EtherNet/IP Compatible Network Unit DL-EP1 User’s Manual (GT2) -
3-4 Message Communication
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Communicating with the GT2 Series
Reading the attribute ID
Example) Excerpt from DL Object attribute ID
Data Type
The data type is defined in the EtherNet/IP specifications as follows:
Reading the DL Object Table
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)
Instance
ID
Attribute
ID
Name Description
Attribute
Data
Ty p e
00H
74H
(116)
Output
1
Stores the HIGH output (output 1) status of each
sensor amplifier. When HIGH is output, the bit
corresponding to the ID number of the sensor
amplifier is set to ON.
Bit 0 to bit 14: ID number 1 to ID number 15
Bit15: Reserved for system
R
WORD
Item Description
(1) Instance ID Represents the instance ID in hexadecimal notation.
(2) Attribute ID Represents the attribute ID in hexadecimal (decimal) notation.
(3) Name Represents the attribute name.
(4) Description
Describes the attribute and represents the data to be read and the range of
parameters that can be set.
(5) Attribute
Represents the direction of services for the attribute ID.
R (Read): The parameter read service (Get_Attribute_Single,
Get_Attributes_All) can be used to read the attribute value.
W (Write): The parameter write service (Set_Attribute_Single) can be used
to write the attribute value.
(6) Data type Represents the attribute data type.
Data Type Description
Range
Minimum Maximum
INT Signed 16-bit integer -32768 32767
UINT Unsigned 16-bit integer 0 65535
DINT Signed 32-bit integer -2147483648 2147483647
WORD Bit string: 16 bits - -
DWORD Bit string: 32 bits - -
STRING
Character string
(2-byte length information +
1-byte array per character)
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