9. 
COMMUNICATIONS 
IN 
THE 
NOIPROTOCOL 
MODE 
MELSEC-A 
9. 
COMMUNICATIONS 
WITH 
A  COMPUTER 
IN 
THE 
NO-PROTOCOL  MODE 
Read this section 
if 
the 
RS422 
and 
RS-232C 
interfaces are used with the 
dedicated  protocol 
in 
the  no-protocol  mode by (a)  setting  the 
AJ71C24 
mode setting  switch  at  any  position from 
1 
to 
8, 
or  (b)  using the mode 
switching  function to set any mode number from 
1 
to 
9. 
If these interfaces are used  with  the  dedicated  protocol 
in 
the  bidirectional 
mode, 
it 
is not necessary to read  this section. 
9.1 
Bdc8 
of 
the 
No-Protocol 
Mode 
(1) 
What no-protocol mode means 
In 
no-protocol communication: 
0 
Data written to the  no-protocol 
AJ71C24 
send area (in buffer memory) 
using  the 
TO 
instruction 
in 
a  sequence  program  is  output  to an 
external device in  the same code. 
*Data received from an external device is read from the  no-protocol 
AJ71 C24 
receive area (in buffer memory) using the 
FROM 
instruction 
in a sequence program. 
Write 
cw 
(TO 
inrtnrdion) 
mw 
OOHto 
FFH 
' 
pwm 
Re8d 
------- 
In 
the  no-protocol  mode,  data 
is 
not  converted  to 
ASCII 
code  in  the 
AJ71C24. 
If 
ASCII 
code 
is 
required, data must be processed  into 
ASCII 
code 
in 
a 
PC CPU 
or external device. 
(2) 
Designating a word/byte  unit  for  no-protocol  mode communication 
For data communications 
in 
the  no-protocol mode, a unit of data to be 
transmitted may be  selected between words and bytes.  Defautt setting 
for data  unit selection is  "word",  but  selection is possible by writing 
'1" 
or 
"0" 
to address 
103H 
in 
the buffer memory area. 
(Section 
7.4.3 
gives details about the  program to make this setting.) 
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