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FINS Commands Section 5-3
Parameters I/O memory area code, beginning address, number of items (command)
Specify the type of data read, the beginning address of the data to be read,
and the number of items of data to be read (2 digits hexadecimal).
The memory areas that can be read are given in the following table (I/O Mem-
ory Area Codes). Refer to 5-2-2 I/O Memory Address Designations for the
specific addresses that can be used.
Data (response)
Indicates the data from the specified I/O memory area is returned in
sequence starting from the beginning address. The required number of bytes
in total is calculated as follows:
Number of bytes required by each item x number of items
For details regarding data configuration, refer to Element Data Configurations
on page 163.
End code (response)
Refer to 5-1-3 End Codes for information on end codes.
Note 1. If the specified number of elements is 0000 hex, nothing will be read and
a normal response will be returned.
2. I/O memory can be read regardless of the operating mode of the CPU Unit.