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FINS Commands Section 1-3
1-3 FINS Commands
The following table lists the FINS commands. For details, refer to SECTION 5
FINS Commands.
I/O table creation MI I/O TABLE CREATE Creates an I/O table with the contents of the actual I/O
configuration.
I/O memory area
registration and
reading
QQMR REGISTER I/O MEMORY Registers the I/O memory words or bits that are to be
read.
QQIR READ I/O MEMORY Reads the registered I/O memory words/bits all at once.
Host Link commu-
nications
processing
XZ ABORT (command only) Aborts the operation being performed by a Host Link com-
mand, and then returns to the initial status.
** INITIALIZE (command only) Initializes the transfer control procedures for all Host Link
Units.
IC Undefined command
(response only)
This is the response when the command header code
cannot be decoded.
Type Header
code
Name Function
Type Command
code
Name Function
MR SR
I/O memory area
access
01 01 MEMORY AREA READ Reads the contents of consecutive I/O mem-
ory area words.
01 02 MEMORY AREA WRITE (See
note.)
Writes the contents of consecutive I/O mem-
ory area words.
01 03 MEMORY AREA FILL (See note.) Writes the same data to the specified range
of I/O memory area words.
01 04 MULTIPLE MEMORY AREA READ Reads the contents of specified non-consec-
utive I/O memory area words.
01 05 MEMORY AREA TRANSFER (See
note.)
Copies the contents of consecutive I/O mem-
ory area words to another I/O memory area.
Parameter area
access
02 01 PARAMETER AREA READ Reads the contents of consecutive parame-
ter area words.
02 02 PARAMETER AREA WRITE (See
note.)
Writes the contents of consecutive parame-
ter area words.
02 03 PARAMETER AREA FILL (CLEAR)
(See note.)
Clears the specified range of parameter area
words.
Program area
access
03 06 PROGRAM AREA READ Reads the UM (User Memory) area.
03 07 PROGRAM AREA WRITE (See
note.)
Writes to the UM (User Memory) area.
03 08 PROGRAM AREA CLEAR (See
note.)
Clears a specified range of the UM (User
Memory) area.
Operating mode
changes
04 01 RUN (See note.) Changes the CPU Unit’s operating mode to
RUN or MONITOR.
04 02 STOP (See note.) Changes the CPU Unit’s operating mode to
PROGRAM.
Machine configura-
tion reading
05 01 CPU UNIT DATA READ Reads CPU Unit data.
05 02 CONNECTION DATA READ Reads the model numbers of the device cor-
responding to addresses.
Status reading 06 01 CPU UNIT STATUS READ Reads the status of the CPU Unit.
06 20 CYCLE TIME READ Reads the maximum, minimum, and average
cycle time.
Time data access 07 01 CLOCK READ Reads the present year, month, date,
minute, second, and day of the week.
07 02 CLOCK WRITE (See note.) Changes the present year, month, date,
minute, second, or day of the week.