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9.6.3. Sequence Settings
The protocol macro data performs the version information acquisition using the
communications sequence No. 900.
Set the timeout periods for the communications sequence.
For details on sequence settings, refer to 3-2 Sequence Attributes (Common to All Steps) of
the CX-Protocol OPERATION MANUAL (Cat. No. W344).
●Timeout period setting
The following describes the contents of the timeout periods (Timer Tr, Tfr, and Tfs) which
are set for the sequence.
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Timer Tr
wait
monitoring
Monitors the time from when the receive command of the step
in the sequence is recognized until the first byte (header) is
received.
This timer is set to 3 seconds in this protocol macro data.
Timer Tfr
finish
monitoring
Monitors the time from reception of the first byte to reception of
the last byte of the data in the step in the sequence.
This timer is set to 3 seconds in this protocol macro data.
Timer Tfs
monitoring
Monitors the time from transmission of the header to
transmission of the last byte of the data.
For the calculation method of monitoring time, refer to 4-5 Calculation Method of Monitoring
Time of the CX-Protocol OPERATION MANUAL (Cat. No. W344).