5-1
Explicit Message 
Communications
SECTION 5
Explicit Message Communications
This section describes how to send explicit messages to the E5AR/E5ER-DRT Digital Controller, including how to send
CompoWay/F commands using explicit messages. 
5-1 Overview of Explicit Message Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  5-2
5-1-1 Explicit Message Communications  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  5-2
5-1-2 Explicit Message Types  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  5-2
5-1-3 Explicit Messages Basic Format. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  5-3
5-2 Sending CompoWay/F Commands to the Digital Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . .  5-4
5-2-1 CompoWay/F Binary Commands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  5-5
5-2-2 CompoWay/F ASCII Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  5-5
5-3 Explicit Messages Specific to DeviceNet-compatible Digital Controllers . . .  5-6
5-3-1 Reading General Status. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  5-7
5-3-2 Writing Maintenance Mode Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  5-7
5-3-3 Setting and Monitoring the Digital Controller Channels . . . . . . . . .  5-7