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Explicit Messages Specific to DeviceNet-compatible Digital Controllers Section 5-3
Explicit Message 
Communications
Command Block
Note Specify the same value as the destination node address. Broadcasting cannot
be specified.
Response Block Normal Response
5-3 Explicit Messages Specific to DeviceNet-compatible 
Digital Controllers
The following list shows explicit messages that can be sent to E5AR/E5ER-
DRT Digital Controllers. These messages are used to read and write mainte-
nance information (such as Unit conduction time or total RUN time) for the
DeviceNet-compatible Digital Controller.
For details on sending explicit messages from an OMRON Master PLC, refer
to the DeviceNet Master Unit operation manual.
Note The number of digits used for the Class ID, Instance ID, and Attribute ID
depends on the master used. When sending parameters from an OMRON
Master Unit, the values are expressed as follows:
Class ID: 4-digit (2-byte) hexadecimal
Instance ID: 4-digit (2-byte) hexadecimal
Attribute ID: 2-digit (1-byte) hexadecimal
Class ID
Instance ID Data (CompoWay/F command frame data)
0086 hex fixed
0001 hex fixed
1 byte 1 byte 2 bytes 2 bytes
FINS-mini command textSub-address SID
Destina-
tion 
node 
address
Service 
Code
37 hex 
fixed
Specified in ASCII
Unit No. 
(See note.)
[00]= 3030 
hex fixed
[0]= 30 
hex
fixed
Data (CompoWay/F response frame data)
Returns in ASCII2 bytes 1 byte 1 byte
Unit No.
Sub-address
End code
FINS-mini response text
No. of receive 
bytes
Source 
node 
address
Service 
Code
B7 Hex 
fixed
[00]= 
3030 Hex 
fixed