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Preface   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  ii
Warranty and Application Considerations   - - - - - iii
Precautions vii
Conventions Used in This Manual - - - - - - - - - -  xiii
Revision History   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  xiv
SECTION 1
Communications Methods
1.1 Overview of Communications Methods ......................................................... 2
Introduction ............................................................................................ 2
Communications Specifications  ............................................................. 2
Transmission Procedure  ........................................................................ 3
Interface ................................................................................................. 3
Wiring ..................................................................................................... 3
Communications Parameters ................................................................. 4
Setting Communications Parameters  .................................................... 5
SECTION 2
CompoWay/F Communications Protocol
2.1 Data Format  ................................................................................................ 10
Command Frame  ................................................................................. 10
Response Frame  ................................................................................. 11
Communications Data .......................................................................... 12
2.2 Structure of Command Text  ........................................................................ 14
PDU Structure ...................................................................................... 14
Addresses ............................................................................................ 14
Number of Elements  ............................................................................ 14
List of Services ..................................................................................... 15
2.3 Detailed Description of the Services  ........................................................... 16
Read Variable Area .............................................................................. 16
Variable Type and Read Start Address  ............................................... 16
Bit Position  ........................................................................................... 16
Number of Elements  ............................................................................ 16
Response Code  ................................................................................... 16
Reading Timers, Counters, and Comparators  ..................................... 17
Reading Work Bits and HR Bits  ........................................................... 20
Write Variable Area .............................................................................. 21
Writing Timer and Counter Set Values  ................................................ 22
Writing Work Bits and HR Bits  ............................................................. 26
Read Controller Attributes .................................................................... 26
Read Controller Status ......................................................................... 27
Read Time Data ................................................................................... 28
Write Time Data  ................................................................................... 29
Echoback Test  ..................................................................................... 31
Operation Command ............................................................................ 32
2.4 Response Code List .................................................................................... 34
SECTION 3
Communications Data
3.1 Variable Area (Data Range) List  ................................................................. 36
Appendix 41
ASCII List  .............................................................................................................. 42