Panasonic FP Series User Manual

Data transfer via communication ports
738
Part III FP Instructions
SendCharacters
Send characters to CPU or MCU port
To add an enable input and enable output to the instruction, select [With EN/ENO] from the
"Instructions" pane (LD, FBD or IL editor). To reuse an instruction select "Recently used" from the
context menu or press <Ctrl>+<Shift>+<v> in the programming window.
See also:
 ReceiveCharacters (see page 752)
 ClearRec
eiveBuffer (see page 753)
PLC types see see page 1330
Variable Data type Function
Port
ANY16
 Communication port
 Must be a constant
FP-X, FP and FP2, FP2SH (V1.4 or later):
 PLC communication ports:
Value: SYS_COM1_PORT or SYS_COM2_PORT or
SYS_TOOL_PORT
 MCU communication port:
Value: 16#xx01 (COM1), 16#xx02 (COM2)
xx = slot number (hexadecimal) of the MCU (e.g. 16#0001: COM1
in slot 0, 16#0A02: COM2 in slot 10, 16#1401: COM1 in slot 20)
Other PLCs:
The command will be compiled to F144_TRNS, which works on
the COM port of the CPU (the parameter d_Port will be ignored)
sString
STRING
Stores the send string
bSuppressEndCode
BOOL
When set to TRUE, the instruction does not append the sending
end code character even if specified in the respective system
register.
Input/output variable
SendBuffer ANY Stores the send string temporarily
Description
This instruction first fills the send buffer applied at the VAR_INOUT variable SendBuffer with the
relevant characters of the variable at sString according to the required data format for sending
data "Sending data to external devices" on page 733. Then the send data instruction F159_MTRN
(see pa
ge 741) is execute
d using the data of the send buffer. Setting the variable
bSuppressEndCode
to TRUE does not append the sending end code character even when
specified in the according system register. In contrast to the instruction
SendCharactersAndClearString (see page 739) the string variable applied at sString rem
ains
unchanged.
Data types

Panasonic FP Series Specifications

General

Mounting	DIN rail
Type	PLC
Communication Interface	RS-232, RS-485, Ethernet (depending on model)
Input Voltage	100-240V AC or 24V DC (depending on model)
Output Type	Relay, Transistor
I/O Points	Varies by model
Operating Temperature	0°C to 55°C
Dimensions	Varies by model
Weight	Varies by model