The Inline controller under PC Worx/PC Worx Express
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3.15 Function blocks for PCP communication
The function blocks are used to establish PCP communication between the Inline controller
and PCP devices in INTERBUS.
The function blocks are valid for the Inline controllers listed in the table below in the specified
hardware/firmware versions and enable the specified maximum number of PCP communi-
cation connections:
Order designa-
tion
As of hardware
version (HW)
As of firmware
version (FW)
Connections to PCP
devices (maximum)
ILC 131 ETH 00 4.00 8
ILC 151 ETH 00 4.00 16
ILC 171 ETH 2TX 00 4.00 24
ILC 191 ETH 2TX 00 4.00 24
ILC 131 ETH/XC 00 4.00 8
ILC 151 ETH/XC 00 4.00 16
Table 3-5 Overview of the function blocks
Function block Short description
PCP_CONNECT This block can be used to set up communication connections to
each PCP device in INTERBUS.
PCP_WRITE This block enables PCP objects to be written.
PCP_READ This block enables data to be read from PCP objects.
PCP_SERVER This block enables PCP service indications to be received and
responses to be sent.
The communication blocks are described in the PC Worx online help.
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