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The Inline Controller under PC WorX
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3.8 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
communication connections:
Order
designation
From hardware
version
From firmware
version
Connections to PCP
devices (maximum)
ILC 130 ETH 01 3.01 8
ILC 150 ETH 00 1.00 8
ILC 155 ETH 01 2.04 8
ILC 170 ETH 2TX 01 3.00 16
Table 3-3 Overview of 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.