Table 26: Overview of connection types
Connection
t
ype
A
ssembly Description Remarks
Exclusive
owner w
ith
config
I/O assembly: 101
through 111
Configuration assem‐
bly: 154 or 153
This connection type sends
and receives process data
and contains a configura‐
tion assembly.
Parameters previously
parameterized in SOPAS ET
are overwritten by the con‐
figuration assembly. Para‐
meters that are only avail‐
able via SOPAS ET are not
overwritten.
Exclusive
owner with‐
out config
I/O assembly: 101
through 111
Configuration assem‐
bly: –
This connection type sends
and receives process data
and does not contain a
configuration assembly.
Parameters previously
parameterized in SOPAS ET
are not overwritten.
Input only
wit
h config
I/O assembly: 101
through 111
Configuration assem‐
bly: 154 or 153
This connection type sends
process data and contains
a configuration assembly.
Parameters previously
parameterized in SOPAS ET
are overwritten by the con‐
figuration assembly. Para‐
meters that are only avail‐
able via SOPAS ET are not
overwritten.
Input only
without con‐
fig
I/O assembly: 101
through 111
Configuration assem‐
bly: –
This connection type sends
process data and does not
contain a configuration
assembly.
Parameters previously
parameterized in SOPAS ET
are not overwritten.
Listen only I/O assembly: 101
thr
ough 111
Configuration assem‐
bly: –
This connection type can
only be used if another
master has already sub‐
scribed to the required
assembly. Output data and
the configuration assem‐
blies are not available.
Parameters previously
parameterized in SOPAS ET
are not overwritten.
10.3.3.1 Integration as a generic module
b
Ri
g
ht-click on the Ethernet icon and select the New Module… command.
✓
The Select Module dialog box opens.
b
In the Select Module dialog box, select the By Category index card.
b
Open the Communication structure tree.
b
In the Communication structure tree, select the ETHERNET-MODULE (Generic Ethernet
Module) module and click on OK.
✓
The Module Properties [module name] dialog box opens.
Module settings
b
In the Module Properties [module name] dialog box, enter a name and the IP address
assigned for the MLG-2.
b
Enter the settings for Input, Output, and Configuration as follows:
When using the generic module, 4 bytes of header data must be added to the payload
lengths stated in table 44.
Example:
•
Input: Assembly instance: 108; length according to table 44: 8 bytes
Specification in generic module:
Size: 12 bytes
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