09.02  Start-Up 
Siemens AG    6SE7087-6AK85-1AA0 
4-65 
Rectifier/Regenerating Unit    Operating Instructions 
Structure of a telegram for PKW data exchange: 
The telegram consists of the following data words: 
 
Identifier 
ID 
Parameter identifier 
PKE 
Parameter index 
IND 
Parameter value 1
PWE1 
Parameter value 2 
PWE2 
ID is the CAN identifier that is defined for the COB in question by parameterization. 
PKE contains the request or response ID and the parameter number 
 
Request or response ID    Parameter number 
PNU 
Bit 0 to bit 10 contain the number of the parameter concerned. Bit 12 to bit 15 contain the request or 
response ID. 
The index 
IND contains the value 0 for unindexed parameters, for indexed parameters it contains the 
corresponding index value. Bit15 also has a special function as the page select bit for parameter 
numbers greater than 1999. 
The index value 255 means that the request concerns all indices of the parameter in question. For a 
change request, the parameter values must then be passed on for all indices of the parameter. Because 
a COB can only contain up to 4 data words (8 bytes) of net data, use of this request is only possible for 
parameters with (up to ) 2 indices. In the other direction, the drive supplies all index values in the 
response telegram to a read request. 
Details about the telegram structure can be found in Section 4.5.6, "Structure of request/response 
telegrams“. 
 
Example of a PKW request
: 
Changing the parameter value of the indexed parameter P140.02 (in the RAM) to 5.000Ω. 
The example telegram therefore contains the following values: 
Request identifier  300
d
 012C
h
  for use of the IDs of the example above 
Request code  7
d
 7
h
  "Change parameter value (array word)" 
Parameter number  140
d
 008C
h
  => PKE = 708C
h
 
Index 2
d
 0002
h
 
Parameter value  5000
d
 1388
h
  3 decimal places (value = 5000) 
Using the CAN BusAnalyser++ from Steinbeis, the transmit data appear as follows (data field length = 8 
bytes, low and high bytes are shown swapped round): 
 
Identifier Data field 
2C 01  8C 70  02 00  88 13  00 00 
ID  PKE  IND  PWE1 
 
 
The following transfer function is also available: 
PKW Request Broadcast 
A parameter job (request) is processed simultaneously by all slaves on the bus. The node address is not 
used to generate the CAN identifier because this must be set identically on all slaves utilizing the PKW 
Request Broadcast function. This common identifier is set in CB parameter 9 (P704). The corresponding 
parameter response is made with the CAN identifier for PKW Response described above 
 
Notes regarding PKW transmission: 
The length of the job and the response is always 4 words. Jobs which apply to all indices of a parameter 
(e.g. "Request all indices") are not possible. 
As a general rule, the low-order byte (in words) or the low-order word (in double words) is transferred 
first. SIMOVERT 6SE70 does not use double word parameters itself, these jobs can only be executed 
where access is available to technology board parameters (e.g. T400). 
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