TIM DNP3
System Manual, 12/2015, C79000-G8976-C253-04
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For further terms, go to the reference to the SIMATIC NET glossary in the preface of the
manual.
An analog value is an analog process variable such as pressure, temperature etc. It is
acquired over an analog input as a current or voltage value and converted by this module to
a binary-coded value. In total, the converted value occupies 1 word; in other words, 16 bits
including sign bit.
→
RS-232
A command it is a setpoint or a switching command from the DNP3 master station. It is sent
to a station.
During configuration, communication- and connection-specific system settings are made for
each device.
A counted value (for example amount of flow) is acquired via a digital input as a pulse train
and totaled to produce a binary-coded value. A counted value is 2 words (between TIM and
CPU): 28 bits for the binary-coded value 4 display bits.
In DNP3, numeric values are transferred between subscribers in WORD format.
Clear to send
Signal in the data flow control
The actual transmission of data takes the form of data messages. These contain a specified
number of a certain information type.