19.EtherNet/IP COMMUNICATION 
 
19.3    I/O COMMUNICATION 
The I/O communication can send and receive command data/feedback data between a master (upper side) 
and slaves (driver) at a constant cycle. 
 
19.3.1    I/O communication cycle 
Specify an I/O communication cycle by using the Forward_Open or Large_Forward_Open service of Class 
06h Connection Manager Object through the Explicit message communication. Refer to (1) in this section for 
details. 
 
(1)  Communication cycle-related object 
 
Set a proper value for Communication timeout time on connection establishment 
according to the machine configuration. If the Communication timeout time is set 
longer than necessary, it will take longer for the servo motor to stop at the 
occurrence of a communication error. 
 
 
Establish the Explicit Message connection and the I/O Message connection by using the Forward_Open 
or Large_Forward_Open service for Class 06h - Connection Manager Object. 
Use Transport Class 1 for the I/O connection and Transport Class 3 for the Explicit Messaging 
connection. Refer to "THE CIP NETWORKS LIBRARY Volume 1 Common Industrial Protocol (CIP
TM
)" 
for details of Transport Class. 
For the EtherNet/IP master, set the following parameters using the Forward_Open or 
Large_Forward_Open service. 
If you need to frequently transfer data through the Explicit Message connection, establish the connection 
using the Forward_Open or Large_Forward_Open service. If you do not need to transfer data often 
through the Explicit Message communication, establishment of the connection is an option. 
 
Explicit 
Messaging 
connection 
Used  to  calculate  request  timeout 
information. 
Details of setting values 
Unit  of  the  time  specified  by  the 
Time-out_ticks parameter 
Priority  of  non-connection  type 
messages 
Used  to  calculate  request  timeout 
information. 
O->T Network Connection ID 
Network  Connection  ID  to  be  used 
for the local link, originator to target. 
This  is  the  originator's  CIP  send 
connection ID. 
T->O Network Connection ID 
Network  Connection  ID  to  be  used 
for the local link, target to originator. 
This  is  the  originator's  CIP  receive 
connection ID. 
A  unique  16-bit  value  selected  by 
the  Connection  Manager  object  in 
the connection originator