Implementation of EtherNet/IP™
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7.3.6 Ethernet Link Object (0×F6)
The following description of the Ethernet Link Object is taken from the CIP specification, Vol. 2, Rev. 1.1
by ODVA & ControlNet International Ltd. and adapted to FGEN.
Class Attributes
Instance attributes
Table 7-17:
Class Attributes
Attr. No. Attribute name Get/
Set
Type Value
1 (0×01)
REVISION G UINT 1
2 (0×02)
MAX OBJECT INSTANCE G UINT 1
3 (0×03)
NUMBER OF INSTANCES G UINT 1
6 (0×06)
MAX CLASS IDENTIFIER G UINT 7
7 (0×07)
MAX INSTANCE ATTRIBUTE G UINT 6
Table 7-18:
Instance
attributes
Attr. No. Attribute name Get/
Set
Type Description
1 (0×01)
INTERFACE SPEED G UDINT Speed in megabits per second
(e.g., 10, 100, 1000, etc.)
2 (0×02)
INTERFACE FLAGS G DWORD see Table 7-19: Interface flags
3 (0×03)
PHYSICAL
ADDRESS
G ARRAY OF
USINT
Contains the interface’s MAC address
(TURCK: 00:07:46:××:××:××)
6 (0×06)
INTERFACE
CONTROL
2 WORD Allows port-wise changes of the Ethernet-
settings
7 (0×07)
INTERFACE TYPE
10 (0×0A) INTERFACE LABEL
Table 7-19:
Interface flags
Bits Name Definition Default value
0
Link Status Indicates whether or not the Ethernet
802.3 communications interface is
connected to an active network.
0 = inactive link
1 = active link.
Depends on
application
1
Half / Full Duplex 0 = half duplex;
1 = full duplex
If the Link Status flag is 0, the value of the
Half/Full Duplex flag is indeterminate.
Depends on
application