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IM 04L41B01-18E
I/O Messages
System Configuration on PLC
AnI/OmessageisalsocalledanImplicitmessage.AnI/Omessageisusedtotransmit
pre-specifiedI/Odataatintervals.AnI/Omessageisexchangedviaaconnectionpath
which is first set in RSLinx and read into RSLogix.A connection path defines the IP
addressoftheDX,communicationportofthePLC,anddistinctionofinput/output.
Adevice,onceconfiguredin RSLinx, canbedownloadedintoan RSLogixproject.The
DX is configured as a "Generic Ethernet Module" in RSLogix.
Instance ID
Each data on the DX corresponds to the instance ID of an Assembly object. In an I/O
message, use an instance ID to code the data on the DX to be accessed. The following
tablelistsinstanceIDs,sizes,anddatatypes.
Type Number Operation type Instance ID Size Data type
Measurement
channel
001 – 048 Producer 110 1
92 (4 x 48) INT32
001 – 048 Producer 115 192 (4 x 48) FLOAT
Computation
channel
101–160 Producer 1
20 240
(4x60) INT32
101–160 Producer 125 240(4x
60) FLOAT
Communication
input data
C01–C60 Producer / Consumer 13
0 240(4x60) INT32
C01–C60 Producer/Consumer 135 240(4x
60) FLOAT
External input
channel
201 – 300 Producer
/Consumer 140 400 (4 x 100) INT32
301 – 400 Producer/Consumer 141 400 (4 x 100) INT32
401 – 440 Producer/Consumer 142 160(4x40) INT32
201 – 300 Producer/Consumer
145 400 (4 x 100) FLOAT
301
– 400 Producer/Consumer 146 400 (4 x 100) FLOAT
401 – 440 Producer
/Consumer 147 160(4x40) FLOAT
201 – 300 Producer 150 400 (4 x 1
00) INT32
3
01 – 400 Producer 151 400 (4 x 100) INT32
40
1 – 440 Producer 152 160(4x
40) INT32
201 – 300 Producer 155 400 (4 x 100) FLOAT
301
– 400 Producer 156 400 (4 x 100) FLOAT
401 – 440
Producer 157 160(4x
40) FLOAT
- Configuration 190 0 -
- Producer
/Consumer 191 0 -
Explanation
• TheDXdatacanbeaccessedusingtheINT32orFLOATtype.Datacanbeaccessed
by the type based on the specified instance ID.
• The operation type "Producer" indicates a read-only instance and "Producer/
Consumer"indicatesaread/writeinstance.
• Foranexternalinputchannel,instanceIDs150to157areforreadingand140to147
are for writing.
Data on the DX
SeetheexplanationintheprevioussectiononExplicitmessages.