Configuring Message Instructions

To configure message instructions:

1. From the Message Type pull-down menu, select the type of message you want to send. Depending on the type of message you choose, various parameters appear on the Configuration tab of the Message Configuration dialog box. Follow the steps below, depending on the type of message you have chosen. See Message Configuration Dialog Box - Configuration Tab Overview for descriptions of all the parameters and fields available on the Configuration tab.
2. From the Service Type pull-down menu, select the desired service, if applicable. Depending on the service type selected, the remaining fields on the dialog box are enabled/populated, or disabled.

To complete the remaining fields/parameters:

• Locate the desired Message Type below for instructions on completing the remaining fields/parameters on the dialog box.

Generic CIP

1. In the Service Code field, enter the hex value for the service that is to be performed on the specified object.
2. In the Class field, enter the hex value for the type or class of object to which the service is to be sent.
3. In the Instance field, enter the instance of the object to which the service is to be sent.
4. In the Attribute field, enter the hex value of the attribute of the object to which the service is to be sent.
5. From the Source pull-down menu, choose a local source tag that contains additional service parameters and/or data that is to be sent with the service.
6. In the Number of Elements field, enter or choose the number of bytes of data from the source tag that will be included with the service request.
7. From the Destination pull-down menu, choose a local destination tag that will contain data received from the service. The data will be requested information or additional information from the extended error.

   Tip:	Depending on the service type selected, source and/or destination tags may not be required. It is also important that you create the destination tag with the appropriate size so that it can contain all the data to be returned.

8. Click the New Tag button to create a new tag.

CIP Data Table Read

1. In the Source Element field, enter the source data table element to read. This is the remote data table element.

   Tip:

   To point to Program Scope tags on a remote device, use the following syntax: Program:<program_name>.<tag_name> For example, to read a tag named MyTag that is in the program scope in a program named Pump_Control on a remote controller, the correct syntax for Source Element is: Program:Pump_Control.MyTag

2. In the Number Of Elements field, enter or choose the number of elements or integers of data to read from the source element.
3. From the Destination Element pull-down menu, choose the local tag in which to place the read information.
4. Click the New Tag button to create a new tag.

CIP Data Table Write

1. From the Source Element pull-down menu, choose the local tag that contains data with which to write.

   Tip:

   To point to Program Scope tags on a remote device, use the following syntax: Program:<program_name>.<tag_name> For example, to write a tag named MyTag that is in the program scope in a program named Pump_Control on a remote controller, the correct syntax for Destination Element is: Program:Pump_Control.MyTag

2. In the Number Of Elements field, enter or choose the number of elements or integers of data to write from the source tag.
3. In the Destination Element field, enter the destination data table element into which the data will be written.
4. Click the New Tag button to create a new tag.

Block Transfer Read

1. In the Number of Elements field, enter or choose the number of 16-bit integers of data to transfer.
2. From the Destination Element pull-down menu, choose the local tag to place the read transfer into.
3. Click the New Tag button to create a new tag.

Block Transfer Write

1. From the Source Element pull-down menu, choose the local tag that contains data to transfer.
2. In the Number of Elements field, enter or choose the number of 16-bit integers of data to write from the Source Tag.
3. Click the New Tag button to create a new tag.

See also

Message Configuration Dialog Box - Configuration Tab Overview

Message Configuration Dialog Box - Communications Tab Overview

Message Configuration Dialog Box - Status Area Overview