Chapter 6
ASCII serial port instructions
Parameter
Data type
Channel
UINT
TriggerType
USINT
Cancel
BOOL
Parameter
Data type
Channel
UINT
RXBuffer
BOOL
TXBuffer
BOOL
128
ABLACB data type
The following table describes the ABLACB data type.
Description
Serial port number:
• 2 for the embedded serial port, or
• 5-9 for serial port plug-ins installed in slots 1 through 5:
• 5 for slot 1
• 6 for slot 2
• 7 for slot 3
• 8 for slot 4
• 9 for slot 5
Represents one of the following:
• 0: Msg Triggered Once (when IN goes from False to True)
• 1: Msg triggered continuously when IN is True
• Other value: Reserved
When this input is set to TRUE, this function block does not execute.
ACL data type
The following table describes the ACL data type.
Description
Serial port number:
• 2 for the embedded serial port, or
• 5-9 for serial port plug-ins installed in slots 1 through 5:
• 5 for slot 1
• 6 for slot 2
• 7 for slot 3
• 8 for slot 4
• 9 for slot 5
Clears the receive buffer when set to TRUE and removes the receive ASCII function blocks (ARL and ARD) from the ASCII queue.
Clears the transmit buffer when set TRUE and removes the transmit ASCII function blocks (AWA and AWT) from the ASCII queue.
Rockwell Automation Publication 2080-RM001D-EN-E - February 2015