Specify Plc-3 Messages - Allen-Bradley Logix5000 Reference Manual

Chapter 4 Input/Output Instructions (MSG, GSV, SSV, IOT)
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PLC3 Typed Read
PLC3 Typed Write
PLC3 Word Range Read
PLC3 Word Range Write
Typed Read Command
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The typed commands maintain data structure and value.
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Specify PLC-3 Messages

The PLC-3 message types are designed for PLC-3 processors.
If you want to
Read integer or REAL type data.
For integers, this command reads 16-bit integers from the PLC-3 processor and stores them in
SINT, INT, or DINT data arrays in the Logix5000 controller and maintains data integrity.
This command also reads floating-point data from the PLC-3 and stores it in a REAL data type tag
in the Logix5000 controller.
Write integer or REAL type data.
This command writes SINT or INT data, to the PLC-3 integer file and maintains data integrity. You
can write DINT data as long as it fits within an INT data type (
This command also writes REAL type data from the Logix5000 controller to a PLC-3 floating-point
file.
Read a contiguous range of 16-bit words in PLC-3 memory regardless of data type.
This command starts at the address specified as the Source Element and reads sequentially the
number of 16-bit words requested.
The data from the Source Element is stored, starting at the address specified as the Destination
Tag.
Write a contiguous range of 16-bit words from Logix5000 memory regardless of data type to PLC-
3 memory.
This command starts at the address specified as the Source Tag and reads sequentially the
number of 16-bit words requested.
The data from the Source Tag is stored, starting at the address specified as the Destination
Element in the PLC-3 processor.
The following diagrams show how the typed and word-range commands differ.
The example uses read commands from a PLC-3 processor to a Logix5000
controller.
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Rockwell Automation Publication 1756-RM003N-EN-P - October 2011
Word-range Read Command
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The word-range commands fill the destination tag contiguously.
Data structure and value change depending on the destination
data type.
− ≥ ≤
32,768 data 32,767).
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