What This Chapter Contains; Cip Messaging Api Files; Cip Api Architecture - Rockwell Automation Allen-Bradley ControlLogix 1756-MVI Programming Reference Manual

What This Chapter Contains

CIP Messaging API Files

CIP API Architecture

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CIP Messaging API
The CIP Messaging API is one component of the 1756-MVI API Suite.
CIP API provides the lowest level of access to the ControlLogix
backplane interface. Complex applications, such as certain
communications protocols, may interface directly with the CIP API.
Simple applications, such as a serial barcode reader interface, may use
the MVI backplane API instead (see chapter 3).
The following table identifies what this chapter contains and where to
find specific information.
For information about
CIP API Architecture
Backplane Device Driver
CIP API Functions
Initialization
Object Registration
Connected Data Transfer
Callback Functions
Miscellaneous Functions
Table 4.A lists the supplied CIP messaging API file names. These files
should be copied to a convenient directory on the computer on which
the application is to be developed. These files need not be present on
the module when executing the application.
Table 4.A Supplied CIP Messaging API Files
File Name
Cipapi.h
Cipapi.lib
The CIP API communicates with the ControlBus through the backplane
device driver (MVI56BP.EXE). The backplane driver must be loaded
before running an application which uses the CIP API.
See page
Description
Include file
Library (16-bit OMF format)
Publication 1756-RM004B-EN-P - October 2000
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