ProSoft Technology MVI69-GEC User Manual page 54

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5.2.1 Receiving ASCII Text as a Client
The MVI69-GEC can receive ASCII strings from the same server it sends to. Since the client
socket connection has already been established with the server, the incoming data will be
stored in the GEC.C
1 When the MVI69-GEC receives an ASCII string from a server, the
GEC.S
TAT
this tag to determine a new message was received.
2 The GEC.C
array is overwritten every time a new string is received. You will need to create logic that
monitors when a new message is received (GEC.S
1), and copies the text out of the GEC.C
3 The number of characters received in the new message is located at
GEC.C
LIENTS
4 The accumulated total number of characters received is located at
GEC.C
LIENTS
5.2.2 Receiving ASCII Text as a Server
When a server port of the MVI69-GEC is set up, it will accept incoming ASCII text from a
client only.
1 When the MVI69-GEC receives an ASCII string from a client, the
GEC.S
TAT
tag to determine a new message was received.
2 The GEC.S
This array is overwritten every time a new string is received. You will need to create logic
that monitors when a new message is received (GEC.S
1), and copies the text out of the GEC.S
3 The number of characters received in the new message is located at
GEC.S
ERVERS
4 The accumulated total number of characters received is located at
GEC.S
ERVERS
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[ ].R D
LIENTS X EAD
.C [ ].R C controller tag increments by 1. You will need to monitor
LIENT X X OUNT
[ ].R D array contains the ASCII text of the new message. This
LIENT X EAD ATA
[0].R D C
EAD ATA OUNT
[0].R T C
EAD OTAL OUNT
.S [ ].R controller tag increments by 1. You will need to monitor this
ERVER X X
[ ].R D
ERVERS X EAD ATA
[0].R D C
EAD ATA OUNT
[0].R T C
EAD OTAL OUNT
MVI69-GEC ♦ CompactLogix or MicroLogix Platform
array.
ATA
.C
TAT
[ ].R
LIENTS X EAD
.
.
array contains the ASCII text of the new message.
[ ].R
ERVERS X EAD
.
.
[ ].R C increases by
LIENT X X OUNT
D .
ATA ARRAY
.S [ ].R increases by
TAT ERVER X X
D array.
ATA
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February 18, 2014