Summary of Contents for Rockwell Automation Allen-Bradley 1734-232ASC
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POINT I/O ASCII Modules Catalog Numbers 1734-232ASC, 1734-485ASC, 1734-485ASCK User Manual Original Instructions...
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POINT I/O Selection Guide, publication 1734-SG001 Provides specifications for the entire POINT I/O family of products. Provides guidance on how to conduct security assessments, implement Rockwell Automation System Security Design Guidelines Reference Manual, publication SECURE-RM001 products in a secure system, harden the control system, manage user access, and dispose of equipment.
The 1734-232ASC module connects to the RS-232 network while the 1734-485ASC module connects to the RS-485 or RS-422 network. POINT I/O RS-232 and RS-485 ASCII Modules Component Description Description Description Module locking mechanism Interlocking side pieces Rockwell Automation Publication 1734-UM009C-EN-P - August 2022...
You can see the data sent from the device in the controller tag. See Read Data from the ASCII Modules into ControlLogix on page The default assembly of the poll response message is shown in Table Rockwell Automation Publication 1734-UM009C-EN-P - August 2022...
Because part of module configuration includes a slot in the POINT I/O system, the owner-controller checks for the presence of a module there. If a module is Rockwell Automation Publication 1734-UM009C-EN-P - August 2022...
• You inhibit the connection to the module, change the RPI value, and uninhibit the connection. • You change the RPI value. In this case, the connection is closed and reopened immediately after you apply the change to the module configuration. Rockwell Automation Publication 1734-UM009C-EN-P - August 2022...
Number byte value and initiates a new serial port transmission with each message that is received from the controller. Carefully consider when you select this option for I/O messaging. See POINT I/O Parameters on page 25 for details. Rockwell Automation Publication 1734-UM009C-EN-P - August 2022...
You can use module inhibiting in the following ways: • You write a configuration for an I/O module but inhibit the module to help prevent it from communicating with the owner-controller. The Rockwell Automation Publication 1734-UM009C-EN-P - August 2022...
The specific type of the product. The Product Code maps to a catalog number. Major Revision A number that represents the functional capabilities of a device. Minor Revision A number that represents behavior changes in the device. Rockwell Automation Publication 1734-UM009C-EN-P - August 2022...
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Indicates that all keying attributes must match to establish communication. If any attribute does Exact Match not match precisely, communication with the device does not occur. Carefully consider the implications of each keying option when selecting one. Rockwell Automation Publication 1734-UM009C-EN-P - August 2022...
POINT I/O EtherNet/IP adapter to the project, complete these steps to add modules to the project. This example shows how to add a 1734-485ASC module when the Studio 5000 Logix Designer application project is offline. Rockwell Automation Publication 1734-UM009C-EN-P - August 2022...
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If you cleared the Close on Create checkbox when you created the first I/O module, repeat step 2. • If you did not clear the Close on Create checkbox when you created the first I/O module, repeat steps 1…2. Rockwell Automation Publication 1734-UM009C-EN-P - August 2022...
Module Definition dialog box. IMPORTANT The graphic is an example of a Module Definition dialog box. The same set of fields and options are not available on all POINT I/O modules. Rockwell Automation Publication 1734-UM009C-EN-P - August 2022...
Module Inhibiting on page • Configure whether a connection failure while the controller is in Run mode causes a major or minor fault. • Configure whether to use a Unicast connection over the EtherNet/IP network. Rockwell Automation Publication 1734-UM009C-EN-P - August 2022...
Refresh the data on the screen • Reset the module Configuration Category The Configuration category lets you complete the following tasks: • Set the Baud rate. For more information about the baud rate, see Parameter List on page Rockwell Automation Publication 1734-UM009C-EN-P - August 2022...
Enable or disable Pad Mode. For more information about pad mode, see Pad and No Pad Option on page • Define the receive pad character. For more information about pad characters, see Pad and No Pad Option on page Rockwell Automation Publication 1734-UM009C-EN-P - August 2022...
1. In the Controller Organizer, right-click Controller Tags and choose Monitor Tags. The Controller Tags dialog box appears with data. 2. To view module tags as shown, click the symbols. For more information on module tags, see Module Tag Definitions on page Rockwell Automation Publication 1734-UM009C-EN-P - August 2022...
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Chapter 2 Configure the ASCII Module Notes: Rockwell Automation Publication 1734-UM009C-EN-P - August 2022...
The possible POINT I/O analog module tag types are C (configuration), I (input), and O (output). • Data = tag function In this case, Data represents the input data that is returned to the owner- controller. Rockwell Automation Publication 1734-UM009C-EN-P - August 2022...
ASCII Receive Record End Mode ASCII Receive End Delimiter ASCII Receive String Data Type ASCII Pad Mode ASCII Pad Character ASCII Receive Swap Mode Ethernet Handshake Mode ASCII Max Number of Transmit Characters Rockwell Automation Publication 1734-UM009C-EN-P - August 2022...
1 = 16 bit Swap Enabled Receive Swap Mode Get/Set Disabled USINT messages is swapped 2 = 24 bit Swap Enabled every 2, 3, or 4 3 = 32 bit Swap Enabled Rockwell Automation Publication 1734-UM009C-EN-P - August 2022...
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2 = RX FIFO Overflow Status the receive record object 4 = RX Parity Error No Status USINT and the transmit record 64 = Handshake Error object. 128 = New Data Flag Rockwell Automation Publication 1734-UM009C-EN-P - August 2022...
Pad Mode allows for compatibility with scanners that cannot receive variable length I/O messages. For such scanners, you must turn Pad mode ON (a value of 1). Turning Pad mode ON does not harm Scanners that do support variable length receive messages. Rockwell Automation Publication 1734-UM009C-EN-P - August 2022...
Maximum Number of Receive Characters Parameter Rules for Usage • Swap Bytes Mode is set for transmit and receive independently. • The byte swapping works best if the max RX and TX lengths are multiples of the byte-swap size. Rockwell Automation Publication 1734-UM009C-EN-P - August 2022...
Transmit Serial Data to the To transmit data to your serial device, the data must first be sent to the ASCII ASCII Device module and then the ASCII module must send the data to the serial device. Rockwell Automation Publication 1734-UM009C-EN-P - August 2022...
Byte 3 Byte 4 Byte 5-X (Max = 132) Next Transmit Record Number ASCII Data End of String Delimiter or Transmit Record Number Reserved Reserved (Handshake Mode Only) (max 128 bytes) Last Data Byte Rockwell Automation Publication 1734-UM009C-EN-P - August 2022...
In Transmit Immediate Mode, the ASCII module transmits data out of its serial port every time it receives an I/O command or explicit message to its transmit buffer or changes the transmit record number. Rockwell Automation Publication 1734-UM009C-EN-P - August 2022...
In Master/Slave Handshake mode, the ASCII module refrains from updating the new ASCII data until the master requests it. This technique is useful when the master must ensure that some specific actions take place before receiving the new serial data. Rockwell Automation Publication 1734-UM009C-EN-P - August 2022...
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Receive Record Number that is sent from the module, if desired, or any other meaningful number. The ASCII module only looks for a change from the value since it set the New Data Flag. Rockwell Automation Publication 1734-UM009C-EN-P - August 2022...
Device online and has connections in the established state. Flashing red One or more I/O connections in timed-out state. Critical link failure - failed communication device. Device detected error that helps prevent it communicating on the network. Rockwell Automation Publication 1734-UM009C-EN-P - August 2022...
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If it flashes, you are not properly initiating transmission via I/O messaging. If it does flash, check the remote device. Off transmit/green receive Check connections as you may have wired the device backwards. Rockwell Automation Publication 1734-UM009C-EN-P - August 2022...
Lastly, the Transmit Record Number byte 2 must be changed from its previous value to trigger the transmission (for instance, by incrementing the ID value by 1 each time a message is to be sent). Rockwell Automation Publication 1734-UM009C-EN-P - August 2022...
AENTR_IP85:1:I.ReceiveRecordNumber has changed from a previously stored value. If it has changed, the data starting in AENTR_IP85:1:I.Data[0] is copied to a file and the current receive record number is stored into a data location. Rockwell Automation Publication 1734-UM009C-EN-P - August 2022...
Figure 3 - Transmit Record Number Location in Controller Tags Dialog The ladder logic in Figure 4 on page 40 increments a counter every 8 seconds and then copies the accumulator value of the counter into the Transmit Record Rockwell Automation Publication 1734-UM009C-EN-P - August 2022...
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20 is in AENTR_IP85:1:O.Length. Under normal conditions, the transmit data and length is loaded by the ladder program before incrementing the Transmit Record Number. Figure 5 - Controller Tags Output Table Rockwell Automation Publication 1734-UM009C-EN-P - August 2022...
23 define pad character 20 command Delimiter operation Poll 12 communication set up 29 Diagnostics 35 communication 8 component description 7 dialog module components Controller Tag 21 module components 7 module definition Rockwell Automation Publication 1734-UM009C-EN-P - August 2022...
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12 parameter 21 immediate 12 transmit byte swap 28 no pad 12 parameters 18 pad 12 ASCII module 25 set up 27 Parity error record header 32 RX 30 module identification 19 Rockwell Automation Publication 1734-UM009C-EN-P - August 2022...
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8 serial port Short_String String 18 configure 20 Transmit Record Number 9 set baud rate TX buffer overflow 30 configuration category 19 set handshake mode 20 Set module parameters 17 Unicast connection 18 Rockwell Automation Publication 1734-UM009C-EN-P - August 2022...
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Index variable length receive messages 27 word organization 4-byte 28 Rockwell Automation Publication 1734-UM009C-EN-P - August 2022...
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