Frame Objects
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To specify the properties of the object, select it in the Navigation Section enter the desired settings in
the Parameter section as follows:
Parameter
Description
Byte Swapping
• No Swapping
No swapping will be performed on the data
• Swap 2 bytes
A, B, C, D becomes B, A, D, C
• Swap 4 bytes
A, B, C, D becomes D, C, B, A
Fill unused bytes
• Enabled
a
Fill unused data with the value specified in ‘Filler byte’.
• Disabled
Don’t fill
a. Only relevant for Consume/Response transactions
Filler byte
Filler byte value.
Only used if ‘Fill unused bytes’ has been enabled.
Data Location
The offset in the internal memory buffer where the data shall be read from / written to
Object Delimiter
• Length Character
Length character is visible in the internal memory buffer but
not
on the sub-network
• Length Character Visible
The length character is visible both in the internal memory buffer
and
on the sub-network.
• End Character
The end character is visible in the internal memory buffer but
not
on the sub-network.
• End Character Visible
The end character is visible both in the internal memory buffer
and
on the sub-network
• No Character
No End- or Length-character is generated in the internal memory buffer.
End Character Value
End Character value
b
b. Only used if ‘Object Delimiter’ is set to ‘End Character’ or ‘End Character Visible’
Maximum Data Length
The maximum allowed length (in bytes) of the variable data object. If the actual length of the
data exceeds this value, the message will be discarded.
