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Supplementary device manual DeviceNet interface in the AS-i ControllerE (AC1318, AC1324), Target from 15
2012-02-29
Function
The fieldbus modules
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5.3
The fieldbus modules
Module 1 – digital input master 1(A) ............................................................................................39
Module 2 – digital output master 1(A) ..........................................................................................41
Module 3 – digital input master 2(A) ............................................................................................43
Module 4 – digital output master 2(A) ..........................................................................................44
Module 5 – digital input master 1B...............................................................................................45
Module 6 – digital output master 1B.............................................................................................47
Module 7 – digital input master 2B...............................................................................................49
Module 8 – digital output master 2B.............................................................................................50
Additional notes on the modules 1...8..........................................................................................50
Setting "Number of channels per analogue slave".......................................................................52
Module 9 – analogue multiplexed input .......................................................................................53
Module 10 – analogue multiplexed output ...................................................................................57
Module 11 – fieldbus data command channel .............................................................................61
Module 12 – fieldbus data PLC input ...........................................................................................63
Module 13 – fieldbus data PLC output.........................................................................................66
Module 14 – analogue input master 1..........................................................................................69
Module 15 – analogue output master 1 .......................................................................................76
Module 16 – analogue input master 2..........................................................................................83
Module 17 – analogue output master 2 .......................................................................................84
Module 18 – fieldbus diagnostic data...........................................................................................85
Module 19 – host command channel ...........................................................................................88
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As with all controllerE units with fieldbus interface, the information to be exchanged is subdivided into
logical blocks: the so-called fieldbus modules - in the following called modules. These modules often
have a variable size (data length). The contents, i.e. the data, of the modules depend on the type of
information to be transmitted. The modules can be set, activated / deactivated in the user menu
[Fieldbus Setup].
For the controllerE devices with DeviceNet fieldbus interface the fieldbus modules can also be set via
the DeviceNet configuration software used. This is the so-called top-down configuration.
It is however also possible to read the settings made for the controllerE via the DeviceNet
configuration software (so-called bottom-up configuration).
When activating modules with controllerE output data (data from the controllerE to the fieldbus
interface), these data are consistently copied in their set lengths and in the sequence of the activated
module numbers into the IN range of the DP-RAM.
The activation of modules with controllerE input data (data from the fieldbus interface to the
controllerE) specifies how the data of the DP-RAM OUT range are to be interpreted by the controllerE.
Here, the sequence of the activated module numbers and the set length are decisive again.
The Ethernet controllerE units provide 19 modules. The following table gives a quick overview of the
modules and the setting options.
