Exchanging Data with CX-Process Monitor/SCADA Software and with Other Nodes
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3-4 Exchanging Data with CX-Process Monitor/SCADA
Software and with Other Nodes
The Loop Control Unit exchanges data with CX-Process Monitor via the Data
Memory for the Node Terminals that is allocated to the CPU Unit. Also,
ITEMs from the Control, Operation, and External Controller Terminal Blocks
can be transferred to and from I/O memory in the CPU Unit, and from there
transferred to and from commercially available SCADA software.
The Loop Control Unit can also exchange data with a Loop Control Unit at
another node by using part of the regular Data Link area or going via the
Data Memory for the Node Terminals.
Exchanging data with CX-Process Monitor:
The System information and Node Terminal block (allocated to
the Area to send to computer) are used. (See note.)
Exchanging data with SCADA Software:
The Send All Blocks function block and Receive All Blocks
function block are used to write and read ITEMs from Control,
Operation, and External Controller Terminal Blocks to and from
I/O memory in the CPU Unit and then the data in the I/O memory
is read from SCADA software using CSV tags to specify Loop
Control Unit function block ITEMs.
Exchanging data with the Loop Control Unit:
When part of the Controller Link Data Link is used:
The CPU Unit Terminal block or Expanded CPU Unit Terminal
block are used.
When the entire Controller Link Data Link is occupied:
The Node Terminal block (allocated to the Area to send to all
nodes or Area to receive from all nodes) is used. (See note.)
Note For details, see Appendix 2 How to Use the Node Terminal Blocks.
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Data Memory (D) for Node Terminals
The data in the Data Memory (D) for Node Terminals is for exchanging data
with CX-Process Monitor or a Loop Control Unit at another node.
The following data must be set to the System Common block (Block Model
000) on the Loop Control Unit to achieve this function.
System Common block (Block Model 000) defaults
ITEM
Data name
Data range
Default
043
Leading address (S) of Data Memory for
Node Terminals
0 to 32767
16020
042
LCU number: ID data of multiple (max. 3)
Loop Control Units on CPU Rack
0 to 2
0
The following two types of data are allocated to the Data Memory (D) for the
Node Terminals: