PLX3x Series ♦ Multi-Protocol Gateways
EIP Protocol
User Manual
ProSoft Technology, Inc.
Page 67 of 215
January 25, 2018
Data Type
Bool
SINT
INT
DINT
REAL
DWORD
Specifies the data type of the target controller tag name.
Tag Name
Specifies the controller tag in the target PLC.
Offset
0 to 3999
Specifies the offset database where the value corresponds to the Tag
Name parameter
Comment
Optional 32 character comment for the command.
Class 3 Client[x]/UClient Commands CIP Generic
Parameter Value
Description
Enable
Disabled
Enabled
Conditional Write
Specifies the condition to execute the command.
D
ISABLED
- The command is disabled and will not be executed.
E
NABLED
- The command is executed on each scan of the command
list if the
Poll Interval
is set to zero. If the
Poll Interval
is non-zero, the
command is executed when the interval timer expires.
C
ONDITIONAL
W
RITE
- The command executes only if the internal data
value(s) to be sent has changed.
Internal
Address
0 to 9998
Specifies the database address in the module
’s internal database to be
associated with the command. If the command is a read function, the
data received in the response message is placed at the specified
location. If the command is a write function, data used in the command
is sourced from specified data area.
Poll
Interval
0 to 65535
Specifies the minimum interval to execute continuous commands. The
parameter is entered in 1/10 of a second. For example, if a value of
'100' is entered for a command, the command executes no more
frequently than every 10 seconds.
Reg Count 0 to 125
Specifies the number of data points to read/write to the target device.
Swap
Code
None
Word swap
Word and Byte swap
Byte swap
Specifies if the data from the server is to be ordered differently than it
was received. This parameter is typically used when dealing with
floating-point or other multi-register values.
N
ONE
- No change is made (abcd)
W
ORD SWAP
- The words are swapped (cdab)
W
ORD AND
B
YTE SWAP
- The words and bytes are swapped (dcba)
B
YTE SWAP
- The bytes are swapped (badc)
IP Address xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
Specifies the IP address of the target device to be addressed by this
command.
Slot
-1
Use
‘-1’ to target a connected device.
Use > -1 to target a device in a specific slot number within the rack.
Func Code CIP Generic
Used to read/write the attributes of any object by using an explicit
address
Service
Code
00 to FF (Hex)
An integer identification value which denotes a particular Object
Instance and/or Object class function. For more information refer to
ODVA CIP specification.
