Chapter
3
Operating Instructions
Flexi Soft Gateways
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Product description Flexi Soft
gateways
Input values and output values of the modules
Input values for I/O modules
1 byte is available for data set 1 for each module.
The input values indicate the status of the pre-evaluation on the I/O module. This status
corresponds to the status of the element in the main module’s logic. The level on the
related terminal cannot be reliably detected by this means, as the data can be set low
by the cross circuit detection or the dual-channel sampling independent of the level on
the input terminal (e.g. I1-I8).
If dual-channel input elements are configured on an I/O module, then the less signifi-
cant bit represents the status of the pre-evaluation on the related element (e.g. bit 0 for
I1 and I2, bit 2 for I3 and I4, bit 4 for I5 and I6, bit 6 for I7 and I8). The more significant
bit (bit 1, 3, 5 and 7) is used as follows:
Firmware version FX3-XTIO
Dual-channel equivalent
switches
Dual-channel complementary
switches
V1.xx
Same status as the less
significant bit
Inverted status of the less
significant bit
V2.00 and higher
Status of the pre-evaluation
0 = Error
1 = No error
I/O modules output values
For each module with outputs, 1 byte is available for data set 1.
The output values indicate the status of the control information from the main module’s
logic for the related element on the I/O module. The level on the related terminals can-
not be reliably detected from this status, as the output may be disabled by the cross
circuit detection or the overload detection.
If dual-channel output elements are configured on an I/O module, then only the less
significant bit is used for the control information (e.g. bit 0 for Q1 and Q2, bit 2 for Q3
and Q4, bit 4 for Q5 and Q6, bit 6 for Q7 and Q8). The more significant bit (bit 1, 3, 5
and 7) is not used in this case (low).
Input values for MOCx modules
2 bytes are available for data set 1 for each MOCx module. The input values indicate
the status of the signals from the main module’s logic to the MOCx logic. Bit 16 and bit
17 of the usable bits from the main module to the MOCx logic are not available here.
MOCx modules output values
2 bytes are available for data set 1 for each MOCx module. The output values indicate
the status of the signals from the MOCx logic to the main module’s logic.
EFI system information
The FX3-CPU1 and FX3-CPU2 main modules have 2 EFI interfaces. An EFI interface is a
safe communication interface between SICK devices. It allows to …
read out information from the safety devices (e.g. C4000, S3000).
transfer commands to the safety devices.
The Flexi Soft gateways allow these EFI devices connected to the FX3-CPU1 or FX3-CPU2
to transmit their data into the network.
It is only possible to select the EFI data in byte arrays. 4 byte arrays for each connected EFI
device are available. Some of the data content is reserved and can not be used at the PLC.
Tab. 7: Usage of the more
significant bits on dual-
channel evaluation on
I/O modules FX3-XTIO
Note