
1 Properties and Services
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CP 443-1 Advanced for Industrial Ethernet / Manual Part B4A
Release 01/2007
C79000-G8976-C193-06
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Addresses and properties are configured only in STEP 7 and can no longer be
modified in SIMATIC iMap.
Using Programming Blocks for the SEND/RECEIVE Interface
For some communication services, there are ready-made blocks (FCs/FBs)
available as the interface in your STEP 7 user program.
For data transfer on the SEND/RECEIVE interface, there are FCs for short and
long data records:
Table 1-3
Function
Requirement
Transfer of data fields <= 240 bytes
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You require the blocks AG_SEND FC5 and AG_RECV
FC6
or alternatively
the blocks AG_LSEND FC50
and AG_ LRECV FC60.
Transfer of data fields > 240 bytes
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You require the blocks AG_LSEND FC50 and
AG_LRECV FC60. These blocks are shipped with
NCM.
For a detailed description of these blocks, refer to the general part of this manual
/Part A/).
Notice
We recommend that you always use the current block versions for all module
types.
You will find information on the current block versions and the current blocks to
download from the Internet in our customer support.
http://www4.ad.siemens.de/view/cs/en/8797900
With the older module types, this recommendation assumes that you are using the
latest firmware for the particular block type.