Reference
MVI56E-FLN ♦ ControlLogix Platform
User Manual
FA Control Network Ethernet Communication Module
Page 106 of 155
ProSoft Technology, Inc.
4.3
Implementation of FL-net
The following two classes are defined considering differences among necessities
of FL-net transmission functions for various devices.
Class
Class Cyclic transmission
Message transmission
Sending
Receiving
Client function
Server function
1
Mandatory
Mandatory
Optional
Optional
2
Not applicable
Optional
Optional
Optional
Notes:
1
"Sending "of "cyclic transmission" indicates a function that the node allocates
common memory and that it transmits data in the common memory of the
own node to other nodes cyclically.
2
"Receiving "of "cyclic transmission" indicates a function that the system
receives data from the common memory of other nodes cyclically.
3
The "client function" of "message transmission" indicates a function that the
node transmits request messages and that it receives response messages.
4
The "server function" of "message transmission" indicates that the node
processes request messages and that it returns response messages.
