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FLOW‐BUSinterface9.17.024
5.3 COMMUNICATIONWITHINTERFACEDIRECTLYTHROUGHRS232
MostlyusedbyPLC‐equipmentorspecialPC‐applications(e.g.Hyperterminal).
YouhavetowriteyourowncommunicationroutinesforoperatingtheFLOW‐BUSsystembyhostcomputer.
TheprotocolforthecommunicationbetweenthemodulesisdescribedinaPDF‐filedoc.nr.9.17.027.
ForanRS232‐interfacemodulemessageswillbesendbym
eansofASCII‐strings(orbinary).
Advantage:
Simple,straightforward,lessoverhead
Disadvantage:
KnowledgeneededfromFLOW‐BUSsystemaboutparameters,processes,nodesetc.
Seedocument9.17.027foramoreinformation.
Thisdocumentcanbefoundat:
http://www.bronkhorst.com/en/downloads
/instruction_manuals/
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