The ASCII driver implements communication with any device using the ASCII protocol on the TCP/IP network following the CSV format.
Communication Driver Name: ASCII
Implementation DLL: T.ProtocolDriver.ASCIISlaveCSV.dll
Protocol: Generic ASCII
Interface: TCP/IP
PLC types supported: Any PLC compatible with the ASCII protocol
Channel Configuration
Settings
AcceptUnsolicited: must be set as enabled
Node Configuration
Station Configuration
Station syntax: <IP address>;<Port Number>
Where:
- <IP address> = The IP address of the slave device in the ASCII network
- <Port number> = The TCP port where the slave device is listening (default is 10001)
Ex: 192.168.1.101 ; 10001
Point Configuration
The syntax for the communication point is: <Position> or DATE or TIME
Where:
- <Position> indicates the position of the CSV data in a row
Example: 5
- To read the date or time from the TimeStamp message, configure the point address with: DATE or TIME
Troubleshoot
The status of the driver's execution can be observed through the diagnostic tools, which are:
• Trace window
• Property Watch
• Module Information
The above tools indicate if the operations have succeeded or have failed. A status of 0 (zero) means communication is successful. Negative values indicate internal driver errors, and positive values indicate protocol error codes.
