Schneider Electric Network Router LUFP9 User Guide

LUFP9  
Telemecanique  
User’s manual  
Gateway  
DeviceNet / Modbus RTU  
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any guarantees in relation to the information contained in it, and may not be held liable for any  
errors, nor for any damage which might result from its use or its application.  
The characteristics and operation of the products and additives presented in this document may  
change at any time. The description is in no way contractually binding.  
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Table of contents  
6.11.3.1. Modbus Commands Based on Standard Commands  
2. Hardware Implementation of the LUFP9  
6.11.3.2. Modbus Commands which Can Be Completely  
4.2.1. Selecting and adding the master PLC’s DeviceNet  
4.2.3. Selecting and Adding the Gateway to the DeviceNet  
4.2.8. Description of Services Assigned to Gateway  
9.2. Controlling/Monitoring Sub-Program for a TeSys U Motor  
9.3. Sub-Program for Reading a Parameter in all TeSys U Motor  
9.4. Sub-Program for Writing a Parameter on a Single TeSys U  
10.3. Graphical Representation of the Gateway’s DeviceNet  
6.8. Changing the Periodic Data Exchanged With a Modbus Slave  
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1. Introduction  
1.1. Introduction to the user guide  
Chapter 1 Introduction (page 6) describes the gateway, the user guide that comes with it and the terms used in it.  
Chapter 2 Hardware Implementation of the LUFP9 Gateway (page 13) gives an introduction to the gateway  
and describes all the items used when setting it up, both inside (thumb wheels) and outside (cables and  
connectors) the gateway.  
Chapter 3 Signalling (page 22) describes the six LEDs on the front of the gateway.  
Chapter 4 Software Implementation of the Gateway (page 23) describes the successive steps for setting the  
gateway up with its default configuration, with a PLC using DeviceNet. LUFP9 gateways are shipped pre-  
configured to allow you to interface a DeviceNet master with 8 predefined Modbus slaves (TeSys U motor starters).  
Chapter 5 Gateway Initialization and Diagnostics (page 33) describes two registers in the gateway’s memory  
reserved for initializing and carrying out diagnostics on the gateway. They are only exchanged between the  
DeviceNet master and the gateway.  
Chapter 6 Configuring the Gateway (page 40) describes how to use the “ABC-LUFP Configurator” software  
application, which allows you to modify or create a new configuration for the gateway and shows the various  
features of this software (add or remove a Modbus slave, add or change a Modbus command, etc.).  
This chapter also shows the changes to be made to software implementation operations in RsNetWorx.  
Appendix A: Technical Characteristics (chapter 7, page 80) describes the technical aspects of both the  
gateway and the DeviceNet and Modbus RTU networks it is interfaced with.  
Appendix B: Default Configuration (chapter 8, page 83) describes the main features of the default  
configuration of the LUFP9 gateway. However, it does not go into AbcConf in detail.  
Appendix C: Practical Example (RSLogix 500) (chapter 9, page 86) gives a simple example using the LUFP9  
gateway’s default configuration. This example exploits the command and monitoring registers for 8 TeSys U motor  
starters and uses the aperiodic read and write services used to acces the value of any motor starter parameter.  
Appendix D: DeviceNet Objects (chapter 10, page 94) describes both the generic DeviceNet objects and the  
DeviceNet objects specific to the LUFP9 gateway. The values of the attributes of these objects are also given.  
Appendix E: Modbus Commands (chapter 11, page 113) describes the content of the Modbus command  
frames supported by the LUFP9 gateway.  
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1. Introduction  
1.2. Introduction to the LUFP9 Gateway  
The LUFP9 gateway allows a master located on a DeviceNet network to enter into a dialogue with the slaves on  
a Modbus RTU network. This is a generic protocol converter operating in a way which is transparent to the user.  
This gateway allows you to interface many products marketed by Schneider Electric with a DeviceNet network.  
These include TeSys U motor starters, Altivar drives and Altistart soft start- soft stop units.  
1.3. Terminology  
Throughout this document, the term “user” refers to any person or persons who may need to handle or use the  
gateway.  
The term “RTU”, which refers to the Modbus RTU communication protocol, will be omitted most of the time. As a  
result, the simple term “Modbus” will be used to refer to the Modbus RTU communication protocol.  
As is still the case with all communication systems, the terms “input” and “output” are somewhat ambiguous. To  
avoid any confusion, we use a single convention throughout this document. So the notions of “input” and “output”  
are always as seen from the PLC, or the DeviceNet master / scanner.  
Hence, an “output” is a command signal sent to a Modbus slave, whereas an “input” is a monitoring signal  
generated by this same Modbus slave.  
The diagram below shows the flows of “inputs” and “outputs” exchanged between a DeviceNet master and  
Modbus RTU slaves via the LUFP9 gateway:  
DeviceNet master  
LUFP9  
Gateway  
OUTPUTS  
INPUTS  
Altistart 48  
Modbus RTU Slaves  
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1.4. Notational Conventions  
16#•••..............Value expressed in hexadecimal, which is equivalent to the H••••, ••••h and 0x•••• notations,  
sometimes used in other documents. N.B. The AbcConf software uses the 0x•••• notation.  
E.g. 16#0100 = 0x0100 = 256.  
02#•••• •••........Value expressed in binary. The number of ‘•’ digits depends on the size of the item of data  
represented. Each nibble (group of 4 bits) is separated from the other nibbles by a space.  
Examples: byte 2#0010 0111 = 39, word 2#0110 1001 1101 0001 = 16#69D1 = 27089.  
AbcConf ...........Abbreviation that refers to the tool used to configure and implement the LUFP9 gateway: “ABC-  
LUFP Configurator”.  
ATS..................Abbreviation of “Altistart” (soft start- soft stop unit).  
ATV..................Abbreviation of “Altivar” (drive).  
CRC .................Cyclical Redundancy Check.  
LED..................Light-Emitting Diode.  
EDS..................Electronic Data Sheet. Refers to the file format (“.eds” extension) which allow a tool used for  
configuring and preparing DeviceNet masters to configure their exchanges using this same  
protocol.  
Fieldbus ...........A term referring to the upstream DeviceNet network in AbcConf.  
Handshake.......An old term referring to the two registers used for initializing and carrying out diagnostics of the  
LUFP9 gateway. This term has been replaced by the expression “Control/Status Byte”.  
LRC..................Longitudinal Redundancy Check.  
Node ................A term referring to the connection point of a Modbus slave under AbcConf.  
ODVA...............Open DeviceNet Vendor Association, Inc.  
LSB: .................Least significant byte in a 16-bit word.  
MSB: ................Most significant byte in a 16-bit word.  
Sub-Network ....A term referring to the downstream Modbus network under AbcConf.  
XML..................EXtensive Markup Language. The language used by AbcConf to import/export the configuration  
of a Modbus slave.  
1.5. Additional Documentation  
In the case of Modbus slaves, the features, services and adjustment of the Modbus communications are not  
dealt with in this document.  
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1. Introduction  
1.6. Introduction to the Communication “System” Architecture  
DeviceNet  
Master  
Total of 16  
motor starters  
(TeSys U model)  
Upstream network (DeviceNet)  
Downstream  
network no.1  
(Modbus)  
Downstream  
network no.2  
ATS48  
ATS46  
VW33-A48  
VW3-G46301  
(Modbus)  
Downstream network no.3 (Modbus)  
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1. Introduction  
Each LUFP9 DeviceNet / Modbus RTU gateway allows a PLC on the DeviceNet network to command, control  
and configure up to 8 Modbus slaves. If there are more than 8 Modbus slaves, you will need to use an  
appropriate number of LUFP9 gateways. In the same way, if the exchanges with the Modbus slaves require  
more than 25 Modbus commands (that is to say more than 50 queries and responses), you will have to distribute  
the Modbus slaves over several gateways.  
The LUFP9 gateway behaves both as a DeviceNet slave on the upstream network and as a Modbus RTU  
master on the downstream network.  
communication characteristics of the LUFP9 gateway.  
The gateway can carry out its data exchanges (inputs and outputs of all types) with the Modbus slaves cyclically,  
aperiodically or in an event-driven way. All of these Modbus exchanges make up the gateway’s “Modbus  
scanner” and we use the “ABC-LUFP Configurator” software application to configure this scanner’s exchanges.  
Each item of data exchanged in this way is made available to the DeviceNet master, which can gain access to it  
in a number of ways (cyclical, aperiodic or event-driven exchanges).  
N.B. If, for example, a communication is periodic on the Modbus network, the corresponding data does not have  
to be exchanged periodically on the DeviceNet network and vice versa.  
The diagram on the page to the left illustrates the distribution of several slaves over three downstream Modbus RTU  
networks, each of these networks being interfaced with the DeviceNet master PLC using an LUFP9 gateway.  
1.7. Principle Used to Configure and Operate the LUFP9 Gateway  
The gateway is part of a family of products (referred to as LUFPz) designed to meet generic needs for  
connection between two networks using different communication protocols.  
The software elements common to all these gateways (a configuration tool known as “ABC-LUFP Configurator”  
and the on-board Modbus software) cohabit with the specific features of the network upstream of each of them  
(DeviceNet in the case of the LUFP9 gateway) generically. This is one of the reasons why the interfacing between  
the upstream network and the Modbus network is carried out entirely via the gateway’s physical memory.  
Ö The exchanges between the gateway (which operates as a Modbus master) and the Modbus slaves are  
wholly configured using the “ABC-LUFP Configurator”. This configuration tool goes into great detail (setting  
timers for exchanges, communication modes, frame content, etc.), which makes it all the more delicate to  
use. So a whole chapter in this guide (chapter 6 Configuring the Gateway, page 40) has been devoted to this  
tool.  
By configuring the queries and responses for Modbus commands via this tool the user can create links  
between a part of the content of the corresponding Modbus frames and the content of the gateway’s physical  
memory (input memory for the content of the Modbus responses and output memory for the content of the  
queries).  
Ö The exchanges between the DeviceNet master PLC and the LUFP9 gateway should be configured in such a  
way that the DeviceNet master can read the input data and write the output data from the gateway, but only  
the data used for the Modbus exchanges (see previous point).  
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Ö Each LUFP9 gateway is shipped pre-configured so as to make it easier to operate and the factory settings  
can be used as a basis for a configuration which will best meet the user’s expectations. The typical  
operations applicable to this default configuration are described in chapter 6 Configuring the Gateway,  
The DeviceNet network is totally separate from the Modbus network. The frames on a network are not directly  
“translated” by the gateway to generate frames on the other network. Instead, the exchanges between the content  
of the gateway’s memory and the Modbus slaves make up a system which is independent of the one which is  
entrusted with managing the exchanges between this same memory and the DeviceNet master.  
So the user must ensure that the size of the DeviceNet data corresponds to the size of the memory used for the  
Modbus exchanges, because the gateway configures its DeviceNet exchanges on the basis of the memory used  
by the Modbus frames.  
The two synopses which follow illustrate the independent management of each of the two networks:  
— Managing Gateway Modbus slaves exchanges —  
Configuration of  
Modbus exchanges  
by the user  
ABC Configurator  
LUFP9 gateway  
0x0000  
Slave A  
:
Command A1  
Input  
memory  
Query A1RQ  
Frame  
• • •  
Data (Out)  
Data ( In )  
• • •  
• • •  
:
Response A1AQ  
0x01FF  
Frame →  
:
• • •  
0x0200  
:
Output  
memory  
:
Slave B  
Command B1  
Query B1RQ  
Frame →  
• • •  
Data (Out)  
Data ( In )  
• • •  
• • •  
Response B1AQ  
0x03FF  
Frame →  
• • •  
Managing  
exchanges with the  
Modbus slaves  
Transfer of the configuration  
Modbus network  
Slave A  
Slave B  
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— Managing Gateway DeviceNet master exchanges —  
LUFP9 gateway  
Configuration of the DeviceNet exchanges for the  
master PLC by the user (excluding programming)  
0x0000  
Input  
Modbus  
data  
RSNetWorx  
:
:
Configuration of DeviceNet exchanges :  
:
:
Free  
memory  
locations  
Type and address of the LUFP9 gateway  
Size of the input DeviceNet data  
Size of the output DeviceNet data  
0x01FF  
:
:
0x0200  
Output  
Modbus  
Data  
:
:
Export of the  
configuration  
:
:
Free  
memory  
locations  
RSLogix 500  
Direct transposition of the content of the gateway’s  
memory into programming objects:  
0x03FF  
Input Modbus data I:x.y Objects  
Management of  
exchanges with the  
DeviceNet master  
Output Modbus data O:x.y Objects  
Transfer of  
the configuration  
DeviceNet  
network  
DeviceNet  
master PLC  
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2. Hardware Implementation of the LUFP9 Gateway  
2.1. On Receipt  
After opening the packaging, check that the following element is there:  
One LUFP9 DeviceNet / Modbus RTU gateway.  
2.2. Introduction to the LUFP9 Gateway  
The cables and other accessories for connecting to DeviceNet and Modbus networks need to be ordered  
separately.  
f
g
Legend:  
c Detachable power connector for the  
gateway (  
24V ±10%).  
d Female RJ45 connector to a PC  
h
running  
AbcConf  
configuration  
software.  
e Female RJ45 connector for the  
downstream Modbus RTU network.  
f Six diagnostic LEDs.  
g Removable cover for the selector  
switches used to configure the  
Communication Features, page 20.  
The label describing the LEDs is stuck  
onto this cover.  
c
d
e
h Detachable  
female  
DeviceNet  
connector.  
Configuration Modbus RTU  
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2.3. Mounting the Gateway on a DIN Rail  
Mounting the gateway  
Dismounting the gateway  
1
1
2
2
Start by fitting the rear base of the gateway to the  
upper part of the rail, pushing downwards (1) to  
compress the gateway’s spring. Then push the  
gateway against the DIN rail (2) until the base of the  
gateway box fits onto the rail.  
Start by pushing the gateway downwards (1) to  
compress the gateway’s spring. Then pull the  
bottom of the gateway box forwards (2) until the box  
comes away from the rail.  
N.B. The spring is also used to earth the gateway (Protective Earth).  
2.4. Powering the gateway  
DeviceNet / Modbus RTU gateway – View from underneath  
+
Power supply  
24V isolated (±10%)  
95 mA max.  
We do not recommend powering the gateway using the 24V power voltage  
on the  
DeviceNet network. It is better to use a separate power supply, because the gateway needs to  
be powered using a stabilised voltage, which is not necessarily the case with the power  
voltage on the DeviceNet network.  
N.B. The negative 24V power supply terminal  
should be connected to the installation’s  
earth.  
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2.5. Connecting the Gateway to the Modbus Network  
Three typical examples of Modbus connection for the gateway and its slaves are shown below. There are many  
other possible Modbus connections, but they are not covered in this document.  
2.5.1. Examples of Modbus connection topologies  
“Star” topology: This topology uses LU9GC03 Modbus hubs, which have 8 female RJ45 connectors.  
These hubs should be placed close to the Modbus slaves to which they are connected using  
VW3 A8 306 R•• cables. On the other hand, the nature of the cable connecting the LUFP9 gateway to one  
of these hubs will depend on the network architecture, so long as there is a male RJ45 connector at each  
end. If necessary, one or two line terminations may be directly connected to the hubs.  
The connections are shown below:  
LUFP9 gateway  
Modbus  
VW3 A8 306 R••  
Modbus hubs  
LU9GC03  
Line  
termination  
Line  
termination  
Towards 8 Modbus slaves  
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“Bus” topology with VW3 A8 306 TF3 drop boxes: This topology uses VW3 A8 306 TF3 drop boxes to  
connect each of the Modbus slaves to the main section of the Modbus network. Each box should be placed in  
the immediate vicinity of the Modbus slave it is associated with. The cable for the main section of the Modbus  
network must have male RJ45 connectors (like the VW3 A8 306 R•• cable used for the “star” topology). The  
lead between the drop box and the slave or the Modbus gateway is an integral part of this box. The  
connections are shown below:  
LUFP9 gateway  
Modbus  
VW3 A8 306 TF3  
Line  
termination  
Towards 2 Modbus slaves  
Towards 3 Modbus slaves  
Line  
termination  
Towards 3 Modbus slaves  
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“Bus” topology with tap boxes: This topology is similar to the previous one, except that it uses  
TSXSCA62 subscriber connectors and/or TSXCA50 subscriber connectors. We recommend using a  
VW3 A68 306 connection cable and the TSXCSA•00 Modbus cables. Connect the RJ45 connector on the  
VW3 A68 306 cable to the Modbus connector on the LUFP9 gateway.  
The connections are shown below:  
VW3 A68 306  
TSXSCA62  
Modbus  
LUFP9 gateway  
TSXCSA•00  
2.5.2. Pin outs  
In addition to the pin out for the connector on the gateway, the one on the VW3 A68 306 cable is also shown  
below, as it is the only Modbus cable which does not exclusively use RJ45 connections.  
— LUFP9 connector —  
———— VW3 A68 306 cable for TSXSCA62 box ————  
Female RJ45  
Male RJ45  
Male 15-point SUB-D  
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
D(B)  
D(A)  
D(B)  
D(A)  
14 D(B)  
7
D(A)  
0 V  
0 V  
15 0V  
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2.5.3. Wiring recommendations for the Modbus network  
• Use a shielded cable with 2 pairs of twisted conductors,  
• connect the reference potentials to one another,  
• maximum length of line: 1,000 metres  
• maximum length of drop line / tap-off: 20 metres  
• do not connect more than 9 stations to a bus (slaves and one LUFP9 gateway),  
• cable routing: keep the bus away from power cables (at least 30 cm), make crossings at right angles if  
necessary, and connect the cable shielding to the earth on each unit,  
• adapt the line at both ends using a line terminator (see diagram and VW3 A8 306 RC termination below).  
D(B)  
D(A)  
4
5
120  
1 nF  
— Line termination recommended at both ends of the line —  
— VW3 A8 306 RC line termination —  
To make it easier to connect the units using the topologies described in chapter 2.5.1 Examples of Modbus  
connection topologies, page 15, various accessories are available in the Schneider Electric catalogue:  
1) Hubs, drops, taps, and line terminations:  
LU9GC03 hub..................... This passive box has 8 female RJ45 connectors. Each of these connectors can  
(“star” topology)  
be connected to a Modbus slave, to a Modbus master, to another Modbus hub,  
or to a line termination.  
VW3 A8 306 TF3 drop box...................... This passive box includes a short lead with a male RJ45 connector  
(“bus” topology with VW3 A8 306 TF3  
drop boxes)  
allowing it to be connected directly to a Modbus slave, without  
having to use a different cable. It is fitted with 2 female RJ45  
connectors for the connection of two Modbus cables of the  
VW3 A8 306 R•• type.  
2-way TSXSCA62 subscriber connector. This passive box has a printed circuit fitted with screw terminals  
(“bus” topology with branch boxes)  
and allows the connection of 2 subscribers to the bus (2 female  
15 point SUB-D connectors). It includes the line termination when  
the connector is located at the end. It is fitted with 2 screw terminals  
for the connection of two double twisted pair Modbus cables.  
TSXCA50 tap box.................................... This passive box allows a Modbus unit to be connected to a screw  
(“bus” topology with tap boxes)  
terminal. It includes the line termination when the connector is  
located at the end. It is fitted with 2 screw terminals for the  
connection of two double twisted pair Modbus cables.  
VW3 A8 306 RC double termination ....... Each of these two red passive boxes is a male RJ45 connector  
(all topologies)  
3 cm long containing an RC line termination (see diagram and  
illustration above). Only the abbreviation “RC” is shown on these  
boxes.  
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2) Cables:  
ƒ VW3 A8 306 R•• Modbus cable ................................... Shielded cable with a male RJ45 connector at each  
(“star” topology / “bus” topology with tap boxes)  
end.  
ƒ VW3 A68 306 Modbus cable........................................ Shielded cable with a male RJ45 connector and a  
(“bus” topology with tap boxes) male 15-point SUB-D connector. It is used to connect  
Modbus subscriber (slave or master) to  
TSXSCA62 or TSXCA50 box.  
a
a
ƒ Shielded double twisted pair Modbus cable................. Bare cable (without connectors) used to make up the  
(“bus” topology with branch boxes)  
main section of the Modbus network. There are three  
items available: TSXCSA100 (100 m), TSXCSA200  
(200 m), and TSXCSA500 (500 m).  
2.6. Connecting the LUFP9 gateway to the DeviceNet network  
If the LUFP9 gateway is  
physically located either end of  
the DeviceNet network, you will  
LUFP9  
Gateway  
need to connect  
a
line  
termination to the terminals on  
its DeviceNet connector.  
Detachable female  
connector  
The resistance of this line  
termination should be equal to  
121 and it should be  
connected between pins 2 and 4  
on the gateway connector, that  
is to say between the CAN_L  
and CAN_H signals.  
DeviceNet cable  
Pinouts  
Pin  
Name  
GND  
Wire colour  
Black  
Modbus  
1
2
3
4
5
CAN_L Blue  
SHIELD None (bare wire)  
CAN_H White  
V+  
Red  
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2.7. Configuring DeviceNet Communication Features  
This configuration should be carried out when the gateway is powered off.  
The block of selector switches allowing you to configure the DeviceNet communication functions is hidden  
behind the gateway cover  
(see illustration in chapter 2.2 Introduction to the LUFP9 Gateway, page 13). To  
g
remove this cover, all you have to do is slide the end of a small screwdriver between the top of the cover and the  
gateway box, then carefully remove it.  
The power supply of the gateway must be turned off before opening the cover.  
Once the cover has been removed, make sure that you touch neither the electrical circuits nor  
the electronic components.  
The block of selector switches is shown in the diagram below, each switch being shown in its factory set  
position:  
Speed  
Address (Mac ID)  
A selector switch is in the 0 state when it is in the OFF  
position and in the 1 state when it is in the ON position.  
Any change to the gateway’s communication  
functions will not be effective until the next time  
that the gateway is powered on.  
1 2  
3
4
5
6 7  
8
ON  
2.7.1. Encoding DeviceNet Speed  
The gateway’s communication speed on the DeviceNet network must be identical to that of the DeviceNet  
master.  
The factory setting is 500 kbits/s.  
This speed value depends on the position of selector switches 1 and 2.  
Selector  
switches  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8  
Speed  
Address (Mac ID)  
DeviceNet speed  
0 0 x x x x x x  
0 1 x x x x x x  
1 0 x x x x x x  
1 1 x x x x x x  
125 kbits/s  
250 kbits/s  
1 2  
3
4
5
6 7  
8
500 kbits/s  
ON  
Invalid configuration  
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2.7.2. Encoding the Gateway Address  
The LUFP9 gateway is identified on the DeviceNet bus by its address (or “Mac ID”), which is between 0 and 63.  
Address (Mac ID)  
Speed  
1 2  
The gateway’s DeviceNet address depends on the  
position of selector switches 3 to 8. It corresponds to  
the binary number given by the ON (1) or OFF (0)  
position of these 6 selector switches.  
3
4
5
6 7  
8
ON  
Selector  
switches  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8  
Selector  
switches  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8  
Selector  
switches  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8  
DeviceNet  
address  
DeviceNet  
address  
DeviceNet  
address  
x x 0 0 0 0 0 0  
x x 0 0 0 0 0 1  
x x 0 0 0 0 1 0  
x x 0 0 0 0 1 1  
x x 0 0 0 1 0 0  
x x 0 0 0 1 0 1  
x x 0 0 0 1 1 0  
x x 0 0 0 1 1 1  
x x 0 0 1 0 0 0  
x x 0 0 1 0 0 1  
x x 0 0 1 0 1 0  
x x 0 0 1 0 1 1  
x x 0 0 1 1 0 0  
x x 0 0 1 1 0 1  
x x 0 0 1 1 1 0  
x x 0 0 1 1 1 1  
x x 0 1 0 0 0 0  
x x 0 1 0 0 0 1  
x x 0 1 0 0 1 0  
x x 0 1 0 0 1 1  
x x 0 1 0 1 0 0  
x x 0 1 0 1 0 1  
0
1
x x 0 1 0 1 1 0  
x x 0 1 0 1 1 1  
x x 0 1 1 0 0 0  
x x 0 1 1 0 0 1  
x x 0 1 1 0 1 0  
x x 0 1 1 0 1 1  
x x 0 1 1 1 0 0  
x x 0 1 1 1 0 1  
x x 0 1 1 1 1 0  
x x 0 1 1 1 1 1  
x x 1 0 0 0 0 0  
x x 1 0 0 0 0 1  
x x 1 0 0 0 1 0  
x x 1 0 0 0 1 1  
x x 1 0 0 1 0 0  
x x 1 0 0 1 0 1  
x x 1 0 0 1 1 0  
x x 1 0 0 1 1 1  
x x 1 0 1 0 0 0  
x x 1 0 1 0 0 1  
x x 1 0 1 0 1 0  
x x 1 0 1 0 1 1  
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23  
24  
25  
26  
27  
28  
29  
30  
31  
32  
33  
34  
35  
36  
37  
38  
39  
40  
41  
42  
43  
x x 1 0 1 1 0 0  
x x 1 0 1 1 0 1  
x x 1 0 1 1 1 0  
x x 1 0 1 1 1 1  
x x 1 1 0 0 0 0  
x x 1 1 0 0 0 1  
x x 1 1 0 0 1 0  
x x 1 1 0 0 1 1  
x x 1 1 0 1 0 0  
x x 1 1 0 1 0 1  
x x 1 1 0 1 1 0  
x x 1 1 0 1 1 1  
x x 1 1 1 0 0 0  
x x 1 1 1 0 0 1  
x x 1 1 1 0 1 0  
x x 1 1 1 0 1 1  
x x 1 1 1 1 0 0  
x x 1 1 1 1 0 1  
x x 1 1 1 1 1 0  
x x 1 1 1 1 1 1  
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45  
46  
47  
48  
49  
50  
51  
52  
53  
54  
55  
56  
57  
58  
59  
60  
61  
62  
63  
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10  
11  
12  
13  
14  
15  
16  
17  
18  
19  
20  
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2.7.3. Sample Gateway Configurations  
Speed = 250 kbits/s  
Address = 12  
Speed = 500 kbits/s  
Address = 5  
Speed  
Address (Mac ID)  
Speed  
Address (Mac ID)  
6
1 2  
3
4
5
6 7 8  
1 2  
3
4
5
7
8
ON  
ON  
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The gateway’s 6 LEDs and the descriptive label on the removable cover which hides its block of selector  
switches allow you to diagnose the status of the gateway:  
telm  
d
LUFP9  
c
n o  
p q  
r s  
f
e
1 NETWORK STATUS  
2 MODULE STATUS  
h
3 NOT USED  
4 NOT USED  
g
5 MODBUS  
6 GATEWAY  
Net  
Device  
LED  
LED Æ Gateway state  
LED  
LED Æ Gateway state  
Off: Gateway not connected to  
the DeviceNet bus  
Off: No power  
Green: Gateway connected to  
the DeviceNet bus:  
Connection established  
Red: Unrecoverable failure  
Green: Gateway is operational  
Flashing (red): Minor fault  
Red: Fatal error on connection  
to the DeviceNet bus  
NETWORK  
STATUS  
MODULE  
STATUS  
n
o
Flashing (green): Gateway  
connected to the DeviceNet bus:  
Connection not established  
Flashing (red):Timeout in  
connection to the DeviceNet bus  
The length of this timeout is  
defined by the DeviceNet master  
NOT USED  
MODBUS  
Off: —  
NOT USED  
GATEWAY  
Off: —  
p
r
q
s
Off: No power  
Off: No power  
Flashing (red/green):  
Configuration absent / not valid  
Use AbcConf to load a valid  
configuration  
Flashing (green): No Modbus  
communications  
Green: Modbus  
communications OK  
Green: Gateway currently being  
initialized and configured  
Red: Loss of communication with  
at least one Modbus slave (1)  
Flashing (green): Gateway is in  
running order: Configuration OK  
(1) The LED  
MODBUS becomes red whenever you use incorrect values in the outputs corresponding to the queries  
r
of the two aperiodic services designed to read/write the value of any parameter of a Modbus slave (see chapter 4.2.8  
Description of Services Assigned to Gateway Inputs/Outputs, page 31). This LED will only revert to its former  
green state if you reuse these very same services, but with correct values. More generally, this LED becomes red,  
then reverts to a green state, on loss and recovery of the communications with any Modbus slave.  
N.B. If the DEVICE STATUS LED  
more red flashes, we advise that you note down the order of this sequence and give this  
is flashing following a sequence beginning with one or  
s
information to the Schneider Electric support service.  
In some cases, all you need to do is power the gateway off then back on again to solve the problem.  
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4.1. Introduction  
This chapter gives an introduction to a quick implementation of the LUFP9 gateway, using its default  
configuration. All LUFP9 gateways ship pre-configured.  
This pre-configuration means that the user does not have to configure the LUFP9 gateway using AbcConf. This  
configuration is described in order to allow the gateway to be used with a configuration tool for DeviceNet master  
PLCs. As an example this implementation will use RsNetWorx, the PLC configuration tool marketed by Allen  
Bradley (e.g. SLC500).  
4.1.1. System Architecture  
The default configuration for an LUFP9 gateway allows it to control, monitor and configure 8 TeSys U motor  
starters:  
DeviceNet  
master PLC  
(SLC500)  
DeviceNet (upstream network)  
Modbus  
addresses  
LUFP9  
Gateway  
Total of 8  
motor starters  
(TeSys U model)  
c d e  
f g h i j  
Modbus (downstream network)  
Line  
termination  
Connection  
boxes  
implementation of the default configuration.  
If you are using fewer than 8 TeSys U motor starters, you will need to adapt the gateway  
configuration using the “ABC-LUFP Configurator” software (see chapter 6 Configuring the  
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4.1.2. Configuring the Motor Starters  
Each motor starter should be configured as follows:  
Protocol:  
Modbus address  
Bitrate  
Modbus RTU slave  
Start bits  
Parity  
Parity bit  
Stop bits  
1
None  
0
1 to 8  
19,200 bits/s  
8
Data bits  
1
When using a TeSys U motor starter with a Modbus communication module (LULC031 module), the  
configuration parameters for the RS485 connection are automatically detected, only the Modbus address needs  
to be configured.  
4.1.3. Modbus cycle time  
The LUFP9 gateway’s default configuration sets a cycle time of 300 ms on Modbus commands for each of the  
8 TeSys U motor starters.  
4.1.4. Managing degraded modes  
The default management for degraded modes is described below, but it takes no account of the PLC used or of  
the DeviceNet scanner. Please see chapter 6.11.2.1 Managing Degraded Modes, page 65, if you would like to  
change the way that degraded modes for one or more Modbus commands are managed.  
Event  
Disconnection  
Disconnection of  
the upstream  
DeviceNet network  
DeviceNet PLC:  
CPU stop or failure  
Failure of the  
LUFP9 gateway  
of the downstream  
Modbus RTU  
network  
Desired behaviour  
Reset  
Depending on the  
configuration  
of the DeviceNet  
master  
Yes  
Depending on the configuration of the  
TeSys U motor starters (1)  
Outputs  
Hold  
——  
Reset  
Hold  
Yes  
Depending on the configuration  
of the DeviceNet master  
Inputs  
——  
——  
(1) The desired behaviour with regard to the outputs should be directly configured on each of the TeSys U motor starters.  
You can also read the user manuals for your master and your DeviceNet scanner to obtain further details about  
how to process degraded modes.  
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4.2. Configuring the Gateway in RsNetWorx  
The DeviceNet master PLC must be configured so that it has access to all of the data described in  
The following chapters describe the steps in RsNetWorx which you will need to go through so that the gateway is  
correctly recognised by the DeviceNet master PLC.  
The DeviceNet network which is described in the following chapters only includes one master  
and one slave (LUFP9 gateway). So you will need to adapt the addressing of the inputs and  
outputs shown below (%IW and %QW) according to any other slaves on the DeviceNet  
network which you need to configure.  
4.2.1. Selecting and adding the master PLC’s DeviceNet scanner  
In RsNetWorx, select the type of scanner you have and add it to the DeviceNet network topology.  
In our example, this scanner is a “1747-SDN Scanner Module (4)” and its Mac ID address is set to 00.  
4.2.2. Installing the Gateway Description File  
The EDS file describing the gateway must be placed on the PC’s hard disk so that RsNetWorx has access to it  
at all times. The best thing is to place this file in the directory which holds all of the EDS files used by  
RsNetWorx.  
This file can be found on the CD LUF9CD1 : “LUFP9_100.eds”.  
Î Once you are inside RsNetWorx, see the documentation to read how to import an EDS file. This procedure  
should then be applied to the file “LUFP9_100.eds”. It uses the “EDS wizard”, which is accessible from the  
“Tools” menu.  
The following two entries are then added to the tree structure for recognised DeviceNet products:  
DeviceNet / Category / Communication Adapter / LUFP9  
DeviceNet / Vendor / Schneider Automation / LUFP9  
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4.2.3. Selecting and Adding the Gateway to the DeviceNet Network  
Select “LUFP9” from the list on the left, then add it to the DeviceNet network topology.  
In our example, we have assigned the Mac ID address 04 to the gateway (the configuration of the address for a  
gateway is described in chapter 2.7.2 Encoding the Gateway Address, page 21).  
4.2.4. Editing gateway parameters  
Double-click on the icon which corresponds to the gateway, in the frame on the right.  
In the window which then appears, select the “Device Parameters” tab and check that the values for the  
parameters correspond to those for the parameters shown below. If necessary, change them (only parameters 1  
to 5 are accessible to the user in write mode), then click on the “Download To Device” button to send these  
changes to the gateway.  
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If you are in any doubt over what is displayed, click on the “Upload From Device” button, then on “Start Monitor”. The  
RsNetWorx application then starts to read from the gateway the values of the parameters currently displayed.  
Click on the “Stop Monitor” button to stop this reading process.  
The most important parameters, in the case of the default gateway configuration, are parameters 1 and 2  
(periodic transfers between the PLC and the gateway via a periodic connection known as “polled”), 6 and 7  
(offset and size of the input data area in the gateway’s input memory), and 18 and 19 (offset and size of the  
output data area in the gateway‘s output memory).  
If you create or change a configuration using AbcConf (see chapter 6 Configuring the  
Gateway, page 40), you should be aware that the values of these parameters should  
correspond to the configuration of the data in the gateway’s memory, as defined in AbcConf.  
This data corresponds to all of the bytes exchanged with the Modbus slaves via the “Data” or  
“Preset Data” fields in the Modbus frames.  
You should only check the parameters related to “Input1” and “Output1” areas. The other  
parameters, related to “Input2” to “Input6” or to “Output2” to “Output6” areas, are intended for  
an advanced use of the gateway, and Schneider Electric refuses to accept responsability for  
their use. The operations needed to set the values of these parameters will not be described in  
the current guide.  
N.B. If a connection is not used, the corresponding EDS parameters are not used by the gateway. This is the  
case with “Strobed” and “COS” connections (and EDS parameters nos. 3 to 5) when the default gateway  
configuration is used. You can then retain the initial assignment of parameters nos. 1 to 5 to the two default input  
and output areas (areas no. 1), because only the “Polled” connection (parameters nos. 1 and 2) will be activated  
by the DeviceNet master.  
N.B. The value of each “offset” type parameter refers to an offset from the start of the gateway’s input data  
memory area or from the start of its output data memory area and not from the start of its physical memory.  
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4.2.5. Configuring the DeviceNet Scanner  
Double-click on the icon which corresponds to the DeviceNet scanner.  
A window then appears allowing you to configure the exchanges carried out by the scanner. Select the “Scanlist”  
tab and add the “LUFP9” gateway to the “Scanlist” (  
>
or >> buttons). After selecting the gateway from this  
list, the “Edit I/O Parameters…” button becomes accessible.  
Click on the “Edit I/O Parameters…” button.  
In the window that appears, check the “Polled:”  
box, then configure the size of the data  
received (Rx = 32 bytes) and the size of the  
data transmitted (Tx = 32 bytes) by the  
scanner.  
With  
the  
LUFP9  
gateway’s  
default  
configuration, these values allow you to  
exchange all of the data shown in  
If you create or change a configuration using AbcConf (see chapter 6 Configuring the  
Gateway, page 40), the sizes of the data exchanged via one of these connections must  
correspond to the sizes of the “Input1” and “Output1” areas which have been assigned to it  
using EDS parameters nos. 1 to 5 (see previous chapter).  
Please see chapter 10.8 Connection Object (Class 16#05), page 99 for further information  
about DeviceNet connections for the LUFP9 gateway. Please also see the documentation that  
came with your DeviceNet master PLC.  
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4.2.6. Configuring Inputs from the Gateway  
On the “Input” tab, select the “LUFP9” gateway, then click on the “AutoMap” button. RsNetWorx then  
automatically establishes the correspondence between the 32 data bytes (8-bit format) from the gateway and the  
corresponding 16 PLC inputs “I:1.1” to “I:1.16” (16-bit format).  
Please check that a correspondence between all of the data from the gateway and the PLC inputs “I:1.1” to  
“I:1.16” has been established.  
The correspondence between the contents of the gateway’s input memory (see chapter 8.2.1 Input Data Memory  
Area, page 84) and PLC inputs “I:1.1” to “I:1.16” is given in the following table:  
Description  
Service  
PLC input  
I:1.1  
Bit 0......................Bit 7  
Bit 8 ...................Bit 15  
LUFP9 gateway status word  
Managing the downstream  
Modbus network  
(MSB Æ 16#xx••)  
(LSB Æ 16#••xx)  
I:1.2  
I:1.3  
I:1.4  
I:1.5  
I:1.6  
I:1.7  
I:1.8  
I:1.9  
I:1.10  
Value of the motor starter c status register  
Value of the motor starter d status register  
Value of the motor starter e status register  
Value of the motor starter f status register  
Value of the motor starter g status register  
Value of the motor starter h status register  
Value of the motor starter i status register  
Value of the motor starter j status register  
Periodic communications  
Monitoring of  
TeSys U motor starters  
Memory location free  
Slave no. (16#01-16#08)  
Number of bytes  
read (16#02)  
Aperiodic communications  
Reading the value of a  
motor starter parameter (RESPONSE)  
I:1.11  
Function number (16#03)  
Value of the parameter read  
I:1.12  
I:1.13  
I:1.14  
(MSB Æ 16#xx••)  
(LSB Æ 16#••xx)  
Slave no. (16#01-16#08)  
Function no. (16#06)  
Aperiodic communications  
Writing the value of a  
motor starter parameter (RESPONSE)  
Address of the parameter written  
(MSB Æ 16#xx••)  
(LSB Æ 16#••xx)  
Value of the parameter written  
I:1.15  
I:1.16  
(MSB Æ 16#xx••)  
(LSB Æ 16#••xx)  
Aperiodic communications  
(“Trigger bytes” for the responses)  
Read parameter  
response counter  
Write parameter  
response counter  
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4.2.7. Configuring Outputs Intended for the Gateway  
On the “Output” tab, select the “LUFP9” gateway, then click on the “AutoMap” button. RsNetWorx then automatically  
establishes the correspondence between the 32 data bytes (8-bit format) to be sent to the gateway and the  
corresponding 16 PLC outputs “O:1.1” to “O:1.16” (16-bit format).  
Please check that a correspondence between all of the data sent to the gateway and the PLC outputs “O:1.1” to  
“O:1.16” has been established.  
The correspondence between the contents of the gateway’s output memory (see chapter 8.2.2 Output Data  
Memory Area, page 85) and PLC outputs “O:1.1” to “O:1.16” is given in the following table:  
Description  
Service  
PLC output  
O:1.1  
Bit 0..................... Bit 7  
Bit 8....................Bit 15  
DeviceNet master command word  
Managing the downstream  
Modbus network  
(MSB Æ 16#xx••)  
(LSB Æ 16#••xx)  
O:1.2  
O:1.3  
O:1.4  
O:1.5  
O:1.6  
O:1.7  
O:1.8  
O:1.9  
O:1.10  
Value of the motor starter c command register  
Value of the motor starter d command register  
Value of the motor starter e command register  
Value of the motor starter f command register  
Value of the motor starter g command register  
Value of the motor starter h command register  
Value of the motor starter i command register  
Value of the motor starter j command register  
Periodic communications  
Controlling  
TeSys U motor starters  
Slave no. (16#01-16#08)  
Function no. (16#03)  
Aperiodic communications  
Reading the value of a  
motor starter parameter (QUERY)  
Address of the parameter to be read  
O:1.11  
(MSB Æ 16#xx••)  
(LSB Æ 16#••xx)  
Number of parameters to be read  
O:1.12  
O:1.13  
O:1.14  
(MSB Æ 16#00••)  
(LSB Æ 16#••01)  
Slave no. (16#01-16#08)  
Function no. (16#06)  
Aperiodic communications  
Writing the value of a  
motor starter parameter (QUERY)  
Address of the parameter to be written  
(MSB Æ 16#xx••)  
(LSB Æ 16#••xx)  
Value of the parameter to be written  
O:1.15  
O:1.16  
(MSB Æ 16#xx••)  
(LSB Æ 16#••xx)  
Aperiodic communications  
(“Trigger bytes” for the queries)  
Read parameter  
query counter  
Write parameter  
query counter  
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4.2.8. Description of Services Assigned to Gateway Inputs/Outputs  
Managing the downstream Modbus network: Please see chapter 5.2 Diagnostic only, page 37, for a detailed  
description of this service. The example described in chapter 9.1 Main Program: “LAD 2 - MAIN_LUFP9”,  
page 86, only automatically acknowledges gateway diagnostics, that is to say it does not exploit the data from  
these diagnostics. In the case of the gateway’s default configuration, under AbcConf, the “Control/Status Byte”  
field of the “ABC” element is equal to “Enabled but no startup lock.”  
Periodic communications (inputs): The value of each of the 8 words for this service corresponds to the value  
of the status register of a TeSys U motor starter (register located at address 455).  
Periodic communications (outputs): The value of each of the 8 words for this service corresponds to the value  
to be sent to the command register for a TeSys U motor starter (register located at address 704).  
page 87, for an example of the simplified use of these “periodic communications” services.  
Aperiodic communications: Please see chapter 9.3 Sub-Program for Reading a Parameter in all TeSys U  
TeSys U Motor Starter: “LAD 5 - WR_PAR”, page 91, for an example of how to use the “aperiodic  
communications” services.  
These aperiodic communications services offer functions similar to those of “parameter area PKW”, which can  
be found on certain Schneider Electric products, such as some ATV drives.  
The 16-bit inputs and outputs for which the MSB and LSB order is specified must be  
used by the DeviceNet master inverting the LSB / MSB order so as to restore the value  
of the corresponding item of Modbus data.  
• Sample reading of a motor starter parameter:  
Reading of the 1st fault register (address = 452 = 16#01C4) on “TeSys U n°5” motor starter. The initial  
values of O:1.16 and I:1.16 are equal to 16#1306. The result of the reading is 16#0002(magnetic fault).  
Output  
O:1.10  
O:1.11  
Value  
16#0305  
Meaning (MSB + LSB)  
Input  
I:1.10  
I:1.11  
Value  
16#0500  
Meaning (MSB + LSB)  
Slave no. + (not used)  
Function no. + Slave no.  
16#C401  
16#0100  
16#1307  
16#0203  
16#0200  
16#1307  
LSB  
Number of bytes + Function no.  
Parameter address (MSB  
Number of parameters (MSB  
)
LSB  
LSB  
Value read (MSB )  
O:1.12  
O:1.16  
I:1.12  
I:1.16  
)
“Trigger byte” for the response (Pf)  
“Trigger byte” for the query (Pf)  
• Sample writing of a motor starter parameter:  
Writing of the 2nd command register (address = 705 = 16#02C1) on “TeSys U n°7” motor starter at the value  
16#0006 (clear statistics + reset thermal memory). The initial values of O:1.16 and I:1.16 are equal to  
16#1307. The result of the writing is a command echo, that is to say that the values of the “address  
parameter” and “value to be written” fields are identical in both the query and the response.  
Output  
O:1.13  
O:1.14  
Value  
Meaning (MSB + LSB)  
Input  
I:1.13  
I:1.14  
Value  
Meaning (MSB + LSB)  
16#0607  
16#C102  
16#0607  
16#C102  
Function no. + Slave no.  
Function no. + Slave no.  
LSB  
LSB  
Parameter address (MSB )  
Parameter address (MSB  
)
16#0600  
16#0600  
LSB  
LSB  
Value to be written (MSB )  
O:1.15  
O:1.16  
I:1.15  
I:1.16  
Value to be written (MSB  
)
16#1407  
16#1407  
“Trigger byte” for the query (PF)  
“Trigger byte” for the response (PF)  
Avoid writing incorrect values in outputs which correspond to the aperiodic communication  
services described above, as they would lead to the transmission of an incoherent Modbus  
frame. In fact there is no check on the data used by these services and so it is up to the  
DeviceNet master PLC application to manage them.  
In addition, do not ever use these services in “Broadcast” mode (Modbus address = 0).  
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4.2.9. Transferring the DeviceNet Scanner Configuration  
Once you have finished the operations described above, make sure that the changes made have been  
transmitted to the DeviceNet scanner. To do this, click on the “Download to Scanner…” button on each of the  
“Module” and “Scanlist” tabs in the DeviceNet scanner properties window.  
If necessary, please see the RsNetWorx documentation for further details on this subject.  
4.2.10. Developing a DeviceNet Application  
The DeviceNet master PLC used as an example is a SLC500, marketed by Allen Bradley. An example of a PLC  
application, developed in RSLogix 500, is shown in chapter 9 Appendix C: Practical Example (RSLogix 500),  
page 86. This example uses the PLC, the gateway and the 8 TeSys U motor starters shown in the Software  
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5. Gateway Initialization and Diagnostics  
Each of the three sub-chapters 5.1, 5.2 and 5.3 describes the principle used to initialize and carry out  
diagnostics on the gateway using each of the three options offered by the gateway. These options can be  
configured via AbcConf, by changing the assignment of the “Control/Status Byte” field for the “ABC” element  
(see chapter 6.12.2 “ABC” Element, page 76). The links between these sub-chapters and these options are as  
follows:  
“Control/Status Byte” field .............................Sub-chapter ...................................Page  
Enabled but no startup lock ..............................5.2 Diagnostic only............................ 37  
The option chosen in the default configuration is “Enabled but no startup lock.”  
5.1. Full Management  
Until it receives an order to start up the Modbus exchanges from the DeviceNet master, the  
LUFP9 gateway does not transmit any queries on the Modbus network. The DeviceNet master  
can then deactivate these exchanges by inverting this startup order. Subsequently these two  
orders may be reiterated by the DeviceNet master.  
The Modbus exchange startup order is located in a 16-bit register occupying the addresses 16#0200 and  
16#0201 in the gateway’s memory (outputs). A second 16-bit register, located at the addresses 16#0000 and  
16#0001 (inputs), allows the gateway to send diagnostics to the DeviceNet master.  
So you must configure your DeviceNet master so that it has access to the first two bytes of the  
gateway’s output data area, as well as to the first two bytes of the gateway’s input data area (see  
5.1.1. DeviceNet Master Command Word  
The output word located at addresses 16#0200 (MSB) and 16#0201 (LSB) in the gateway’s output memory  
constitutes the DeviceNet master command word. Its structure is described below:  
Bits  
Description  
15  
FB_HS_CONFIRM: Acknowledgement bit of a gateway diagnostic  
The DeviceNet master must compare the value of the FB_HS_CONFIRM bit to the value of the  
ABC_HS_SEND bit (bit 15 in the gateway’s status word). If these two values are different, this means  
that the gateway has transmitted a new diagnostic to the DeviceNet master.  
To tell the gateway that it has read a diagnostic, the DeviceNet master must copy the value of the  
ABC_HS_SEND bit to the FB_HS_CONFIRM bit. This allows the gateway to issue a new diagnostic.  
Summary:  
If ( FB_HS_CONFIRM = ABC_HS_SEND ) Æ The gateway’s status word contains a diagnostic  
which has already been acknowledged by the DeviceNet master. So the gateway is free to use  
this status word to place another diagnostic there.  
Else Æ A new diagnostic is available in the gateway’s status word. The DeviceNet master can  
read this diagnostic, but must also copy the value of ABC_HS_SEND to FB_HS_CONFIRM in  
order to allow the gateway to generate new diagnostics.  
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Bits  
Description  
14  
FB_HS_SEND: New command from the DeviceNet master  
Before changing the value of FB_DU, the DeviceNet master must compare the values of  
FB_HS_SEND and ABC_HS_CONFIRM (bit 14 of the gateway’s status word). If these two values are  
different, this means that the gateway has not yet acknowledged the previous DeviceNet master  
command. Else, the DeviceNet master can issue a new command, updating the FB_DU bit according  
to the nature of its command (shutdown or activation of Modbus exchanges), then toggling the value  
of the FB_HS_SEND bit to inform the gateway that it has sent it a new command.  
Summary:  
If ( FB_HS_SEND ABC_HS_CONFIRM ) Æ The DeviceNet master command word still  
contains a command which has not yet been acknowledged by the gateway. So the DeviceNet  
master cannot use this word to place a new command in it.  
Else Æ The previous command of the DeviceNet master has been acknowledged by the  
gateway, which allows it to transmit a new command. In this case, it changes the value of the  
FB_DU bit, then toggles the value of the FB_HS_SEND bit.  
13  
FB_DU: Modbus exchange startup  
The setting of this bit to one by the DeviceNet master allows communications between the gateway  
and the Modbus slaves. Resetting it to zero is used to inhibit them.  
When the DeviceNet master sets this bit to one, it is preferable for all of the output data it has placed  
in the gateway’s output memory to be up-to-date (“FB_DU” means “FieldBus – Data Updated”). If  
they are not, this data will be transmitted to the Modbus slaves “as it”.  
0-12 Reserved.  
Due to the inversion of the LSB and the MSB for this register between the gateway and the DeviceNet master,  
the structure of the corresponding output word (“O:1.1” in the case of the default configuration) is as follows:  
Bits  
Description  
8-15 Reserved.  
7
6
FB_HS_CONFIRM: Acknowledgement bit of a gateway diagnostic  
FB_HS_SEND: New DeviceNet master command word  
FB_DU: Modbus exchange startup  
Reserved.  
5
0-4  
e.g. If the O:1.1 output word is set to 16#00A0, the DeviceNet master command word will be set to 16#A000.  
The correct use of this command word by the DeviceNet master, to transmit a new command to the gateway,  
goes through the following steps:  
Checking of (FB_HS_SEND = ABC_HS_CONFIRM).  
The command, that is to say the value of the FB_DU bit, is updated.  
The value of the FB_HS_SEND bit is inverted.  
N.B. It is possible to simplify this use as follows:  
The FB_DU and FB_HS_SEND bits are set to one to activate the Modbus communications.  
The FB_DU and FB_HS_SEND bits are reset to halt Modbus communications.  
On the other hand, do not write directly in 16-bit format in the DeviceNet master command word, because this  
would disrupt the operation of the transfer of the gateway diagnostics (undesired change to FB_HS_CONFIRM).  
However, during some debug or test phase, you could, for instance, write 16#6000 in the DeviceNet master  
command word (that is to say 16#0060 in the O:1.1 output word) in order to activate the Modbus  
communications, and 16#0000 to stop them.  
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5.1.2. Gateway Status Word  
The input word located at addresses 16#0000 (MSB) and 16#0001 (LSB) in the gateway’s input memory  
constitutes the gateway’s status word. Its structure is described below:  
Bits  
Description  
15  
ABC_HS_SEND: New gateway diagnostic  
(See description of bit 15 of the DeviceNet master command word, FB_HS_CONFIRM.)  
ABC_HS_CONFIRM: Acknowledgement bit of a DeviceNet master command  
(See description of bit 14 of the DeviceNet master command word, FB_HS_SEND.)  
ABC_DU: Modbus exchanges activated  
14  
13  
The gateway activates this bit to tell the DeviceNet master that the Modbus data located in its input  
memory area have all been updated at least once since the last activation of FB_DU (“ABC_DU”  
means “ABC – Data Updated”). These Modbus input data include every data in responses from all  
Modbus slaves, for both periodic commands and aperiodic commands.  
This bit is deactivated by the gateway when the FB_DU bit is deactivated, that is to say when the  
DeviceNet master demands a shutdown of Modbus exchanges.  
N.B. Once it is active, this bit is not deactivated if there are any communication errors with the  
Modbus slaves. To signal this type of error, the gateway uses bit 12 of its status word.  
12  
Periodicity of Modbus exchanges  
The gateway activates this bit provided that it is periodically communicating with all of the Modbus  
slaves. It deactivates it as soon as it loses communication with one of them.  
The “Reconnect time (10ms)”, “Retries” and “Timeout time (10ms)” elements of each of the Modbus  
queries (see chapter 6.11.2.2 Configuring the Query, page 66) are used to determine whether  
communication is lost, then restored.  
N.B. If a number of periodic exchanges are configured for the same Modbus slave, only one of them  
needs to remain active for the periodic communications with this slave to be declared active.  
8-11 EC: Error code associated with the Modbus network  
Code for the error detected on the Modbus network by the gateway and transmitted to the DeviceNet  
master.  
0-07 ED: Error data item associated with the Modbus network  
Data item associated with the EC error code.  
Due to the inversion of the LSB and the MSB for this register between the gateway and the DeviceNet master,  
the structure of the corresponding input word (“I:1.1” in the case of the default configuration) is as follows:  
Bits  
Description  
8-15 ED: Error data item associated with the Modbus network  
7
6
ABC_HS_SEND: New gateway diagnostic  
ABC_HS_CONFIRM: Acknowledgement bit of a DeviceNet master command  
ABC_DU: Modbus exchanges activated  
5
4
Periodicity of Modbus exchanges  
0-3  
EC: Error code associated with the Modbus network  
E.g. If the gateway’s status word is set to 16#F031, the input word I:1.1 will be set to 16#31F0.  
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The correct use of this status word by the DeviceNet master, to read a diagnostic generated by the gateway,  
goes through the following steps:  
Checking of (ABC_HS_SEND FB_HS_CONFIRM).  
Reading of the value of ABC_DU to determine whether all of the Modbus input data are up-to-date.  
Reading of the value of the “Periodicity of Modbus exchanges” bit to determine whether the periodicity of  
the Modbus communications has been maintained.  
Reading of the values of EC and ED to check for any error detected by the gateway on the Modbus  
network (see table below).  
Copying of the value of the ABC_HS_SEND bit to the FB_HS_CONFIRM bit.  
This last step is essential because it allows the gateway to transmit a future diagnostic! Even if you do not wish  
to read the content of the gateway’s status word, it is preferable to automate this step in your DeviceNet master  
software.  
The values of the EC and ED fields are described in the table below:  
EC  
Description of the error  
ED  
Notes  
2#0000 Re-transmissions on the  
Modbus network  
Number of re-  
transmissions (1)  
Total number of re-transmissions carried out  
on the sub-network, for all slaves.  
2#0001 A Modbus slave is missing Address of the missing —  
Modbus slave  
2#0010 Several Modbus slaves  
are missing  
2#0011 Excessive data in a  
Modbus response  
Address of the Modbus This error occurs when the gateway receives too  
slave involved  
much data in the response sent by one of its  
Modbus slaves.  
2#0100 Unknown Modbus error  
Address of the Modbus —  
slave involved  
(1) The re-transmission counter used to signal this error is not reset when the gateway generates this error  
code. If there are recurrent communication problems on the Modbus network, the gateway will generate this  
same diagnostic repeatedly, so as to tell the DeviceNet master the total number of re-transmissions carried  
out as often as possible. This counter is reset when its value exceeds its maximum value (counter modulo  
256: 16#FF Æ 16#00).  
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5.2. Diagnostic only  
The gateway uses a 16-bit register, located at the addresses 16#0000 and 16#0001 in its memory (inputs), to  
send diagnostics to the DeviceNet master. A second 16-bit register, located at the addresses 16#0200 and  
16#0201 (outputs), allows the DeviceNet to acknowledge each of these diagnostics.  
So you must configure your DeviceNet master so that it has access to the first two bytes of the  
gateway’s output data area, as well as to the first two bytes of the gateway’s input data area (see  
5.2.1. Gateway Status Word  
The input word located at addresses 16#0000 (MSB) and 16#0001 (LSB) in the gateway’s input memory  
constitutes the gateway’s status word. Its structure is described below:  
Bits  
Description  
15  
ABC_HS_SEND: New gateway diagnostic  
(See description of bit 15 of the DeviceNet master command word, FB_HS_CONFIRM.)  
Reserved.  
14  
13  
ABC_DU: Modbus exchanges activated  
The gateway activates this bit to tell the DeviceNet master that the Modbus data located in its input  
memory area have all been updated at least once since the last activation of FB_DU (“ABC_DU”  
means “ABC – Data Updated”). These Modbus input data include every data in responses from all  
Modbus slaves, for both periodic commands and aperiodic commands.  
This bit is deactivated by the gateway when the FB_DU bit is deactivated, that is to say when the  
DeviceNet master demands a shutdown of Modbus exchanges.  
N.B. Once it is active, this bit is not deactivated if there are any communication errors with the  
Modbus slaves. To signal this type of error, the gateway uses bit 12 of its status word.  
12  
Periodicity of Modbus exchanges  
The gateway activates this bit provided that it is periodically communicating with all of the Modbus  
slaves. It deactivates it as soon as it loses communication with one of them.  
The “Reconnect time (10ms)”, “Retries” and “Timeout time (10ms)” elements of each of the Modbus  
queries (see chapter 6.11.2.2 Configuring the Query, page 66) are used to determine whether  
communication is lost, then restored.  
N.B. If a number of periodic exchanges are configured for the same Modbus slave, only one of them  
needs to remain active for the periodic communications with this slave to be declared active.  
8-11 EC: Error code associated with the Modbus network  
Code of the error detected on the Modbus network by the gateway and transmitted to the DeviceNet  
master.  
0-07 ED: Error data item associated with the Modbus network  
Data item associated with the EC error code.  
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Due to the inversion of the LSB and the MSB for this register between the gateway and the DeviceNet master,  
the structure of the corresponding input word (“I:1.1” in the case of the default configuration) is as follows:  
Bits  
Description  
8-15 ED: Error data item associated with the Modbus network  
7
6
ABC_HS_SEND: New gateway diagnostic  
Reserved.  
5
ABC_DU: Modbus exchanges activated  
Periodicity of Modbus exchanges  
EC: Error code associated with the Modbus network  
4
0-3  
E.g. If the gateway’s status word is set to 16#B031, the input word I:1.1 will be set to 16#31B0.  
The correct use of this status word by the DeviceNet master, to read a diagnostic generated by the gateway,  
goes through the following steps:  
Checking of (ABC_HS_SEND FB_HS_CONFIRM).  
Reading of the value of ABC_DU to determine whether all of the Modbus inputdata are up-to-date.  
Reading of the value of the “Periodicity of Modbus exchanges” bit to determine whether the periodicity of  
the Modbus communications has been maintained.  
Reading of the values of EC and ED to check for any error detected by the gateway on the Modbus  
network (see table on page 36).  
Copying of the value of the ABC_HS_SEND bit to the FB_HS_CONFIRM bit.  
This last step is essential because it allows the gateway to transmit a future diagnostic! Even if you do not wish  
to read the content of the gateway’s status word, it is preferable to automate this step in your DeviceNet master  
software.  
5.2.2. DeviceNet Master Command Word  
The output word located at addresses 16#0200 (MSB) and 16#0201 (LSB) in the gateway’s output memory  
constitutes the DeviceNet master command word. Its structure is described below:  
Bits  
Description  
15  
FB_HS_CONFIRM: Acknowledgement bit of a gateway diagnostic  
The DeviceNet master must compare the value of the FB_HS_CONFIRM bit to the value of the  
ABC_HS_SEND bit (bit 15 in the gateway’s status word). If these two values are different, this means  
that the gateway has transmitted a new diagnostic to the DeviceNet master.  
To tell the gateway that it has read a diagnostic, the DeviceNet master must copy the value of the  
ABC_HS_SEND bit to the FB_HS_CONFIRM bit. This allows the gateway to issue a new diagnostic.  
Summary:  
If ( FB_HS_CONFIRM = ABC_HS_SEND ) Æ The gateway’s status word contains a diagnostic  
which has already been acknowledged by the DeviceNet master. So the gateway is free to use  
this status word to place another diagnostic there.  
Else Æ A new diagnostic is available in the gateway’s status word. The DeviceNet master can  
read this diagnostic, but must also copy the value of ABC_HS_SEND to FB_HS_CONFIRM in  
order to allow the gateway to generate new diagnostics.  
0-14 Reserved.  
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Due to the inversion of the LSB and the MSB for this register between the gateway and the DeviceNet master,  
the structure of the corresponding output word (“O:1.1” in the case of the default configuration) is as follows:  
Bits  
Description  
8-15 Reserved.  
7
FB_HS_CONFIRM: Acknowledgement bit of a gateway diagnostic  
Reserved.  
0-6  
E.g. If the O:1.1 output word is set to 16#0080, the DeviceNet master command word will be set to 16#8000.  
5.3. Simplified Operation  
The two 16-bit registers located at addresses 16#0000-16#0001 (inputs) and 16#0200-16#0201 (outputs) are no  
longer used for “managing the downstream Modbus network”. These two registers are no longer reserved and  
so these addresses can be used to exchange data with the Modbus slaves (“Data Location” attribute of “Data” or  
“Preset Data” type frame fields).  
The DeviceNet master’s command word and the gateway’s status word, which we will be talking about in the rest  
of this document, do not exist anymore. So the two warnings on pages 51 and 55 should be ignored, and the  
input and output ranges in the gateway’s memory therefore go respectively from 16#0002-16#01FF to 16#0000-  
16#01FF and from 16#0202-16#03FF to 16#0200-16#03FF.  
If the gateway’s default configuration were to be configured in this way, it would clear DeviceNet scanner input  
“I:1.1” and output “O:1.1”. These two words would then become “free memory locations”.  
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6. Configuring the Gateway  
Each part of this chapter describes a separate step allowing the user to personalize the gateway configuration,  
according to his own particular needs. Each part gives an introduction to a basic operation isolating it from the  
rest of the configuration and describing the operations to be carried out using AbcConf (mainly) and RsNetWorx  
(where necessary), and their implications for the gateway’s general behaviour.  
In each case, the first two steps are required, as they allow you to establish the dialogue between the gateway  
and the PC software allowing you to configure it, that is to say AbcConf.  
We strongly recommend that you read chapter 4 Software Implementation of the Gateway, page 23, because all  
of the operations carried out in AbcConf or RsNetWorx are based on the principle that we are using the default  
configuration of the LUFP9 gateway.  
6.1. Connecting the Gateway to the Configuration PC  
This step is required when setting up the gateway configuration application, AbcConf.  
Connecting the gateway to one of the serial (COM) ports on a PC requires a straight PowerSuite cable and a  
RS232/RS485 converter. These two items are the same as those allowing dialogue with drives and soft start-  
soft stop units using the PowerSuite application and are both available from the catalogue (ref.: VW3 A8 106).  
Ensure that you use the “POWERSUITE” cable and the “RS232 / RS485 PC” converter. An “ATV28 before 09 /  
2001” cable and an “ATV 58” converter are also supplied with these items, but they should not be used with the  
LUFP9 gateway.  
LUFP9 gateway (Seen from underneath)  
PC  
Configuration  
RS485  
VW3 A8 106  
RJ45  
Male  
SubD 9  
RS232  
(COM)  
RJ45  
Female  
SubD 9  
Straight POWERSUITE cable  
RS232 / RS485  
converter  
Once the gateway has been connected to a PC with the PowerSuite cable and the RS232/RS485 converter, you  
can change its configuration using “ABC-LUFP Configurator”, more generally referred to as “AbcConf”. This  
configurator also allows you to carry out a few diagnostics on the gateway.  
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6.1.1. Pin Outs  
— LUFP9 (Configuration) —  
Female RJ45  
Male RJ45  
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
8
RS-485 D(B)  
RS-485 D(A)  
D(B)  
D(A)  
+10 V  
GND  
+10 V  
0 V  
Straight POWERSUITE cable  
——— RS485 / RS232 converter ———  
–—— PC (COM) ——–  
Male 9 point SUB-D  
Male RJ45  
Female RJ45  
Female 9 point SUB-D  
1
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
1
2
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Tx  
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
RS-232 Rx  
RS-232 Tx  
Rx  
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
D(B)  
D(A)  
D(B)  
D(A)  
GND  
GND  
+10 V  
0 V  
+10 V  
0 V  
N.B. The inversion of the Rx and Tx signals between the gateway and the PC is shown on the 9-point SUB-D  
connectors, because beyond this junction, the RS-232 signals are replaced by the D(A) and D(B) polarisations of  
the RS-485 signals.  
6.1.2. RS-232 link protocol  
There is no need to configure the PC’s COM port, as AbcConf uses a specific setup which replaces the one for  
the port being used. This replacement is temporary and is cancelled as AbcConf stops using this serial port, that  
is to say when AbcConf is closed.  
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6.2. Installing AbcConf  
The minimum system requirements for AbcConf are as follows:  
• Processor........................................Pentium 133 MHz  
• Free hard disk space......................10 Mb  
• RAM................................................08 Mb  
• Operating system............................MS Windows 95 / 98 / ME / NT / 2000  
• Browser...........................................MS Internet Explorer 4.01 SP1  
The AbcConf installation program can be found on the CD LU9CD1. To install it, run “ABC-LUFP_Setup.exe”,  
then follow the on-screen instructions  
You can read about how to use AbcConf in a user manual entitled AnyBus Communicator – User Manual  
which is also on the CD LU9CD1 : “ABC_User_Manual.pdf”. We strongly recommend that you read this  
manual when using AbcConf, because this guide will only describe the various features it provides in relation to  
using the LUFP9 gateway.  
6.3. Importing the Gateway Configuration  
Before you can make any changes to the gateway configuration, you will first need to import its current  
configuration. If you already have this configuration on your hard disk, all you will need to do is open the file  
corresponding to this configuration.  
Check that the gateway has a valid configuration and that it is working properly, that is to say that LED  
DEVICE STATUS is flashing green.  
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In AbcConf, choose “Upload configuration from ABC-LUFP”  
from the “File” menu or click on the  
button, in the AbcConf  
toolbar. A window called “Upload” will then open and a  
progress bar shows you the state of progress of the gateway  
configuration uploading process. This window disappears as  
soon as the whole configuration has been uploaded  
successfully.  
This step is particularly important if you wish to read details about the content of the gateway’s default  
configuration, after unpacking it. You can then use this configuration as a template for any changes you wish to  
make subsequently, thus avoiding having to create all of the items and reducing the potential risk of error.  
Save this configuration to your hard disk so that it is always available. This will allow you to  
reconfigure the gateway “cleanly” should the configuration become invalid, if you were to  
download an invalid configuration, for example.  
N.B. The LUFP9 gateway’s default configuration can be found on the CD LU9CD1 : “LUFP9.cfg”.  
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6.4. Transferring a Configuration to the Gateway  
When using AbcConf, you can transfer the configuration you are editing to the gateway at any time.  
Choose “Download configuration to ABC-LUFP” from the “File”  
menu or click on the  
button, in the AbcConf toolbar.  
AbcConf initializes a check test of the gateway type. During this  
test, the PC should not carry out any other operations, as  
this could lead to AbcConf apparently freezing up and slow  
down the PC’s general operation for several minutes! The  
test then continues and the PC returns to normal running speed.  
Once this test has finished, a window called “Download” opens  
and a progress bar shows the state of progress for the transfer of  
the configuration to the gateway. You must never interrupt this  
operation, otherwise you will have to start it again from the  
beginning.  
Check that the transfer has been correctly carried out: LED  
DEVICE STATUS should be flashing green.  
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If this LED is flashing red/green, save the configuration you were editing, open the file containing the default  
configuration for LUFP9 gateways, then transfer it to the gateway. This will restore it to a known initial state. You  
can then continue with the configuration you were transferring, and make any corrections which may be  
necessary.  
6.5. Monitoring the Content of the Gateway’s Memory  
One of the main commands that you will need to use when setting up the gateway is the command allowing you  
to read the contents of the gateway’s memory and to display it in a window used for this purpose. This will be  
particularly useful when you are working on your PLC configurations and applications. However, it only shows  
data from the “Data” and “Preset Data” fields configured in the “Query” and “Response” elements of just one of  
the Modbus slaves, plus the content of the gateway’s two reserved registers, located at memory addresses  
16#0000-16#0001 (gateway status word) and 16#0200-16#0201 (DeviceNet master command word).  
To monitor the content of the gateway’s memory, start by selecting the node corresponding to the Modbus slave  
whose data you wish to view, then choose “Monitor” from the menu whose name corresponds to the name of the  
previously selected node. A monitoring window then appears. The sample window shown at the top of the next  
page corresponds to a view of the contents of the memory exchanged, using the gateway’s default configuration,  
with the “TeSys U n°1” motor starter.  
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The upper part of this window allows you to choose a Modbus command, to edit its contents, then to send it to  
the Modbus network (“Command” menu). The response will then be displayed in this same part. Please see  
chapter 2.10 Node monitor in the AbcConf user manual, entitled AnyBus Communicator – User Manual, for  
further information about how to use this window. This manual can be found on the CD LU9CD1 :  
ABC_User_Manual.pdf”.  
The lower part of this window allows you to view the content of the gateway’s memory, but only the bytes used in  
queries and responses frames for commands and transactions configured for the selected node. The values of  
the gateway’s two reserved words (addresses 16#0000-16#0001 and 16#0200-16#0201) are also shown,  
whichever node is selected.  
In the window shown above, the data displayed correspond to the values at the memory locations designated by the  
“Data” fields in the commands and transactions configured for the “TeSys U no. 1” node, that is to say the following  
commands: “Read Holding Registers”, “Preset Multiple Registers”, “Transactions 1”, and “Transactions 2”.  
N.B. The data exchanged with the Modbus slave previously selected are displayed LSB-first, that is in the LSB /  
MSB order (as read from left to right, with growing memory addresses), provided that the “Byte Swap” option  
from the “Data” or “Preset Data” element of the corresponding Modbus command was set to “Swap 2 bytes” (see  
dedicated to the management of the downstream Modbus network, it is the contrary: MSB-first.  
However, but only as far as the “TeSys U n°1” node is concerned, the data beginning at addresses 16#0013,  
16#0018, 16#0212, and 16#0218 (see chapter 8.2 Content of the Gateway’s DPRAM Memory, page 84) follow  
the same byte order than the content of the frames they are related to (see Appendix E: Modbus Commands,  
page 113), from first to last byte (checksum excluded), and following growing adresses in the memory of the  
gateway. Finally, bytes 16#001E, 16#001F, 16#021E, and 16#021F correspond to the reception and emission  
counters for these frames (“Trigger bytes” from Transactions 1 and 2). But all these bytes are swapped two by  
two between the gateway and the DeviceNet master.  
A brief description of the toolbar buttons of this window is given below:  
Stop / Start communications with the selected node.  
Select / Send the Modbus command shown in the upper part of the window  
Stop / Resume refreshing the data displayed in the lower part of the window  
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6.6. Deleting a Modbus Slave  
This step allows you, for instance, to free up a location on the downstream Modbus network, known as the “Sub-  
Network” in AbcConf, in order to replace one Modbus slave with another.  
In fact the gateway’s default configuration already allows it to communicate with eight TeSys U motor starters,  
whereas the maximum number of Modbus slaves with which it can communicate is limited to eight.  
If the gateway is used to manage exchanges on a Modbus network with fewer than eight TeSys U motor  
starters, it is preferable to delete the redundant TeSys U motor starters from the gateway configuration. In fact,  
the deterioration in performances linked to the absence of one or more TeSys U motor starters is such that it is  
preferable to carry out this operation using AbcConf.  
If you wish to retain the read/write aperiodic services for the value of a motor starter  
parameter, never delete the first configured TeSys U motor starter, because the two  
transactions associated with these services are configured for this motor starter.  
In fact, these two transactions are sent to any Modbus slave, because the value of the “slave  
number” field in the Modbus queries associated to them is fully managed wholly by the  
DeviceNet master PLC software (bits 0 to 7 of outputs O:1.10 and O:1.13).  
Procedure for deleting a Modbus slave  
1) Select the node corresponding to the Modbus slave you wish to delete from the configuration. If this is the  
only node remaining in the configuration, you will not be able to delete it, as the downstream Modbus network  
must include at least one slave.  
2) Right click on the icon or the name of this Modbus slave. A menu pops up underneath the mouse cursor.  
or  
In the AbcConf main menu, pull down the menu whose name corresponds to the name of the previously  
selected node.  
3) On this menu, click on “Delete”. The confirmation window shown below then appears, asking you to either  
confirm that you want to delete the selected node (“TeSys U no. 2” in the example shown here) or cancel the  
operation.  
4) If you confirm that you want to delete the node,  
the menu disappears, along with the previously  
selected node. Otherwise, the node will still be  
there once the window disappears.  
Keyboard shortcut: Del” key.  
Adjusting the gateway’s memory (optional step):  
The data previously exchanged between the gateway and the Modbus slave which has just been deleted will  
free up locations in the gateway’s memory. If you want to optimize the exchanges between the gateway’s  
memory and the master PLC DeviceNet scanner inputs/outputs, you will need to change the configuration of all  
the other Modbus slaves in order to adjust the content of the gateway’s memory.  
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However, these operations are not necessary when deleting a single slave. Conversely, they become almost  
essential when most of the Modbus slaves are deleted, because these deletions divide up the gateway’s  
memory.  
Please see chapter 6.11 Adding and Setting Up a Modbus Command, page 62, which describes all of the  
changes you can make to the configuration of each of the Modbus commands.  
6.7. Adding a Modbus Slave  
This operation allows you to add a Modbus slave whose type is different from those of the other Modbus slaves in the  
configuration. On the other hand, if the slave type is the same as one of the previously configured slaves, it is  
preferable to copy this slave rather than to create a new one.  
An additional import/export feature also allows you to individually save the complete configuration of a Modbus  
slave, in order to have access to it in AbcConf, from any configuration and at any time.  
These two features are only available provided that there are less than 8 Modbus slaves declared, which is not  
the case in the default configuration, as it comprises 8 TeSys U motor starters.  
Adding a new type of Modbus slave:  
Use one of the two methods shown below:  
a) Select “Sub-Network”, then choose “Add Node” from the “Sub-Network” menu. A new node is added after all  
the other configured nodes. By default, its name is “New Node”.  
b) Select one of the nodes located under the “Sub-network” element, then choose “Insert New Node” from the  
menu whose name corresponds to the name of the selected node. A new node is added just before the  
selected node. By default, its name is “New Node”.  
All of the steps in configuring the new node are described in chapter 6.10 Changing a Modbus  
Copying a previously configured Modbus slave:  
Select the node corresponding to the slave whose configuration you want to copy, then choose “Copy” from the  
menu whose name corresponds to the name of the selected node. Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl C”.  
Then use one of the two methods shown below:  
a) Select “Sub-Network”, then choose “Paste” from the “Sub-Network” menu. A new node is added after all the  
other configured nodes. Its name and its whole configuration are identical to that of the node you copied.  
Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl V”.  
b) Select one of the “Sub-Network” nodes, then choose “Insert” from the menu whose name corresponds to the  
selected node. A new node is added just before the one which is selected. Its name and the whole of its  
configuration are identical to that of the node you copied.  
As the new node and the original node are identical in every way, you will need to change (1) the name of the  
node, (2) the address of the corresponding Modbus slave and (3) the location of the data exchanged between  
the gateway’s memory and this Modbus slave. All of these operations are described in chapter 6.10 Changing a  
page 62.  
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Importing/exporting a Modbus slave configuration:  
AbcConf offers the possibility of independently saving and loading the configuration of a node on the  
downstream “Sub-Network”. For instance, this will allow you to build a library of Modbus slave templates, so that  
you can use them in any configuration.  
To save the configuration of a Modbus slave, select the node it corresponds to, then choose “Save Node” from  
the menu whose name corresponds to the name of the selected node. A dialog box will then appear asking you  
to save the configuration (export in XML format).  
To insert a node using the XML file containing a Modbus slave configuration as a template, use one of the two  
methods shown below:  
a) Select “Sub-Network”, then choose “Load Node” from the “Sub-Network” menu. A dialog box asks you to  
choose a file containing a Modbus slave configuration (import in XML format). A new node is added after all  
the other configured nodes. Its name and its whole configuration are identical to those of the Modbus slave,  
as it was configured when it was saved.  
b) Select one of the “Sub-Network” nodes, then choose “Insert from File” from the menu whose name  
corresponds to the name of the selected node. A new node is added just before the selected node. Its name  
and its whole configuration are identical to those of the Modbus slave, as it was configured when it was  
saved.  
You will then change (1) the name of the node, (2) the address of the corresponding Modbus slave and (3) the  
location of the data exchanged between the gateway’s memory and this Modbus slave. All of these operations  
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6.8. Changing the Periodic Data Exchanged With a Modbus Slave  
This operation consists of replacing, adding or deleting periodic data exchanged with one of the Modbus slaves.  
With each of these operations, we shall take the default configuration of the LUFP9 gateway as an example, that  
is to say that any changes previously made will have been cancelled at the start of each operation. In addition,  
the operations to be carried out are shown as part of a targeted example.  
You must never forget to save the changes you have made, or to transfer the whole configuration to the  
gateway. This will allow you to check that the configuration is valid.  
6.8.1. Replacing a Periodic Input Data Element  
E.g. “TeSys U n°3” motor starter. We are trying to replace the monitoring of the “TeSys U Status Register”  
(address 455 = 16#01C7) with the monitoring of the “1st Fault Register” (address 452 = 16#01C4).  
The operation is a very simple one and consists purely of changing the value of the “Starting Address (Hi, Lo)”  
element of the “Query” from the “Read Holding Registers” command (Modbus command for reading the values  
of a number of registers).  
Select this element, then change its value as shown below. You can enter the address of the parameter in  
decimal format. AbcConf will automatically convert it to hexadecimal.  
This operation in no way changes the content of the gateway’s memory, because we do not need to change the  
values of the “Data length” and “Data location” fields of the “Data” element of the “Response” to the  
aforementioned command. So no additional operations will be necessary, either in AbcConf, or in RsNetWorx.  
On the other hand, the DeviceNet master PLC software will have to take account of the change in the nature of the  
corresponding input. In the chapter 8.2.1 Input Data Memory Area, page 84, the description of the word located at  
address 16#0006 becomes “value of the motor starter e 1st default register.” This word corresponds to the PLC input  
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6.8.2. Replacing an Output Periodic Data Element  
E.g. “TeSys U n°6” motor starter. We are trying to replace the control of the “Command Register” (address 704 =  
16#02C0) with the control of the “2nd Command Register” (address 705 = 16#02C1).  
The operation consists of changing the value of the “Starting Address” in the “Query” and in the “Response” for  
the “Preset Multiple Registers” command (Modbus command for writing values from a number of registers).  
Select “Starting Address” from the “Query”, then change its value as shown below. You can enter the address of  
the parameter in decimal format. AbcConf will automatically convert it to hexadecimal. Do the same for the  
“Starting Address” element of the “Response” because the gateway checks the value of this field when it  
receives each Modbus response. If the value does not correspond to that of the query, the gateway will ignore  
the response.  
This operation in no way changes the content of the gateway’s memory, because we do not need to change the  
values of the “Data length” and “Data location” fields of the “Data” element of the “Query”. So no additional  
operations will be necessary, either in AbcConf, or in RsNetWorx.  
On the other hand, the DeviceNet master PLC software will have to take account of the change in the nature of  
the corresponding output. In chapter 8.2.2 Output Data Memory Area, page 85, the description of the word  
located at address 16#020C becomes “value of the motor starter h 2nd command register.This word  
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6.8.3. Increasing the Amount of Periodic Input Data  
E.g. “TeSys U no. 2” motor starter. We are trying to complete the monitoring of this motor starter starting from  
the currently monitored register, that is to say “TeSys U Status Register” (address 455 = 16#01C7), and going as  
far as the “Reserved: 2nd Warning Register” (address 462 = 16#01CE). The number of registers monitored is  
therefore increased from 1 to 8.  
In this case, there are quite a lot of operations to be carried out. They are described in order below:  
1) Changing the number of registers monitored: This step consists of changing the value of “Number of points  
(Hi, Lo)” element of the “Query” from the “Read Holding Registers” command (Modbus command for reading  
the values of a number of registers). Select this element, then change its value as shown below. AbcConf will  
automatically convert any value entered in decimal to hexadecimal.  
2) Changing the number of data bytes in the Modbus response: The number of bytes read from the “TeSys U  
n°2” motor starter memory increases from 2 to 16, as the number of registers monitored has increased from 1  
to 8. Select the “Byte count” element from the “Response” and change its value as shown below. AbcConf  
will automatically convert any value entered in decimal to hexadecimal.  
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3) Changing the location of the Modbus data received in the gateway’s memory: As the number of bytes read  
(see previous step) has increased from 2 to 16, the Modbus data received must be placed at a different  
location in the gateway’s memory, and the size of the memory occupied must also be adjusted appropriately.  
If you are not certain how much of the gateway’s memory is currently occupied, select “Sub-Network” and  
choose “Monitor” from the “Sub-Network” menu. The following window appears, allowing you to see how  
much of the gateway’s memory is occupied.  
To see which memory locations are occupied by data from the command you are interested in, all you have  
to do is uncheck the box corresponding to the “Read Holding Registers” command from the “TeSys U n°2”  
node, as shown above. We can see that the Modbus data received in response to this command occupy  
2 bytes located from address 16#0004.  
The memory locations 16#0000 and 16#0001 are reserved (see chapter 5 Gateway  
Initialization and Diagnostics, page 33). So you will not be able to place any Modbus data in  
these locations.  
The sizes displayed above the graphics areas of this window (“In Area 32 bytes” and “Out Area  
32 bytes”) correspond to the total input and ouput sizes you must check under RsNetWorx (see  
point 6) on next page) and configure for the DeviceNet scanner (see point 7) ).  
If you wish to place the 16 bytes of Modbus data which will be received by the gateway for this command into  
memory, once the changes have been made, we will have to move all the other input data by 14 bytes, which  
may be tedious, or change the memory location of the block of data received. In the example described here,  
we will be using the second solution, although the first solution is actually preferable, in principle, as it avoids  
leaving any “holes” in the gateway’s memory, thus optimising the transfer of all of the data to the DeviceNet  
master PLC. Furthermore, the 1747-SDN scanner can only exchange 32 input words with the master PLC.  
Leaving “holes” of this sort in the gateway’s memory is therefore not recommended in cases of large  
configurations.  
So we will be placing the 16 bytes of data from address 16#0020 (32 in decimal), that is to say directly after  
the input data for the gateway’s default configuration.  
Close the “Sub-network Monitor” window, then once you are back in the main AbcConf window, select the  
“Data length” and “Data location” fields of the “Data” element from the “Response” one after another and  
change their values as shown at the top of the next page. AbcConf will automatically convert any value  
entered in decimal to hexadecimal.  
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To check that these changes have been entered into the configuration, choose “Monitor” from the “Sub-  
Network” menu again:  
In point 6), you shall make sure the values of the displayed parameters are the same as the  
exchange sizes displayed in the “Sub-network Monitor.” In the current example, “In Area  
48 bytes” imply that the “Input1” area begins at offset 0 (physical address 16#0000) and that  
its length is equal to 48 bytes. Also, “Out Area 32 bytes” imply that the “Output1” area begins  
at offset 0 (physical address 16#0200) and that its length is equal to 32 bytes.  
4) Transferring this configuration to the gateway Please see chapter 6.4 Transferring a Configuration to the  
Gateway, page 43. Check that the configuration is valid (LED  
DEVICE STATUS flashing green).  
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5) Saving this configuration to your PC’s hard disk.  
6) Checking the gateway setup: In RsNetWorx, check the values of the gateway parameters (see chapter 4.2.4  
Editing gateway parameters, page 26). Only the value of parameter no. 7, “Input1 length”, should have  
changed, from “32 bytes” to “48 bytes”.  
7) Changing the amount of data received by the DeviceNet scanner: Still in RsNetWorx, change the value for  
the amount of periodic data received by the DeviceNet scanner (see chapter 4.2.5 Configuring the DeviceNet  
Scanner, page 28). Change the value of the “Rx Size:” field from 32 to 48, in the “Polled:” section.  
8) Configuring the DeviceNet master PLC inputs: In RsNetWorx, establish a new correspondence between the  
data from the gateway and the PLC inputs, according to the requirements of your application (see  
chapter 4.2.6 Configuring Inputs from the Gateway, page 29). The various possibilities offered by RsNetWorx  
for establishing a correspondence between the data from a DeviceNet subscriber and the PLC inputs will not  
be covered here. Please see the documentation for this software application to find out more about this step  
in setting up a DeviceNet master PLC.  
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In this guide, we will be using the “AutoMap” command to establish a “raw” correspondence with all of the  
data from the LUFP9 gateway. We then get the correspondence shown below, derived from the one used  
with the gateway’s default configuration. The changes in relation to the default configuration are shown by a  
greyed-out background, like the “free memory locations”.  
Description  
Service  
PLC input  
I:1.1  
Bit 0......................Bit 7  
Bit 8 ...................Bit 15  
LUFP9 gateway status word  
Managing the downstream Modbus  
network  
(MSB Æ 16#xx••)  
(LSB Æ 16#••xx)  
I:1.2  
I:1.3  
I:1.4  
I:1.5  
I:1.6  
I:1.7  
I:1.8  
I:1.9  
I:1.10  
I:1.11  
Value of the motor starter c status register  
Free memory location  
Value of the motor starter e status register  
Value of the motor starter f status register  
Value of the motor starter g status register  
Value of the motor starter h status register  
Value of the motor starter i status register  
Value of the motor starter j status register  
Periodic communications  
Monitoring of  
TeSys U motor starters  
Free memory location  
Slave no. (16#01-16#08)  
Aperiodic communications  
Reading the value of a motor  
starter parameter (RESPONSE)  
Function number (16#03) Number of bytes read (16#02)  
Value of the parameter read  
I:1.12  
I:1.13  
I:1.14  
(MSB Æ 16#xx••)  
(LSB Æ 16#••xx)  
Slave no. (16#01-16#08)  
Function no. (16#06)  
Aperiodic communications  
Address of the parameter written  
(MSB Æ 16#xx••)  
(LSB Æ 16#••xx)  
Writing the value of a motor  
starter parameter (RESPONSE)  
Value of the parameter written  
I:1.15  
I:1.16  
(MSB Æ 16#xx••)  
(LSB Æ 16#••xx)  
Aperiodic communications  
(“Trigger bytes” for the responses)  
Read parameter  
response counter  
Write parameter  
response counter  
I:1.17  
I:1.18  
I:1.19  
I:1.20  
I:1.21  
I:1.22  
I:1.23  
I:1.24  
Value of the “TeSys U Status Register”  
Value of the “Complementary Status Register”  
Value of the “K7 Status Register”  
Periodic communications  
Monitoring of  
TeSys U motor starter d  
Value of the “K7 Status Register 2 (free format)”  
Value of the “K7 Status Register 3 (free format)”  
Value of the “Warning Number” register  
Value of the “Warning Register”  
Value of “Reserved : 2nd Warning Register”  
9) Transferring the DeviceNet scanner configuration: Following the changes made to the list of DeviceNet  
scanner exchanges, it needs to be transferred to the DeviceNet scanner. Please see chapter 4.2.9  
6.8.4. Increasing the amount of periodic output data  
E.g. “TeSys U n°4” motor starter. We are attempting to complete the control for this motor starter whilst retaining the  
currently controlled “Command Register” (address 704 = 16#02C0), and adding the following next register, that is to  
say “2st Command Register” (address 705 = 16#02C1). The number of registers controlled is therefore increased  
from 1 to 2.  
There are quite a lot of operations to be carried out. They are described in order below:  
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1) Changing the number of registers controlled: This step consists of changing the value of the “No. of  
Registers” in the “Query” and in the “Response” for the “Preset Multiple Registers” command (Modbus  
command for writing values of a number of registers). Start by selecting “Starting Address” from the “Query”,  
then change its value as shown below. AbcConf will automatically convert any value entered in decimal to  
hexadecimal. Do the same for the “Starting Address” element of the “Response” because the gateway  
checks the value of this field when it receives each Modbus response. If the value does not correspond to  
that of the query, the gateway will ignore the response.  
2) Changing the number of data bytes in the Modbus query: The number of bytes written into the memory of the  
“TeSys U n°4” motor starter memory increases from 2 to 4, as the number of registers controlled has  
increased from 1 to 2. Select the “Byte count” element from the “Query” and change its value as shown  
below. AbcConf will automatically convert any value entered in decimal to hexadecimal.  
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3) Changing the location of the Modbus data transmitted into the gateway’s memory: As the number of bytes  
written (see previous step) has increased from 2 to 4, the Modbus data to be transmitted to the “TeSys U n°4”  
motor starter must be placed at a different location in the gateway’s memory, and the size of the memory  
occupied must also be adjusted appropriately.  
If you are not certain how much of the gateway’s memory is currently occupied, select “Sub-Network” and  
choose “Monitor” from the “Sub-Network” menu. The window shown below appears, allowing you to see how  
much of the gateway’s memory is occupied.  
To see which memory locations are occupied by data from the command you are interested in, all you have  
to do is uncheck the box corresponding to the “Preset Multiple Registers” command from the “TeSys U n°4”  
node, as shown above. We can see that the Modbus data transmitted with the query corresponding to this  
command occupy 2 bytes located from address 16#0208.  
Memory locations 16#0200 and 16#0201 are reserved (see chapter 5 Gateway Initialization and  
Diagnostics, page 33). So you will not be able to place any Modbus data in these locations.  
The sizes displayed above the graphics areas of this window (“In Area 32 bytes” and “Out Area  
32 bytes”) correspond to the total input and ouput sizes you must check under RsNetWorx (see  
point 6) on next page) and configure for the DeviceNet scanner (see point 7) ).  
If you wish to place the 4 bytes of Modbus data which will be transmitted by the gateway for this command  
into memory, once the changes have been made, we will have to move all the other output data by 2 bytes,  
which may be tedious, or change the memory location of the block of data transmitted. In the example  
described here, we will be using the second solution, although the first solution is actually preferable, in  
principle, as it avoids leaving any “holes” in the gateway’s memory, thus optimising the transfer of all of the  
data from the DeviceNet master PLC. Furthermore, the 1747-SDN scanner can only exchange 32 output  
words with the master PLC. Leaving “holes” of this sort in the gateway’s memory is therefore not  
recommended in cases of large configurations.  
We will place the 4 bytes of data from address 16#0220 (544 in decimal). N.B. As far as possible, place the  
data at even addresses in order to align the Modbus data (in 16-bit format) on the O:1.x outputs of the 1747-  
SDN DeviceNet scanner.  
Close the “Sub-network Monitor” window, then once you are back in the main AbcConf window, select the  
“Data length” and “Data location” fields of the “Data” element from the “Query” one after another and change  
their values as shown at the top of the next page. AbcConf will automatically convert any value entered in  
decimal to hexadecimal.  
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To check that these changes have been entered into the configuration, choose “Monitor” from the “Sub-  
Network” menu again:  
In point 6), you shall make sure the values of the displayed parameters are the same as the  
exchange sizes displayed in the “Sub-network Monitor.” In the current example, “In Area  
32 bytes” imply that the “Input1” area begins at offset 0 (physical address 16#0000) and that  
its length is equal to 32 bytes. Also, “Out Area 36 bytes” imply that the “Output1” area begins  
at offset 0 (physical address 16#0200) and that its length is equal to 36 bytes.  
4) Transferring this configuration to the gateway Please see chapter 6.4 Transferring a Configuration to the  
Gateway, page 43. Check that the configuration is valid (LED  
DEVICE STATUS flashing green).  
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5) Saving this configuration to your PC’s hard disk.  
6) Checking the gateway setup: In RsNetWorx, check the values of the gateway parameters (see chapter 4.2.4  
Editing gateway parameters, page 26). Only the value of parameter no. 19, “Output1 length”, should have  
changed, from “32 bytes” to “36 bytes”.  
7) Changing the amount of data transmitted by the DeviceNet scanner: Still in RsNetWorx, change the value for  
the amount of periodic data transmitted by the DeviceNet scanner (see chapter 4.2.5 Configuring the  
DeviceNet Scanner, page 28). Change the value of the “Tx Size:” field from 32 to 36, in the “Polled:” section.  
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8) Configuring the DeviceNet master PLC outputs: In RsNetWorx, establish a new correspondence between the  
data transmitted to the gateway and the PLC outputs, according to the requirements of your application (see  
chapter 4.2.7 Configuring Outputs Intended for the Gateway, page 30). The various possibilities offered by  
RsNetWorx for establishing a correspondence between the data transmitted to a DeviceNet subscriber and  
the PLC outputs will not be covered here. Please see the documentation for this software application to find  
out more about this step in setting up a DeviceNet master PLC.  
In this guide, we will be using the “AutoMap” command to establish a “raw” correspondence with all of the  
data transmitted to the LUFP9 gateway. We then get the correspondence shown below, derived from the one  
used with the gateway’s default configuration. The changes in relation to the default configuration are shown  
by a greyed-out background, like the “free memory locations”.  
Description  
Service  
PLC output  
O:1.1  
Bit 0......................Bit 7  
Bit 8 ...................Bit 15  
DeviceNet master command word  
Managing the downstream Modbus  
network  
(MSB Æ 16#xx••)  
(LSB Æ 16#••xx)  
O:1.2  
O:1.3  
O:1.4  
O:1.5  
O:1.6  
O:1.7  
O:1.8  
O:1.9  
O:1.10  
Value of the motor starter c command register  
Value of the motor starter d command register  
Value of the motor starter e command register  
Free memory location  
Value of the motor starter g command register  
Value of the motor starter h command register  
Value of the motor starter i command register  
Value of the motor starter j command register  
Periodic communications  
Controlling  
TeSys U motor starters  
Slave no. (16#01-16#08)  
Function no. (16#03)  
Aperiodic communications  
Reading the value of a  
motor starter parameter (QUERY)  
Address of the parameter to be read  
O:1.11  
(MSB Æ 16#xx••)  
(LSB Æ 16#••xx)  
Number of parameters to be read  
O:1.12  
O:1.13  
O:1.14  
(MSB Æ 16#00••)  
(LSB Æ 16#••01)  
Slave no. (16#01-16#08)  
Function no. (16#06)  
Aperiodic communications  
Writing the value of a  
motor starter parameter (QUERY)  
Address of the parameter to be written  
(MSB Æ 16#xx••)  
(LSB Æ 16#••xx)  
Value of the parameter to be written  
O:1.15  
O:1.16  
(MSB Æ 16#xx••)  
(LSB Æ 16#••xx)  
Aperiodic communications  
(“Trigger bytes” for the queries)  
Read parameter  
query counter  
Write parameter  
query counter  
O:1.17  
O:1.18  
Value of the “Command Register”  
Value of the “2nd Command Register”  
Periodic communications  
Monitoring of TeSys U motor starter f  
9) Transferring the DeviceNet scanner configuration: Following the changes made to the list of DeviceNet  
scanner exchanges, it needs to be transferred to the DeviceNet scanner. Please see chapter 4.2.9  
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6.9. Deleting Aperiodic Parameter Data  
If your PLC application does not need the aperiodic service for reading/writing parameter data on Modbus  
slaves, you can delete the associated commands. If you also intend to add Modbus data, and therefore use new  
locations in the gateway’s memory, it is preferable to delete the aperiodic commands from the start, so that you  
can reuse the memory locations.  
On the other hand, if the only configuration operation you wish to carry out on the LUFP9 gateway consists of  
not using the aperiodic service for parameter data, you can simply not use this service in RsNetWorx. Go  
straight on to step 8). In fact the Modbus exchanges associated with this setup will not be carried out if the  
associated data is not changed by the DeviceNet master PLC. So deleting associated Modbus commands  
becomes optional.  
The operations you will need to carry out are described in order below:  
1) Displaying parameter data commands: Select the very first node of the downstream Modbus network,  
“TeSys U n°1”, and expand the tree structure showing its commands and transactions. The screen should  
look like the one below:  
2) Deleting the read command for a parameter: Select the personalized “Transactions 1” command and delete it  
with the “Del” key (or “Delete” from the menu whose name corresponds to the name of the selected node).  
A request for confirmation appears, asking you whether or not to proceed deleting the “Transactions 1”  
command. In this case confirm with the “Yes” button.  
3) Deleting the write command for a parameter: Back in the main AbcConf window, the “Transactions 1”  
command has been deleted. The second personalised command, “Transactions 2” is automatically renamed  
“Transactions 1”, but retains all of its setup. Now delete this one in the same way as you did with the previous  
command.  
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4) Checking the new memory occupation: If you wish to check how much of the gateway’s memory is now  
occupied, select “Sub-Network” and choose “Monitor” from the “Sub-Network” menu. The following window  
appears, allowing you to see how much of the gateway’s memory is occupied by Modbus data. The part  
framed in red represents the memory occupation before the deletion of the two setup commands. It has been  
inlaid in the illustration below so that you can see the effects of the deletion operations we have just carried  
out.  
You will note that the “TeSys U n°1” section now only has the two Modbus commands common to the eight  
TeSys U motor starters, and that the memory locations which corresponded to the two personalised  
commands are now free.  
N.B. The free memory location at address 16#0012 in the gateway’s memory is no longer part of the  
gateway’s inputs, because there is no input data used beyond this address.  
5) Transferring this configuration to the gateway Please see chapter 6.4 Transferring a Configuration to the  
Gateway, page 43. Check that the configuration is valid (LED  
DEVICE STATUS flashing green).  
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6) Saving this configuration to your PC’s hard disk.  
7) Checking the gateway setup: In RsNetWorx, check the values of the gateway parameters (see chapter 4.2.4  
Editing gateway parameters, page 26). The value of parameter no. 7, “Input1 length”, should have changed,  
from “32 bytes” to “18 bytes”. The value of parameter no. 19, “Output1 length”, should have changed, from  
“32 bytes” to “18 bytes”.  
8) Changing the amount of data received and the amount of data transmitted by the DeviceNet scanner: Still in  
RsNetWorx, change the value for the amount of periodic data received and the amount of periodic data  
transmitted by the DeviceNet scanner (see chapter 4.2.5 Configuring the DeviceNet Scanner, page 28). In  
the “Polled:” section, change the value of the “Rx Size:” field from 32 to 18 and the value of the “Tx Size:”  
field from 32 to 18.  
9) Configuring the DeviceNet master PLC inputs and outputs: In RsNetWorx, establish a new correspondence  
between the data from the gateway and the PLC inputs (see chapter 4.2.6 Configuring Inputs from the  
Gateway, page 29). Do the same for the correspondence between the data transmitted to the gateway and  
We then get the two correspondences shown on the next page, derived from those used with the gateway’s  
default configuration.  
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Description  
Bit 0..................... Bit 7 Bit 8....................Bit 15  
LUFP9 gateway status word  
(MSB Æ 16#xx••) (LSB Æ 16#••xx)  
Service  
PLC input  
I:1.1  
Managing the downstream Modbus  
network  
I:1.2  
I:1.3  
I:1.4  
I:1.5  
I:1.6  
I:1.7  
I:1.8  
I:1.9  
Value of the motor starter c status register  
Value of the motor starter d status register  
Value of the motor starter e status register  
Value of the motor starter f status register  
Value of the motor starter g status register  
Value of the motor starter h status register  
Value of the motor starter i status register  
Value of the motor starter j status register  
Periodic communications  
Monitoring of  
TeSys U motor starters  
Description  
Service  
PLC output  
O:1.1  
Bit 0..................... Bit 7  
Bit 8....................Bit 15  
DeviceNet master command word  
Managing the downstream Modbus  
network  
(MSB Æ 16#xx••)  
(LSB Æ 16#••xx)  
O:1.2  
O:1.3  
O:1.4  
O:1.5  
O:1.6  
O:1.7  
O:1.8  
O:1.9  
Value of the motor starter c command register  
Value of the motor starter d command register  
Value of the motor starter e command register  
Value of the motor starter f command register  
Value of the motor starter g command register  
Value of the motor starter h command register  
Value of the motor starter i command register  
Value of the motor starter j command register  
Periodic communications  
Controlling  
TeSys U motor starters  
10) Transferring the DeviceNet scanner configuration: Following the changes made to the list of DeviceNet  
scanner exchanges, it needs to be transferred to the DeviceNet scanner. Please see chapter 4.2.9  
6.10. Changing a Modbus slave Configuration  
Configuring a Modbus slave itself remains very simple because it only involves the name and the Modbus  
address of the node to which it corresponds. On the contrary, configuring Modbus commands is much more  
complete and is the subject of a separate object of its own (see chapter 6.11 Adding and Setting Up a Modbus  
You will need to change the configuration of a Modbus slave when you add a new Modbus unit (see chapter 6.7  
Changing the name of the node which corresponds to a Modbus slave is used to distinguish it from the other  
nodes when the configuration of its Modbus commands has been changed, for instance.  
6.10.1. Changing the Name of a Modbus Slave  
To carry out this operation, all you have to do is select the node which corresponds to the Modbus slave involved  
(“Devices:” section), click on the current name (value of the “(Name)” field, in the “Configuration:” section), then  
change it. After confirming the new name (“Enter” key or click outside the name’s data entry field), this will  
become effective in AbcConf, and the name of the node will be automatically updated in the “Devices:” section.  
An example is given at the top of the next page. The three red frames shown in this example show the  
consequences of the change made.  
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6.10.2. Changing the Address of a Modbus Slave  
To carry out this operation, all you have to do is select the node which corresponds to the Modbus slave involved  
(“Devices:” section), click on the value of the current address (value of the “Slave address” field, in the  
“Configuration:” section), then change it.  
Reminder: The address of a Modbus slave must be between 1 and 247.  
If you use Modbus slaves belonging to the Schneider Electric Speed Variation range, such as  
Altistarts or Altivars, do not configure ANY slaves at the addresses 65, 126 or 127 on the same  
Modbus network as these products, because these addresses are reserved when using these  
products.  
After confirming the new address (“Enter” key or click outside the data entry field of the address of the  
Modbus slave), this will become effective in AbcConf, and the values of the “Slave Address” elements of the  
queries and responses in the Modbus commands for the selected node will be automatically updated. An  
example is given below, but the updating of a single “Slave Address” element is shown:  
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6.11. Adding and Setting Up a Modbus Command  
6.11.1. With TeSys U Motor Starters  
With TeSys U motor starters, the main use of adding a Modbus command consists of allowing you to control or  
monitor additional registers, without having to change the elements in the default configuration. So, the operation  
of the periodic and aperiodic communication services remains the same as for the default configuration, unlike  
the operations described in the various parts of chapter 6.8 Changing the Periodic Data Exchanged With a  
Instead of adding a command and fully configuring it, it is a better idea to copy one of the two default commands  
for TeSys U motor starters, “Read Holding Registers” (reading/monitoring) or “Preset Multiple Registers”  
(writing/controlling), and to paste it into the list of Modbus commands for the appropriate node.  
To copy an already configured Modbus command, select it, then choose “Copy” from the menu whose name  
corresponds to the name of the selected command. Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl C”. Then continue using one  
of the two methods shown below:  
a) Select the node corresponding to the Modbus slave for which you wish to add this command (e.g. “TeSys U  
n°4”), then choose “Paste” from the menu whose name corresponds to the selected node. A new command is  
added after all the other configured commands for this node. The whole of its configuration is identical to that  
for the previously copied command. Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl V”.  
b) Select one of the commands for the node involved, then choose “Insert” from the menu whose name  
corresponds to the selected command. A new command is added just before the one which is selected. The  
whole of its configuration is identical to that for the previously copied command.  
As the new Modbus command and the original Modbus command are identical, you will need to make changes  
to the fields highlighted in blue in one of the two following diagrams, depending on whether this is the “Preset  
Multiple Registers” command or a “Read Holding Registers” command (see chapter 6.8 Changing the Periodic  
Data Exchanged With a Modbus Slave, page 48). The correspondence between the various elements which  
appear in these tree structures and the standard Modbus terminology is located to their right:  
Name of the Modbus command  
Modbus query  
! Frame "  
Slave no.  
Function no.  
No. of the 1st word (MSB / LSB)  
Number of words (MSB / LSB)  
Number of bytes  
…Values of the words (MSB/LSB)…  
CRC16 (LSB / MSB)  
Modbus response  
Slave no.  
! Frame "  
Function no.  
No. of the 1st word (MSB / LSB)  
Number of words (MSB / LSB)  
CRC16 (LSB / MSB)  
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Name of the Modbus command  
Modbus query  
! Frame "  
Slave no.  
Function no.  
No. of the 1st word (MSB / LSB)  
Number of words (MSB / LSB)  
CRC16 (LSB / MSB)  
Modbus response  
Slave no.  
! Frame "  
Function no.  
Number of bytes read  
…Values of the words (MSB/LSB)…  
CRC16 (LSB / MSB)  
N.B. In all cases, the “Query / Slave Address” and “Response / Slave Address” elements are automatically  
updated by AbcConf according to the node in which the command is located. Their values cannot be changed by  
the user. In the same way, the “Query / Function” and “Response / Function” fields depend on the nature of the  
Modbus command and cannot be changed by the user.  
The operations to be carried out are more or less the same as those consisting of changing the default  
commands. For the “Read Holding Registers” command, please see chapter 6.8.1 Replacing a Periodic Input  
“Preset Multiple Registers” command, please see chapter 6.8.2 Replacing an Output Periodic Data Element,  
6.11.2. With a Generic Modbus Slave  
Unlike the previous chapter, here we will be looking at adding and setting up a Modbus command which is  
different from those configured by default with the LUFP9 gateway. We will benefit from this occasion to  
exhaustively describe the fields allowing you to set up the management of communications for a command of  
this sort.  
Please see chapter 11 Appendix E: Modbus Commands, page 113, for a list of the Modbus functions supported  
by the LUFP9 gateway. If you need to use a command which is not supported by the gateway, you can configure  
one. A command of this sort is included in a specific element called “Transactions” or becomes a new Modbus  
command in its own right. Please see the next chapter, § 6.11.3 Adding a Special Modbus Command, page 73,  
for further details on this subject.  
E.g. To illustrate the various operations to be carried out and the explanations given, we will be taking the  
example of a Altistart starter, the ATS48, and a Modbus command recognised both by the gateway and the  
ATS48. This is the “Preset Single Register” command, whose function code is 6 and which allows you to write  
the value of a unique output word. This function will be used to periodically write the value of the ATS48’s CMD  
command register, located at address W400 (address 400 = 16#0190).  
Since the gateway’s default configuration already has 8 Modbus slaves, you will need to delete one of them,  
such as the “TeSys U n°2” node, for example, and to add a new node in its place (see chapter 6.6 Deleting a  
Modbus Slave, page 45, and chapter 6.7 Adding a Modbus Slave, page 46). Reminder: We strongly advise you  
not to delete the “TeSys U n°1” node, as it contains the commands corresponding to the read and write services  
for a parameter in a Modbus slave.  
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We rename the “New Node”,  
which has just been created, in  
“ATS48”, and we assign it the  
Modbus address 10, as shown  
here:  
We then proceed to add the  
“Preset  
Single  
Register”  
command by choosing “Add  
Command” from the “ATS48”  
menu.  
In the window which appears (shown opposite), select the “0x06 Preset  
Single Register” command and choose “Select” from the “File” menu.  
Back in the main AbcConf window, the “Preset Single Register” command  
now appears in the list of Modbus commands for the “ATS48” node.  
Expand the full tree structure for this command, shown below. The correspondence between the various elements  
which appear in this tree structure and the standard Modbus terminology is located to its right.  
Name of the Modbus slave  
Name of the Modbus command  
Modbus query  
! Frame "  
Slave no.  
Function no.  
Word no. (MSB / LSB)  
Value of the word (MSB / LSB)  
CRC16 (LSB / MSB)  
Modbus response  
Slave no.  
! Frame "  
Function no.  
Word no. (MSB / LSB)  
Value of the word (MSB / LSB)  
CRC16 (LSB / MSB)  
These elements can be configured using AbcConf. There is a description of them in the following chapters. We  
will then return to the example of the ATS48 to illustrate how to use these elements.  
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6.11.2.1. Managing Degraded Modes  
Due to the number of hardware elements and software tools used, the following table shows a summary of the  
various degraded modes in a DeviceNet application. In this case, this application includes an LUFP9 gateway,  
but we will not be including either the master PLC or its scanner:  
Event  
Disconnection  
of the downstream  
Modbus RTU  
Disconnection of the  
upstream DeviceNet LUFP9 gateway  
Failure of the  
DeviceNet PLC:  
CPU stop or failure  
Desired behaviour  
Reset  
network (1)  
(2)  
network (1) (2)  
“Offline options for  
fieldbus” = “Clear”  
Depending on the  
configuration  
of the DeviceNet  
master  
Depending on the configuration  
of the Modbus slaves  
“Offline options for  
fieldbus” = “Freeze”  
Outputs  
Hold  
Stop refresh  
Reset  
“Offline options for  
fieldbus” = “No Scanning”  
——  
——  
——  
——  
“Offline options for sub-  
network” = “Clear”  
Depending on the configuration  
of the DeviceNet master  
Inputs  
“Offline options for sub-  
network” = “Freeze”  
Hold  
(1) The “Offline options for fieldbus” and “Offline options for sub-network” are described in the next chapter.  
(2) The behaviour desired with regard to the outputs should be directly configured on each of the Modbus  
slaves. In the case of drives marketed by Schneider Electric, for instance, resetting the outputs is  
configured by setting the NTO bit to 0 (communication control), and they are held by setting NTO to 1  
(suppression of communication control).  
You can also read the user manuals for your master and your DeviceNet scanner to obtain further details about  
how to process degraded modes.  
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6.11.2.2. Configuring the Query  
Select the “Query” element from the Modbus command. The  
various elements of the configuration of the query for this command  
are shown opposite. The values displayed correspond to the  
default values for any new command.  
These elements allow you to configure how the whole command is  
managed, including how degraded modes are managed (number of  
re-transmissions, for example).  
Each of these elements is described, in order, in the table below. When a unit is assigned to an element, it is  
shown in brackets after the name of the element:  
Configuration  
Description  
element  
Minimum time  
between  
broadcasts  
(10ms)  
This element is only relevant if you have added a “Broadcaster” node (see chapter 6.13  
Adding a Broadcaster Node, page 79). This parameter then allows you to specify a waiting  
time following the transmission of the selected broadcast command. The next Modbus  
message, whatever it is, will only be transmitted by the gateway once this time has elapsed.  
So it needs to be long enough to allow the slowest Modbus slave to process the command  
which has been broadcast. This parameter is not used by commands which do not belong  
to a broadcaster node.  
With the LUFP9 gateway’s default configuration, this feature has not been used, so as to  
control the Modbus slaves individually.  
Offline options  
for fieldbus  
This element affects the data sent to the Modbus slave, but only in the query to which this  
element belongs to, whenever the gateway is disconnected from the DeviceNet network. This  
element takes one of the following three values:  
- Clear ............. From now on all data sent to the Modbus slave using this query is set to  
16#0000 (resetting of the output data in the gateway’s memory).  
- Freeze........... All data sent to the Modbus slave using this query retains its current values  
(the output data in the gateway’s memory is frozen).  
- NoScanning .. The query is no more transmitted to the Modbus slave by the gateway.  
Offline options  
for sub-network  
This element affects the data sent to the DeviceNet master PLC whenever the query to  
which this element belongs to has not been answered with a response by the Modbus slave  
(no response). This element takes one of the following two values:  
- Clear ............. From now on the data sent to the DeviceNet master PLC is set to 16#0000  
(resetting of the input data in the gateway’s memory).  
- Freeze........... From now on the data sent to the DeviceNet master PLC retains its current  
values (the input data in the gateway’s memory is frozen).  
N.B. exception responses issued by the Modbus slaves do not trigger the use of these “Offline options!”  
Reconnect time  
(10ms)  
If there is no response from the Modbus slave to a query, or following the receipt of an  
incorrect response, the gateway uses the “Retries” and “Timeout time (10ms)” elements to  
carry out re-transmissions. If the Modbus slave has still not responded correctly following  
these re-transmissions, the gateway stop sending it the corresponding query for a period of  
time which can be adjusted using “Reconnect time (10ms)”.  
When this period is over, the gateway attempts to restore communication with the Modbus  
slave.  
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Configuration  
Description  
element  
Retries  
This element indicates the number of re-transmissions carried out by the gateway if there is  
no response from the Modbus slave to a query, or if the response is incorrect. This re-  
transmission process ceases as soon as the gateway gets a correct response within a given  
time. If none of the re-transmissions has allowed the gateway to obtain a correct response,  
the Modbus slave is deemed to be off-line, but only in relation to the command in question.  
The gateway then uses the “Offline options for sub-network” and “Reconnect time (10ms)”  
elements and the LED r MODBUS becomes red. This LED will only revert to a green state  
if the Modbus command is answered with a correct response, once the reconnection has  
started (see element “Reconnect time (10ms)”).  
If the number of re-transmissions is set to 0, the process described above will not be run.  
Timeout time  
(10ms)  
This element represents the time that the Modbus slave will wait for a response. If a  
response has not reached the gateway within the given time, configured using the “timeout  
time (10ms)” element, the gateway proceeds to a re-transmission. This process continues  
until it reaches the last re-transmission allowed (see “Retries”), then the gateway declares  
the Modbus slave off-line, but only for the command to which the “timeout time (10ms)”  
belongs to.  
Trigger byte  
address  
This element is only used by the gateway if “Update mode” is set to “Change of state on  
trigger”. In this case, it specifies the address, in the gateway’s output memory (16#0202 to  
16#03FF), of an 8-bit counter managed by the DeviceNet master.  
When the value located at this address is changed by the DeviceNet master but different  
from zero, the query configured with a “Change of state on trigger” related to this address is  
transmitted to the Modbus slave. So the DeviceNet master must have access to this counter  
in the same way as for the periodic output registers sent to TeSys U motor starters.  
In comparison to the “On data change” mode, this mode allows you to send a command on  
a specific order from the DeviceNet master if, for example, the latter is unable to update all  
data of any given query at the same time.  
N.B. In the specific case of the gateway’s default configuration, the “Transactions 1” and  
“Transactions 2” personalized command mode for the “TeSys U n°1” node is set to “Change  
of state on trigger”. These aperiodic commands are respectively used to read and write the  
value of a parameter for one of the Modbus slaves.  
The “Trigger byte address” elements of the “Query” elements for these two commands are  
configured at addresses 16#021E and 16#021F. These are the “parameter read/write  
request counters”. Considered under DeviceNet and RSNetWorx, these two data are  
configured the same way as the other outputs (see chapter 4.2.7 Configuring Outputs  
Intended for the Gateway, page 30) and both correspond to the O:1.16 output.  
To transmit one of these two commands, the DeviceNet master PLC must first of all update  
all of the data to be transmitted on the Modbus network for this command (addresses  
16#0212 to 16#0217 or addresses 16#0218 to 16#021D), then change the value of the  
associate counter (address 16#021E or 16#021F). The gateway will then transmit the query  
corresponding to the command.  
N.B. The “trigger byte” does not have to be an item of output data updated by the  
DeviceNet master. In fact it is quite possible that it may be an input between 16#0002 and  
16#01FF. In this case, the Modbus slave which updates this byte will condition the  
exchanges of the command you’re currently configuring.  
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Configuration  
Description  
element  
Update mode  
This element is used to specify the transmission mode for the query on the Modbus  
network. It takes one of the following four values:  
- Cyclically................................. Default communication mode. The query is transmitted  
periodically on the Modbus network (see “Update time”).  
- On data change ...................... The gateway transmits the query on the Modbus network  
when at least one item of data from this query is changed by the DeviceNet master.  
So this is an aperiodic communication mode.  
- Single Shot ............................. This transmission mode only allows a single Modbus  
exchange for the whole of the time that the gateway is operating. This exchange  
takes place just after the initialization of the gateway.  
- Change of state on trigger...... With this aperiodic communication mode, the Modbus  
query is sent every time that the DeviceNet master changes the value of an 8-bit  
counter designated by the “Trigger byte address” element. For instance, this is the  
case with the queries associated with “Transactions 1” and “Transactions 2”  
personalized commands for the “TeSys U n°1” node of the gateway’s default  
configuration. These queries are transmitted when the values of the related “trigger  
bytes” (addresses 16#021E and 16#021F) are changed by the DeviceNet master.  
Please see the description of this element for further information about how to use  
this communication mode.  
Update time  
(10ms)  
This element is only used by the gateway if “Update mode” is set to “Cyclically”. In this case, it  
specifies the query’s transmission period on the Modbus network.  
e.g. With the ATS48, we will be using the configuration shown  
opposite. The most notable points of this configuration are:  
On disconnection the data is reset on one of the two networks.  
3 re-transmissions with a 100 ms timeout.  
Periodic communications with a cycle time set to 300 ms.  
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6.11.2.3. Configuring the Response  
Next select the “Response” element from the Modbus command.  
The various elements of the configuration of the response for this  
command are shown opposite. The values displayed correspond to  
the default values for any new command.  
These elements allow you to configure a single aspect of managing the command, described at the top of the  
page on the right. Each of these elements is described, in order, in the table below.  
Configuration  
Description  
element  
Trigger byte  
This element is used by the gateway to activate the unitary incrementation of an 8-bit  
counter in order to notify the DeviceNet master of the receipt of a new response to the  
associated Modbus command. It takes one of the following two values:  
- Disabled.................................. Default configuration. The gateway does not increment any  
counter on receipt of the Modbus response.  
- Enabled .................................. Each time that the gateway receives a new response to the  
associated Modbus command, it increments the value of an 8-bit counter designated  
by the “Trigger byte address” element (see below). If used, this counter allows the  
DeviceNet master, for example, to only consider the response’s corresponding data  
when this counter’s value is incremented.  
Trigger byte  
address  
This element is only used by the gateway if the element “Trigger byte” is set to “Enabled”. In  
this case, it specifies the address, in the gateway’s input memory (16#0002 to 16#0002), of  
an 8-bit counter managed by the gateway.  
When the gateway receives a response to the associated Modbus command, it increments  
the value of this counter in a unitary manner (value = value+1). So the DeviceNet master  
must have access to this counter in the same way as for the periodic input registers from  
the TeSys U motor starters.  
This mode allows the DeviceNet master to be informed that a new response is available.  
This can be useful, for example, if it is possible that the data from two consecutive  
responses may be identical.  
N.B.: In the specific case of the gateway’s default configuration, the “Trigger byte” element  
for responses to the “Transactions 1” and “Transactions 2” personalized commands of the  
“TeSys U n°1” node is set to “Enabled”. Hence, the management of responses to read and  
write commands for parameters is event driven.  
The “Trigger byte address” elements of the “Response” elements for these two commands  
are configured at addresses 16#001E and 16#001F. These are the “parameter read/write  
response counters”. Considered under DeviceNet and RSNetWorx, these two data are  
configured the same way as the other inputs (see chapter 4.2.6Configuring Inputs from the  
Gateway, page 29) and both correspond to the I:1.16 input.  
The DeviceNet master PLC will be able to detect the receipt of a response from a Modbus  
slave by comparing the previous value and the current value of the associated counter  
(address 16#001E or 16#001F). If there is a unitary incrementation of this counter, the PLC  
may, for example, read all of the data from the response (addresses 16#0013 to 16#0017  
or addresses 16#0018 to 16#001D) and allow the transmission of a new query for reading  
or writing the value of a parameter (using a “Trigger byte” for the queries). Contrarily to the  
counter one can associate to the queries of any command, a response’s “Trigger byte” is a  
true modulo 256 counter, i.e. zero must be managed (… 254, 255, 0, 1, 2 …).  
E.g. With the ATS48, we do not want the response to be event driven. So we will be retaining the default  
configuration.  
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6.11.2.4. Configuring the Content of the Query Frame  
The window shown below is obtained using “Edit Frame” from the “Query” menu. Unlike the tree structure in the  
main AbcConf window, this display has the advantage of showing all of the frame’s fields at the same time as well  
as their values. The values displayed below correspond to the values assigned by default to the Modbus command  
query we have created. The correspondence with the content of the corresponding Modbus frame has been added  
underneath this window.  
Word number  
(MSB / LSB)  
Slave no.  
Function no.  
Value of the word (MSB / LSB)  
CRC16 (LSB / MSB)  
Edit the values which are not greyed out, one after another. There is a description of them below.  
The nature of a frame’s fields depends on the Modbus command to which it corresponds. However, a certain  
number of these fields are common to all frames, whereas others are common to a number of them. Here is a  
description of those shown above, for the example described at the beginning of the chapter 6.11.2:  
Field in the  
frame  
Size in the  
frame  
Description  
Slave  
Address  
1 byte  
1 byte  
2 bytes  
This field cannot be changed by the user and its value is greyed out to inform  
him of the fact. AbcConf updates the value of this field automatically using the  
address of the Modbus slave corresponding to the current node.  
N.B. This field is common to queries for all Modbus commands.  
E.g. The value of this field is set to the address of the Modbus slave which  
corresponds to the “ATS48” node, that is to say 16#0A.  
Function  
Register  
This field cannot be changed by the user and its value is greyed out to inform  
him of the fact. AbcConf updates the value of this field automatically using the  
function code for the corresponding Modbus command.  
N.B. This field is common to queries for all Modbus commands.  
E.g. The value of this field is set to the code for the “Preset Single Register”  
command (writing the value of an output word), that is to say 16#06.  
Address of an output word, or of a register, in the Modbus slave’s memory. So this  
field designates the memory object to which the command relates.  
N.B. This field is common to queries for all Modbus commands whose purpose  
is to access one or more locations in the memory of a Modbus slave. When  
accessing several memory locations, the “Register” field designates the  
address of the first word affected by the command.  
E.g. The value of this field should be changed by entering the address of the  
CMD command register, that is to say 400 (16#0190). This value will be  
automatically converted to hexadecimal if the user enters it in decimal.  
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Field in the  
frame  
Size in the  
frame  
Description  
Preset Data  
2 bytes  
or more for a  
block of data  
Data Location: Address, in the gateway’s output data memory (16#0202 to  
16#03FF), of the item of data to be transmitted in the “Preset Data” field for the  
query’s frame.  
N.B. The “Data location” field is used for each frame that allows you to  
exchange some data between the Modbus slaves and the DeviceNet master.  
In this case it designates the starting address of the block of data to be  
transmitted.  
N.B. As far as possible, ensure that the data is located at even addresses in  
order to align the Modbus data (in 16-bit format) on the O:1.x outputs of the  
DeviceNet scanner.  
E.g. The value to be assigned to the ATS48’s CMD register should be placed  
in the gateway’s output data memory area. We will be using the first free  
location starting at an even address, that is to say the one located at 16#0220,  
with the gateway’s default configuration.  
Data length: Length of the block of output data, in the gateway’s memory,  
whose values must be transmitted in the “Preset Data” field of the query’s  
frame. It is expressed in number of bytes.  
N.B. The “Data length” field is always used together with the “Data location”  
field, described above.  
E.g. Since the “Preset Single Register” command is used to write the value of a  
single register (16-bit), the value of the “Data length” field must be set to 2.  
See the documentation for each Modbus slave to find out the maximum  
amount of 8-bit data which can be placed in “Data” type fields in queries and  
responses for this slave. With the ATS48, for instance, it is limited to 30 16-bit  
words.  
Byte swap: Specifies whether the output data bytes to be transmitted to the  
Modbus slave must be swapped before being placed in the Modbus frame or  
not. The three possible values are as follows:  
- No swapping .......Default configuration. The data is sent in the same order as  
they appear in the gateway’s memory.  
- Swap 2 bytes ......The bytes to be transmitted are swapped two by two. This  
is the case which must be used by default, because for an item of 16-bit  
data, the most significant byte is placed first in the Modbus frame, whereas  
it is always written into the gateway’s memory by a DeviceNet master with  
the least significant byte first.  
- Swap 4 bytes ......The bytes to be transmitted are swapped four by four. This  
is rarely used, as it only relates to 32-bit data. The principle is similar to that  
of the previous case, “Swap 2 bytes”.  
E.g. We will be using the “Swap 2 bytes” value, because the two bytes of the  
value to be written into the ATS48’s CMD register, as transmitted by the  
SLC500 PLC, are placed into the gateway’s memory in least significant / most  
significant order.  
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Field in the  
frame  
Size in the  
frame  
Description  
Checksum  
2 bytes  
Error check type: Type of error check for the frame.  
- CRC.....................Default method. This is the method adopted for the Modbus  
RTU protocol.  
- LRC .....................This method relates to the Modbus ASCII protocol. So it  
should not be used in this case.  
- XOR.....................Simple “OR Exclusive” applied to the frame’s bytes.  
E.g. The LUFP9 gateway is specifically designed for the Modbus protocol RTU  
mode. The default value, “CRC”, should not be changed.  
Error check start byte: Indicates the number of the byte, in the frame, from  
which the calculation of the “checksum” should begin. The first byte in each  
frame carries the number 0.  
E.g. The calculation of a frame’s checksum should always begin with the first  
byte. The value of this field should therefore remain set to zero.  
6.11.2.5. Configuring the Content of the Response Frame  
The window shown below is obtained using “Edit Frame” from the “Response” menu. The values shown in it  
correspond to the values assigned by default to the Modbus command response we have created. The  
correspondence with the content of the corresponding Modbus frame has been added underneath this window.  
Word number  
(MSB / LSB)  
Slave no.  
Function no.  
Value of the word (MSB / LSB)  
CRC16 (LSB / MSB)  
Edit the values which are not greyed out, one after another.  
There is a description of them on the next page, but also see the previous chapter, as the nature of the content  
of response frames is very similar to that of the fields in Modbus query frames.  
If the value of a field from the response of a Modbus slave is different from that configured via  
AbcConf, the response will be rejected by the gateway. It will then proceed to a re-transmission  
of the query, provided that at least one re-transmission has been configured for this command  
(see chapter 6.11.2.2 Configuring the Query, page 66). Of course, this remark does not relate to  
the data itself, that is to say the Modbus frame fields configured using the “Data location,” “Data  
length,” and “Byte swap” elements.  
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Field in the  
frame  
Size in the  
frame  
Description  
Slave Address  
Function  
1 byte  
1 byte  
2 bytes  
Identical to that of the query’s “Slave Address” field.  
Identical to that of the query’s “Function” field.  
Register  
Identical to that of the query’s “Register” field, since the Modbus response of  
any “Preset Single Register” command is an echo to the corresponding query.  
Here you should also enter the address of the memory object to which the  
command relates.  
E.g. Enter the value 400, converted to 16#0190 by AbcConf.  
Preset Data  
2 bytes  
or more for a  
block of data  
Data Location: Address, in the gateway’s input data memory (16#0002 to  
16#01FF), of the item of data received in the “Preset Data” field for the  
response’s frame.  
N.B. As far as possible, ensure that the data is located at even addresses in  
order to align the Modbus data (in 16-bit format) on the I:1.x inputs of the  
DeviceNet scanner.  
E.g. The value sent back as an echo to the command must be placed in the  
gateway’s input data memory area. We will be using the first free location, that  
is to say the one located at 16#0020, with the gateway’s default configuration.  
Data length: Length of the block of input data received in the “Preset Data”  
field of the response frame. It is expressed in number of bytes.  
E.g. The value of the “Data length” field must be set to 2.  
Byte swap: Identical to that of the query’s “Byte swap” field.  
E.g. We will also be using the “Swap 2 bytes” value, for the same reasons as  
with the query.  
Checksum  
2 bytes  
Error check type: Identical to that of the query’s “Error check type” field.  
Error check start byte: Identical to that of the query’s “Error check start bype”  
field.  
However, these two fields cannot be changed by the user and their values are  
greyed out to reflect this. AbcConf updates the values of these fields  
automatically using those of the query’s “Error check type” and “Error check  
start byte” fields.  
6.11.3. Adding a Special Modbus Command  
Apart from the standard Modbus commands covered in the previous chapter, it is possible to create two types of  
special Modbus commands: Modbus commands using the same template as standard commands and Modbus  
commands whose nature and frame content can be completely changed by the user.  
6.11.3.1. Modbus Commands Based on Standard Commands  
You create a command of this type from the “Select Command” window (see chapter 6.11.2 With a Generic  
Modbus Slave, page 63), by choosing “Add Command” from the “Command” menu. The window shown at the  
top of the next page appears. It shows the structure of the future command’s query and response frames, which  
will then be added to the list of available Modbus commands. This structure includes the standard elements, that  
is to say the “Slave Address”, “Function” and “Checksum” fields, described in previous chapters.  
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Please see chapter 2.12 Command editor in the AbcConf user manual, entitled AnyBus Communicator – User  
Manual, for further information about creating standard Modbus commands. This manual can be found on the  
CD LU9CD1 : “ABC_User_Manual.pdf”.  
6.11.3.2. Modbus Commands which Can Be Completely Changed by the User  
In AbcConf, these commands are known as “Transactions”. Unlike in the previous case, the whole structure of  
the query and response frames associated with these commands correspond to an association of input or output  
data in the gateway’s memory (“Data” fields), constants in Byte, Word or DWord format and a final “Checksum”  
field.  
All of the data contained in the query and response “Data” fields of a “Transactions” command are managed by  
the DeviceNet master, including the “Slave address” and “Function” fields if these are placed in a “Data” field.  
For instance, this allows you to manage all of the Modbus frame fields from the DeviceNet master if all of the  
query and response fields of a “Transactions” element (excluding “Checksum”) are “Data” type fields.  
N.B. You must not place more than one “Data” field in any Modbus frame. This guarantees that all of the data  
involved will be processed by the gateway at the same time.  
Constants in Byte, Word or DWord format allow you to relieve the DeviceNet master by placing the values of  
these constants in Modbus query frames (constants in “Query” elements) or by comparing them to the values  
located in the Modbus responses (constants in “Response” elements). These comparisons are used to accept  
(identical values) or reject (different values) the Modbus responses in the same way as for standard Modbus  
commands. The DeviceNet master does not have access to these constants. They are mainly used to replace  
fields such as “Slave address”, “Function”, “Starting Address,” etc.  
Please see the section on “Actions on query/response” in chapter 2.6.4 Transaction and in chapter 2.6.6 Frame  
objects in the AbcConf user manual, entitled AnyBus Communicator – User Manual, for further information  
about how to handle “Transaction” commands. This manual can be found on the CD LU9CD1 :  
ABC_User_Manual.pdf”.  
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The LUFP9 gateway’s default configuration includes two “Transaction” commands. These are aperiodic  
commands used for reading and writing the value of a Modbus slave parameter (necessarily a TeSys U motor  
starter with the default configuration). They are configured solely for the “TeSys U n°1” node, as the address of  
the slave is controlled by the DeviceNet master via the first byte of the “Data” field, which corresponds to the  
“Slave Address” field in standard Modbus commands. This allows the DeviceNet master to send this command  
to all of the Modbus slaves, slave by slave, through the first byte of the “Data” field. The remaining fields of the  
frames used by these two commands are also placed in the same “Data” field. So the DeviceNet master has  
access to all of the content of the frames in these two commands, excluding the checksum.  
6.12. Configuring the General Characteristics of the Gateway  
This operation relates to the gateway’s general characteristics (“Fieldbus”  
to “Sub-Network” elements), whereas the previous chapters described the  
configuration of the Modbus slaves (elements located under the “Sub-  
Network” element).  
The “Fieldbus” element describes the upstream network, that is to say the  
DeviceNet network in the case of the LUFP9 gateway.  
The “ABC” and “Sub-Network” elements describe the downstream  
network, that is to say the Modbus RTU network in the case of the LUFP9  
gateway, and allow you to identify the software version in the gateway.  
The configuration of these three elements, plus the commands they give  
access to, are described in the next three chapters.  
6.12.1. “Fieldbus” element  
Below this element there is a list of the mailboxes configured by default. These elements are not described here,  
as they are only designed for the internal management of the gateway. These mailboxes can neither be changed  
nor deleted. Both their number and their nature depend on the type of upstream network.  
When the “Fieldbus” element is selected, you can select the  
type of upstream network. With the LUFP9 gateway, you  
must select the “DeviceNet” network.  
When the “DeviceNet” network is selected, you have access  
to an additional field, known as “IO Sizes”. Its value,  
“Automatic,” must not be changed!  
If your PC is connected to the gateway using the PowerSuite cable and you are using AbcConf in “on-line” mode  
when AbcConf starts up, the type of upstream network will be automatically detected.  
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The only command accessible from the “Fieldbus”  
menu is “About Fieldbus…”.  
In “on-line” mode (see chapter 6.12.2 “ABC” Element,  
page 76), the window shown opposite will be  
displayed. In “off-line” mode the word “Unknown” will  
replace “DeviceNet” to show that the type of upstream  
network cannot be identified.  
6.12.2. “ABC” Element  
The two commands accessible from the “ABC” menu are “About ABC…” and  
“Disconnect” (or “Connect” if you are in “off-line” mode).  
- Running “About ABC…”  
allows AbcConf to upload and  
display information showing  
the software version on the  
PC and the software version  
in the gateway.  
An  
example  
is  
shown  
opposite.  
When you run “About ABC…” in “off-line” mode, the last three fields are replaced by “Unknown” to show that the  
gateway software version cannot be identified.  
N.B. Only the software version in the gateway’s Modbus card is displayed. This software is common to several  
types of gateway marketed by Schneider Electric. The gateway’s DeviceNet card software version is only  
accessible using the appropriate DeviceNet object (see chapter 10.4 Identity Object (class 16#01), page 95).  
- The “Disconnect” command allows you to go from “on-line” to “off-line” mode. It is only available in “on-line”  
mode. It is replaced by “Connect” once you are in “off-line” mode.  
Apart from these two exclusive commands, the transition to “on-line” mode is requested by AbcConf when  
certain events do occur (AbcConf is launched, use of “Upload” and “Download” commands, etc.).  
AbcConf’s connection mode is displayed to the right of its status bar:  
“On-line” mode (the LED on the left is green)  
“Off-line” mode (the LED on the right is red)  
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Apart from the “Control/Status Byte” and “Module Reset” options, the configuration of the LUFP9 gateway’s  
“ABC” element should not be changed. Out of the four options shown below, the last two should therefore retain  
the values shown: “Serial” and “Master Mode”.  
These four options allow you to configure certain of the gateway’s system aspects:  
- Control/Status Byte: The three possibilities available for this option are described in chapter 5 Gateway  
- Module Reset: By default, this option prevents the gateway from reinitializing itself when there is an internal  
operation problem. Changing this option is mainly intended for “laboratory” type use.  
- Physical Interface: The only possibility offered by this option shows that the physical interface of the network  
downstream of the gateway is a serial link.  
- Protocol: This option should not be changed, because it indicates the type of protocol used on the downstream  
network of the gateway. With the LUFP9 gateway, “Master Mode” must be selected. The other possibilities available  
are reserved for other products from the same family as this gateway.  
6.12.3. “Sub-Network” Element  
The five commands accessible from the “Sub-Network” menu are:  
- “Monitor”: Allows you to view the correspondence between the data  
from Modbus commands and the content of the gateway’s memory.  
Examples of how to use this command are shown in chapters 6.8.3  
(page 50), 6.8.4 (page 53) and 6.9 (page 58).  
- “Add Node”: Allows you to add a new node on the downstream Modbus  
network. Each node corresponds to a different Modbus slave. This  
command is not available if there are already 8 Modbus slaves, which is  
the case with the gateway’s default configuration.  
- “Add Broadcaster”: Allows you to add a broadcaster node (see chapter 6.13 Adding a Broadcaster Node, page 79).  
- “Load Node”: Allows you to add a pre-configured node on the downstream Modbus network. The configuration  
for this node is contained in an XML file (see the section on “Importing/Exporting a Modbus slave configuration”  
in chapter 6.7 Adding a Modbus Slave, page 46). This command is not available if there are already 8 Modbus  
slaves, which is the case with the gateway’s default configuration.  
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- “Sub-Network Status…”: In “on-line” mode (see  
displays a window summarizing the values of the gateway’s  
error counters. These counters are also used by the  
gateway to update the value of its status word (see  
chapter 5.1.2 Gateway Status Word, page 35). The  
“Update” button allows you to refresh the values of these  
counters.  
When you run this command in “off-line” mode, all of the  
values displayed are replaced by the word “Unknown” to  
show that they cannot be read on the gateway. The  
“Update” button then becomes inaccessible.  
When the “Sub-Network” element is selected, you have access to all of the options allowing you to configure the  
gateway’s communication protocol format on the Modbus network. The various settings you can make are  
described below. All of the Modbus slaves present must support this configuration and be configured  
appropriately.  
- Bitrate (bits/s): The gateway  
supports a limited number of  
communication speeds.  
Choose the speed that suits  
your Modbus network.  
- Data bits: 8 bits (required).  
- Message delimiter (10ms):  
Period of silence added to  
the normal period of silence  
between the end of one  
message and the start of the  
next message. The normal  
period  
corresponds to the time  
taken to transmit  
3.5 characters.  
of  
silence  
- Parity: Choose the parity  
according to the format  
chosen for communications  
on your Modbus network.  
- Physical standard: RS485  
(required).  
- Start bits: 1 bit (required).  
- Stop bits: 1 or 2 bits.  
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6.13. Adding a Broadcaster Node  
A broadcaster node does not correspond to any Modbus slave in particular, as it applies to all Modbus slaves.  
All the commands which will be configured for this node will be transmitted with the “Slave Address” field set to  
16#00. This means that all of the slaves will run the command, but that none of them will respond to it.  
To add a broadcaster node, select “Sub-Network”, then choose “Add  
Broadcaster” from the “Sub-Network” menu. The broadcaster node created in  
this way does not count in the limit on the number of configurable nodes. A  
simple example is shown opposite:  
The addition and configuration of a Modbus command in the list of broadcaster  
node commands is done in the same way as for other nodes, but with the  
following differences:  
- The list of standard Modbus commands which can be used in broadcast is  
considerably smaller. Only functions 16#06 and 16#10 can be used (see list  
in chapter 6.11.2, page 63).  
- The command is made up of a query, but does not include any response. The query bears the name of the  
command itself, instead of the name “Query”. Also, each broadcast command only consumes one of the  
50 queries and responses allowed by the gateway, as there is no possible response for such a command.  
- The value of the query’s “Minimum time between broadcasts (10ms)” field must be changed if the default  
value (1 second) is not suitable.  
- The value of the query frame’s “Slave Address” field is set to 16#00.  
Please see chapter 6.11.2.2 Configuring the Query, page 66, for further details on how to configure a Modbus  
query.  
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7. Appendix A: Technical Characteristics  
7.1. Environment  
Dimensions (excluding  
connectors)  
Height: 120 mm  
Width: 27 mm  
Depth: 75 mm  
External appearance  
Torque  
Plastic case with device for fixing to a DIN rail.  
PSU connector: between 5 and 7 lbs.-in.  
24V insulated ±10%  
Maximum consumption: Around 95 mA  
Maximum internal consumption for all of the gateway’s electronic cards,  
relating to the internal 5V PSU: 450 mA  
Power supply  
Maximum relative humidity  
95% without condensation or seepage, according to IEC 68-2-30  
Ambient air temperature  
around the device, in a dry  
environment  
According to IEC 68-2-1 Ab, IEC 68-2-2 Bb and IEC 68-2-14 Nb:  
• Storage:  
–25°C (±3) to +85°C (±2)  
05°C (±3) to +70°C (±2)  
• Operation:  
E 214107 certificate  
“open type” category  
UL  
The product should be installed in an electrical cabinet or in an equivalent location.  
EC  
Certified as complying with European standards, unless otherwise stated.  
Electromagnetic compatibility Complies with the EN 50 081-2:1993 (industrial environment) standard  
(EMC): Transmission  
Tested according to class A radiation under the EN 55011:1990 standard  
Complies with the EN 50 082-2:1995 and EN 61 000-6-2:1999 (industrial  
environment) standard  
Tested according to the ENV 50 204:1995, EN 61000-4-2:1995, EN 61000-4-  
3:1996, EN 61000-4-4:1995, EN 61000-4-5:1995 and EN 61000-4-6:1996  
standards.  
Electromagnetic compatibility  
(EMC): Immunity  
7.2. Communication Characteristics  
“Upstream” network  
DeviceNet  
“Downstream” network  
Modbus RTU  
DeviceNet characteristics • Network topology: Multipoint linear topology (bus) with suitable line terminations  
(impedance of 121 ±1% ¼W).  
• Physical media: Four types of specific DeviceNet cables, with built-in 24V  
PSU:  
c Thick double twisted pair cylindrical cable  
d Thin double twisted pair cylindrical cable  
• Communication speed: 125, 250, or 500 kbits/s  
e Flat cable  
f “KwikLink” cable  
• Total maximum length of the network: 500 m at 125 kbits/s  
250 m at 250 kbits/s  
100 m at 500 kbits/s  
• Maximum number of subscribers: 64  
• Transactions: Up to 8 bytes of data per frame.  
• Possibility of connecting or disconnecting a subscriber without affecting  
communications between other subscribers.  
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Specific DeviceNet  
features of the LUFP9  
gateway  
• The LUFP9 gateway is a “group two only server” DeviceNet subscriber (cf.  
DeviceNet Specifications).  
• Fragmentation support for transactions requiring more than 8 bytes of data.  
• Connections supported: 1 “Explicit Connection”  
1 “Polled Command/Response” connection  
1 “Bit Strobed Command/Response” connection  
1 “Change-of-State / Cyclic” connection  
• Communication speed configured using 2 selector switches.  
• Gateway’s DeviceNet address (Mac ID) configured using 6 selector switches  
(address between 0 and 63).  
• Configuration facilitated by the use of a specific EDS file.  
• Physical media: RS485 serial link  
• Network topology: Multipoint linear topology with adapted line terminations  
Modbus RTU  
characteristics  
(impedance of 120 in parallel with a capacity of 1 nF)  
• Communication speed: 1,200 to 57,600 kbits/s  
• Data bits: 8  
• Subscriber  
addresses:  
1
to  
247.  
Address 0  
reserved  
for  
broadcasting. Addresses 65, 126 and 127 reserved if drives and/or starters from  
Schneider Electric are used on the same Modbus network.  
• Period of silence: Equivalent to the transmission of 3.5 characters.  
• Maximum number of subscribers (excluding gateway): 8 Modbus slaves.  
• Maximum number of commands configured: Up to 50 Modbus queries and  
responses configured for the same gateway using AbcConf.  
Specific Modbus RTU  
features of the LUFP9  
gateway  
• Communication speed: 1,200, 2,400, 4,800, 9,600, or 19,200 bits/s, configured  
using AbcConf.  
• Period of silence: Possibility of increasing the gateway’s period of silence, in  
10 ms steps, using AbcConf.  
• Parity: None, even or uneven, configured using AbcConf.  
• Start bits: 1 bit, configuration using AbcConf.  
• Stop bits: 1 or 2 bits, configuration using AbcConf.  
Structure of the  
• 2 bytes for the diagnostics of errors on the downstream network by the gateway  
LUFP9 gateway’s memory: (see chapter 5 Gateway Initialization and Diagnostics, page 33).  
• 510 bytes accessible by the DeviceNet master in the form of input data (see  
chapter 8.2.1 Input Data Memory Area, page 84, for the default use of this  
input data).  
Inputs  
Addresses  
Input data area  
16#0000  
16#0001  
Gateway status word  
(unless “Control/Status Byte” = “Disabled”)  
16#0002  
:
Inputs accessible through the DeviceNet master  
510 bytes  
16#01FF  
1 input data area  
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Structure of the  
• 2 bytes for the activation or inhibition of the downstream network by the gateway  
LUFP9 gateway’s memory: (see chapter 5 Gateway Initialization and Diagnostics, page 33).  
• 510 bytes accessible by the DeviceNet master in the form of output data (see  
output data).  
Outputs  
Addresses  
Output data area  
16#0200  
16#0201  
DeviceNet master command word  
(unless “Control/Status Byte” = “Disabled”)  
16#0202  
:
Outputs accessible through the DeviceNet master  
510 bytes  
16#03FF  
1 output data area  
Structure of the  
• 1,024 bytes inaccessible through the DeviceNet master.  
LUFP9 gateway’s memory:  
Addresses  
16#0400  
16#051F  
16#0520  
16#063F  
16#0640  
. . . . . . .  
16#07BF  
16#07C0  
. . . . . . .  
General data area  
Input area reserved for the Mailboxes  
(288 bytes)  
General data  
Output area reserved for the Mailboxes  
(288 bytes)  
Internal area reserved for the management  
of the upstream network (384 bytes)  
(input area / output area / bi-directional area)  
Internal area reserved for the control registers  
(62 bytes / MSB first for 16-bit data)  
. . . . . . .  
16#07FD  
(data accessible via instance 16#01  
of class 16#AA: “Diagnostic Object”)  
16#07FE  
16#07FF  
Gateway status / DeviceNet master control  
(2 bytes)  
You can use the general data area for Modbus input data (from Modbus  
responses) if you do not want the DeviceNet master to have access to them. In  
this case, always use 16{#4000 as the starting address. If you use multiple times  
the same addresses in this area, the corresponding memory locations will be  
displayed in red in the “General Area” section of the “Sub-network Monitor”  
window (see page 51 for an example). However, this will have no consequences  
on the gateway during run-time.  
Data transfer order  
(swapping)  
• DeviceNet network: LSB first and MSB last.  
• Modbus RTU network: MSB first and LSB last.  
• LUFP9 gateway: MSB stored in the lowest memory address.  
In most cases, the option which should be chosen for Modbus data stored in  
the gateway’s memory is “Swap 2 bytes”. This option relates to all “Data” fields  
for Modbus queries and responses frames.  
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8. Appendix B: Default Configuration  
The configuration described below corresponds to the LUFP9 gateway’s default configuration.  
This chapter mainly gives the user information about the performances obtained on the  
downstream Modbus network. It allows the user to decide whether, for example, he should  
change the period for cyclical exchanges with one or more of the TeSys U motor starters (see  
8.1. Configuring Modbus exchanges  
The LUFP9 gateway carries out four types of exchanges with each of the 8 TeSys U motor starters. The first two  
exchanges are cyclical and allow you to control and monitor the motor starter. The last two exchanges are  
aperiodic (only when there is a change in the values of the data to be transmitted to the motor starter) and allow  
you to read and change the value of any motor starter parameter.  
Number of Exchange between the LUFP9 gateway  
Function Modbus function  
bytes (1)  
and the TeSys U motor starter  
Read Holding  
Registers  
Periodic reading (300 ms period) of the TeSys U motor  
starter’s status register (address 455 = 16#01C7) only  
16#03  
16#10  
11,5 + 10,5  
Preset Multiple  
Registers  
Periodic writing (300 ms period) of the TeSys U motor  
starter’s status register (address 704 = 16#02C0) only  
14,5 + 11,5  
Aperiodic reading of the value of a single parameter, for a  
011,5 + 10,5 single TeSys U motor starter at a time (function and  
address supplied by the user)  
(Read Holding  
Register)  
(16#03)  
(16#06)  
Aperiodic writing of the value of a single parameter, for a  
11,5 + 11,5 single TeSys U motor starter at a time (function and  
address and value supplied by the user)  
(Preset Single  
Register)  
(1) Number of bytes in the Query + number of bytes in the Response, plus a period of silence of 3.5 characters  
for each of these two frames (see description of the “Message delimiter (10ms)” parameter in  
chapter 6.12.3 “Sub-Network” Element, page 77). Each byte will be transmitted in the form of a group of  
10 bits (8 data bits, 1 start bit and 1 stop bit). These values allow you to calculate the approximate amount  
of traffic on the downstream Modbus network as follows:  
Volume of periodic traffic (300 ms period).....................[ (11.5 + 10.5) + (14.5 + 11.5) ] × (8 + 1 + 1) = 480 bits  
For 1 TeSys U motor starter ............................................................... 1 × 480 × (1,000 ÷ 300) = 01,600 bits/s  
For 8 TeSys U motor starters ........................................................... 8 × 480 × (1,000 ÷ 300) = 012,800 bits/s  
As a result, on a network operating at 9,600 bits/s, you will need to considerably increase the cycle time for  
all or part of the periodic Modbus commands. On the other hand, at a speed of 19,200 bits/s (default  
speed), the available bandwidth is sufficient to allow proper communications, even in occasional degraded  
mode (frames re-transmission), and to allow the use of aperiodic setup exchanges.  
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8. Appendix B: Default Configuration  
8.2. Content of the Gateway’s DPRAM Memory  
The LUFP9 gateway’s DPRAM memory contains all of the data exchanged between the gateway and the  
8 TeSys U motor starters, as well as two special registers only exchanged between the gateway and the  
DeviceNet master (words used for managing the downstream Modbus network).  
The flow of data exchanged between the TeSys U motor starters, the gateway and the DeviceNet master is  
shown below, in order to highlight the role of the gateway’s memory in these exchanges:  
TeSys U motor starters  
LUFP9 Gateway  
DeviceNet (SLC500) Master  
Outputs  
Outputs  
INPUT data  
memory zone  
Modbus  
DeviceNet  
c
d
e
OUTPUT data  
memory zone  
Inputs  
Inputs  
j
8.2.1. Input Data Memory Area  
The gateway has 512 input bytes. Only the first 32 bytes are used. All of these 32 bytes make up the  
gateway’s input area, referenced as “Input 1” in the RsNetWorx configurator.  
Service  
Address  
Size  
Description  
Managing the downstream  
Modbus network  
16#0000  
1 word Gateway status word  
16#0002  
16#0004  
16#0006  
16#0008  
16#000A  
16#000C  
16#000E  
16#0010  
16#0012  
1 word Value of the motor starter c status register  
1 word Value of the motor starter d status register  
1 word Value of the motor starter e status register  
1 word Value of the motor starter f status register  
1 word Value of the motor starter g status register  
1 word Value of the motor starter h status register  
1 word Value of the motor starter i status register  
1 word Value of the motor starter j status register  
Periodic communications  
Monitoring of  
TeSys U motor starters  
1 byte  
Memory location free  
——  
16#0013  
16#0014  
16#0015  
16#0016  
16#0018  
16#0019  
16#001A  
16#001C  
1 byte  
1 byte  
1 byte  
Slave no. (16#01 to 16#08)  
Function number (16#03)  
Number of bytes read (16#02)  
Aperiodic communications  
Reading the value of a  
motor starter parameter  
(RESPONSE)  
1 word Value of the parameter read (16#xxxx)  
1 byte  
1 byte  
Slave no. (16#01 to 16#08)  
Function number (16#06)  
Aperiodic communications  
Writing the value of a  
motor starter parameter  
(RESPONSE)  
1 word Address of the parameter written (16#xxxx)  
1 word Value of the parameter written (16#xxxx)  
16#001E  
16#001F  
1 byte  
1 byte  
Read parameter response counter  
Write parameter response counter  
Aperiodic communications  
(“Trigger bytes” for the responses)  
16#0020  
16#01FF  
1 byte  
1 byte  
Free input area  
(480 bytes)  
——  
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8.2.2. Output Data Memory Area  
The gateway has 512 output bytes. Only the first 32 bytes are used. All of these 32 bytes make up the  
gateway’s output area, referenced as “Output 1” in the RsNetWorx configurator.  
Service  
Address  
Size  
Description  
Managing the downstream  
Modbus network  
16#0200  
1 word DeviceNet master command word  
16#0202  
16#0204  
16#0206  
16#0208  
16#020A  
16#020C  
16#020E  
16#0210  
16#0212  
16#0213  
16#0214  
16#0216  
16#0218  
16#0219  
16#021A  
1 word Value of the motor starter c command register  
1 word Value of the motor starter d command register  
1 word Value of the motor starter e command register  
1 word Value of the motor starter f command register  
1 word Value of the motor starter g command register  
1 word Value of the motor starter h command register  
1 word Value of the motor starter i command register  
1 word Value of the motor starter j command register  
Periodic communications  
Controlling  
TeSys U motor starters  
1 byte  
1 byte  
Slave no. (16#01 to 16#08)  
Function number (16#03)  
Aperiodic communications  
Reading the value of a  
motor starter parameter (QUERY)  
1 word Address of the parameter to be read (16#xxxx)  
1 word Number of parameters to be read (16#0001)  
1 byte  
1 byte  
Slave no. (16#01 to 16#08)  
Function number (16#06)  
Aperiodic communications  
Writing the value of a  
motor starter parameter (QUERY)  
1 word Address of the parameter to be written  
(16#xxxx)  
16#021C  
16#021E  
16#021F  
1 word Value of the parameter to be written (16#xxxx)  
1 byte  
1 byte  
Read parameter query counter  
Write parameter query counter  
Aperiodic communications  
(“Trigger bytes” for the queries)  
16#0220  
16#03FF  
1 byte  
1 byte  
Free output area  
(480 bytes)  
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8.2.3. Total Number of Modbus Queries and Responses  
The total number of Modbus queries and responses is equal to 36 (2 periodic queries and 2 periodic  
responses for each of the 8 TeSys U motor starters, plus 2 aperiodic queries and 2 aperiodic responses for all of  
these motor starters). Since the total number of the Modbus queries and responses one can configure for a  
single gateway is limited to 50, there is only 14 spare Modbus queries and responses (that is to say the  
equivalent of 7 Modbus commands).  
So this reserve does not allow the addition of any single Modbus command for each of the TeSys U motor  
starters, as this would require the use of 16 Modbus queries and responses (1 query and 1 response for each of  
the 8 motor starters).  
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9. Appendix C: Practical Example (RSLogix 500)  
A practical example can be found on the CD LU9CD1. It is made up of two files. The first of these,  
SLC_Guide_LUFP9.dnt”, shows the configuration of the DeviceNet scanner in RsNetWorx, described in the  
previous chapters. The second, “SLC_Guide_LUFP9_EN.rss”, is an RSLogix 500 file and so this is the  
example itself.  
As the configuration of the RsNetWorx file corresponds exactly to that shown in the previous chapters, we will  
not be repeating its content here. On the other hand, the RSLogix 500 file is described below, based on the  
structure of the sub-programs used.  
9.1. Main Program: “LAD 2 - MAIN_LUFP9”  
The role of the main program is to activate the DeviceNet and Modbus communications, and to call the other  
sub-programs, described in later chapters. The processes carried out in the main program are described below,  
in the order in which they are run:  
Validation of the scanner’s DeviceNet exchanges by activation of bit O:1.0/0.  
Activation of the gateway’s Modbus communications using bits 13 (FB_DU) and 14 (FB_HS_SEND) of the  
DeviceNet master’s command word (see chapter 5 Gateway Initialization and Diagnostics, page 33). These  
two bits correspond to DeviceNet scanner bits O:1.1/5 and O:1.1/6. N.B. This process is only relevant  
provided that the “Control/Status Byte” option is set to “Enabled”. With the LUFP9 gateway’s default  
configuration (“Control/Status Byte” = “Enabled but no startup lock”), this process is irrelevant but may still  
be kept. Finally, this example should not be used when this option is set to “Disabled”, because words I:1.1  
and O:1.1 are no longer reserved for “managing the downstream Modbus network”. Please see chapter 5  
Automatic acknowledgement of the gateway diagnostics by the DeviceNet master. All you have to do is  
copy the value of bit 15 (ABC_HS_SEND) of the gateway’s status word to bit 15 (FB_HS_CONFIRM) of the  
DeviceNet master’s command word (see chapter 5 Gateway Initialization and Diagnostics, page 33). This  
automatic acknowledgement is mainly designed not to halt the mechanism for feeding diagnostics back  
from the gateway to the DeviceNet master.  
Controlling/monitoring the “TeSys U n°1” motor starter by using sub-program U:3, that is to say the “LAD 3 -  
CMD_SURV” sub-program. This sub-program uses local variables as parameters. The word N7:0 is used to  
index both the output register and the input register used to control and monitor the “TeSys U n°1” motor  
starter. So before calling the sub-program, the value of this word is set to 2 in order to access the words  
O:1.2 and I:1.2. N7:0 is also used to index one of the bits of each of the registers N7:32, 33, 34 and 35  
(registers handled by the user).  
Controlling/monitoring motor starter “TeSys U n°2”: Ditto, but setting the value of N7:0 to 3 (O:1.3 and I:1.3).  
Controlling/monitoring motor starter “TeSys U n°3”: Ditto, but setting the value of N7:0 to 4 (O:1.4 and I:1.4).  
Controlling/monitoring motor starter “TeSys U n°4”: Ditto, but setting the value of N7:0 to 5 (O:1.5 and I:1.5).  
Controlling/monitoring motor starter “TeSys U n°5”: Ditto, but setting the value of N7:0 to 6 (O:1.6 and I:1.6).  
Controlling/monitoring motor starter “TeSys U n°6”: Ditto, but setting the value of N7:0 to 7 (O:1.7 and I:1.7).  
Controlling/monitoring motor starter “TeSys U n°7”: Ditto, but setting the value of N7:0 to 8 (O:1.8 and I:1.8).  
Controlling/monitoring motor starter “TeSys U n°8”: Ditto, but setting the value of N7:0 to 9 (O:1.9 and I:1.9).  
Reading the value of a single parameter out of all of the TeSys U motor starters, by using the U:4 sub-  
program, that is to say the “LAD 4 - LECT_PAR” sub-program.  
Writing the value of a parameter in a single TeSys U motor starter at a time, by using the U:5 sub-program,  
that is to say the “LAD 5 - LECT_PAR” sub-program.  
Updating output 0:1.16 using the two counters N7:36 and N7:37. This output corresponds to the two  
“Trigger bytes” that trigger the emission of both the parameter reading request (LSB) and the parameter  
writing request (MSB). These two counters are independantly updated in the following sub-programs: “LAD  
4 – RD_PAR”, for N7:36, and “LAD 5 – WR_PAR”, for N7:37.  
N.B. You can read a parameter on all the motor starters and write a parameter on one of them at the same time  
as these services use different Modbus commands.  
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The various data used by the main program are shown in the following table:  
Address  
Symbol  
Description  
I:1.1/07 I:1/23  
O:1.0/00 O:1/00  
O:1.1/05 O:1/21  
O:1.1/06 O:1/22  
O:1.1/07 O:1/23  
N7:0  
ABC_HS_SEND  
Flip flop indicating that there is a new gateway diagnostic  
SCAN_VALIDATION Enable DeviceNet communications: this bit must be set to 1 to validate the exchanges  
FB_DU  
FB_HS_SEND  
FB_HS_CONFIRM  
MODULE  
Activation of Modbus communications by the gateway  
Flip flop telling the gateway that there is a new command  
Bit used by the DeviceNet master to acknowledge diagnostics of the gateway  
Parameter giving access (index) to the motor starter (called “module” to simplify things)  
"Trigger bytes" used to trigger the emission of the read parameter request  
(LSB) or of the write parameter request (MSB)  
O:1.16  
TRIGGER_OUT_RD_WR  
N7:36  
N7:37  
————  
————  
Local counter related to the “trigger byte” of the read parameter request  
Local counter related to the “trigger byte” of the write parameter request  
9.2. Controlling/Monitoring Sub-Program for a TeSys U Motor Starter: “LAD 3 -  
CMD_MON”  
The role of this sub-program consists of exercising very simple control over one of the TeSys U motor starters,  
depending on its current status and the user’s commands. The processes carried out in this sub-program are  
described below, in the order in which they are run:  
Control of the motor to run forward / in reverse / to stop. Register N7:0 is used as a parameter. It contains  
the number of both the input word and the output word used to control and monitor the TeSys U motor  
starter. This same number is used to index one of the bits of each register for registers N7:32 to N7:35. The  
input word used is located between I:1.2 and I:1.9 (motor starters nos. 1 to 8), and the output word used is  
located between O:1.2 et O:1.9 (ditto). So the value of N7:0 must be between 2 and 9, according to the  
number of the motor starter currently controlled.  
The user controls the motor starter’s running mode using bits 2 to 9 (motor starters nos. 1 to 8) of registers  
N7:32 ( Run (1) / Stop (0) ) and N7:33 (Run Forwards (0) / Reverse (1) ).  
The forward, reverse and stop commands for the TeSys U motor starter are carried out under the following  
conditions:  
ƒ Bit 14 of a TeSys U status word = 0 ........ The motor starter is not in local mode.  
ƒ Bit 02 of a TeSys U status word = 0 ........ There is no fault on the motor starter.  
ƒ Bit 00 of a TeSys U status word = 1 ........ The motor starter is in the “Ready” or “Switched on” state.  
When all of these conditions are met, registers N7:32 and N7:33 (bit 2 to 9, depending on the value of N7:0) are  
used to control either the motor starter running forwards / in reverse, or to stop it by means of braking. The user  
updates these two registers bit by bit, according to the commands he wishes to undertake.  
The faults on the TeSys U motor starter are reset. Register N7:0 is used in the same way as above and the  
input and output words are the same as for controlling the motor starter.  
When there is a fault on the motor starter (bit 2 of the monitoring register equal to 1), this fault is copied to  
one of the bits 2 to 9 (one bit per motor starter) in register N7:34 (Faulty device (1) / Motor starter OK (0) ),  
simply to show this state together with the user command which allows you to reset motor starter faults.  
This user command corresponds to one of the bits 2 to 9 of register N7:35 (fault reset (1) ) and is used to  
activate bit 3 of the command register of the corresponding TeSys U motor starter (“Reset” bit), that is to  
say bit O:1.[N7:0]/3.  
This fault reset user command is then cancelled by the program when the TeSys U motor starter no longer  
shows that there is a fault.  
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The various data used by this sub-program are shown in the following table:  
Address  
Symbol  
Description  
I:1.[N7:0]/00  
I:1.[N7:0]/01  
I:1.[N7:0]/02  
Bit 00 “Ready” of the TeSys U status register  
Bit 01 “On” of the TeSys U status register  
Bit 02 “Fault” of the TeSys U status register  
Bit 14 “Reserved: Local control” of the TeSys U  
motor starter status register  
I:1.[N7:0]/14  
N7:32/[N7:0]  
N7:33/[N7:0]  
N7:34/[N7:0]  
N7:35/[N7:0]  
O:1.[N7:0]/00  
O:1.[N7:0]/01  
O:1.[N7:0]/02  
O:1.[N7:0]/03  
User command: Start (1) / Stop (0) on the motor  
starter whose number is N7:0  
CMD_RUN [ MODULE ]  
User command: Run forwards (0) / Reverse (1) on  
the motor starter whose number is N7:0  
CMD_REVERSE [ MODULE ]  
User monitoring: Fault (1) / No fault (0) on the  
motor starter whose number is N7:0  
MON_FAULTY_DEV [ MODULE ]  
User command: Fault reset (1) on the motor starter  
whose number is N7:0  
CMD_RESET [ MODULE ]  
Bit 0 “Reserved: Run Forward” of the TeSys U  
command register addressed with N7:0  
Bit 1 “Reserved: Run Reverse” of the TeSys U  
command register addressed with N7:0  
Bit 2 “Reserved (brake)” of the TeSys U command  
register addressed with N7:0  
Bit 3 “Reset” of the TeSys U command register  
addressed with N7:0  
Parameter for accessing the motor starter (index  
between 2 and 9, for TeSys U motor starters nos. 1  
to 8)  
N7:0  
MODULE  
The example includes a personalized data monitoring screen, known as “CDM 0 - CMD_MON”, in order to  
simplify the use of this example. The content of this screen is shown below:  
Address  
O:1/00  
O:1/21  
O:1/22  
N7:0  
Symbol  
SCAN_VALIDATION  
FB_DU  
Display  
Binary  
Binary  
Binary  
Decimal  
Binary  
Binary  
Binary  
Binary  
Binary  
Binary  
Binary  
Binary  
Address  
I:1.4  
Symbol  
Display  
Binary  
Binary  
Binary  
Binary  
Binary  
Binary  
Binary  
Binary  
Binary  
Binary  
Binary  
Binary  
MON_TESYS_U_3  
CMD_TESYS_U_3  
MON_TESYS_U_4  
CMD_TESYS_U_4  
MON_TESYS_U_5  
CMD_TESYS_U_5  
MON_TESYS_U_6  
CMD_TESYS_U_6  
MON_TESYS_U_7  
CMD_TESYS_U_7  
MON_TESYS_U_8  
CMD_TESYS_U_8  
O:1.4  
I:1.5  
FB_HS_SEND  
MODULE  
O:1.5  
I:1.6  
N7:32  
N7:33  
N7:34  
N7:35  
I:1.2  
CMD_RUN  
CMD_REVERSE  
MON_FAULTY_DEV  
CMD_RESET  
O:1.6  
I:1.7  
O:1.7  
I:1.8  
MON_TESYS_U_1  
CMD_TESYS_U_1  
MON_TESYS_U_2  
CMD_TESYS_U_2  
O:1.2  
I:1.3  
O:1.8  
I:1.9  
O:1.3  
O:1.9  
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9.3. Sub-Program for Reading a Parameter in all TeSys U Motor Starters: “LAD 4 -  
RD_PAR”  
The role of this sub-program is to read the value of a single parameter on all TeSys U motor starters. As they are  
read, the results are placed into an array starting at N7:4 (motor starter no. 1) and ending at N7:11 (motor starter  
no. 8). Index N7:2 is used to access these various addresses. The processes carried out on this sub-program  
are described below, in the order in which they are run:  
If the user changes the number (or address) of the parameter to be read (N7:1) this causes the data used by the  
sub-program to be reinitialized, but only if the previous reading process is finished (B3:0/0 = 0). The comparison  
between N7:1 (new address) and O:1.11 (address in the last command used) is made through a scratch variable,  
N9:0, in which the LSB and the MSB of the new address are swapped. The initializations are summarised below:  
ƒ
ƒ
ƒ
B3:0/0 = 1.................... A parameter is read on all TeSys U motor starters: In progress.  
Reset (C5:0) ................ The number of motor starters polled counter is reinitialized.  
Reset (T4:0)................. The timer associated with the timeout for a parameter’s read response is  
reinitialized.  
ƒ
ƒ
N7:2 = 4....................... Index in the array of results No. of the 1st element in the array = N7:4.  
N7:3 = 1....................... Address of the Modbus slave polled Address of the first TeSys U motor starter,  
that is to say 1.  
ƒ
ƒ
N7:[4..11] = 0............... The contents of the array of results is reset.  
B3:0/5 = 0.................... Enables the update of the “trigger byte” that will trigger the emission of the query.  
The output data corresponding to the read query is updated (O:1.10 to O:1.12) and the N7:36 counter (“trigger  
byte”) is increased by one. This update is only done once (bit B3:0/5 used for this pupose). Reminder: In the  
LUFP9 gateway’s default configuration, this output data corresponds to the personalized Modbus command  
“Transactions 1” of the “TeSys U n°1” node. The query frame for this personalized command is sent when the  
“trigger byte” located in bits 0-7 of O:1.16 is changed (“Update mode” = “Change of state on trigger”). As a result,  
increasing the N7:36 counter, then updating O:1.16 using N7:36 (in “LAD 2 – MAIN_LUFP9”), causes this query  
to be sent. On the other hand, the output data O:1.10 to O:1.12 must be valid so that the content of the Modbus  
query remains coherent!  
The data from the Modbus response which corresponds to this read command is checked. The values of inputs  
I:1.10 and I:1.11 are compared to those of output O:1.10 and the value 16#02xx (AND mask set to 16#FF00) in  
order to determine whether the response to the command has arrived or not. If the slave number and the function  
number correspond to those of the query (see above) and the number of bytes of data received is correct, bit  
B3:0/1 is activated in order to tell the rest of the sub-program that the response has arrived and that it is correct.  
The N9:0 scratch variable is used to compare the inputs and the outputs in the same format.  
The value of the read parameter is copied into the array of results. So the value of I:1.12 is transferred to the  
location reserved for the result of the motor starter currently being polled (use of index N7:2). This transfer only  
takes place if the response has arrived and its content is correct (bit B3:0/1 is active). The LSB and the MSB for  
this value are then swapped in this array so as to restore the value of the read parameter. The timer for the  
response timeout (T4:0) is reinitialized to allow the process of reading the same parameter on the next motor  
starter.  
Management of the response timeout (TON block on variable T4:0). Until the response arrives or if its content is  
incorrect (bit B3:0/1 = 0), a 3-second timer is set. When this timeout (T4:0/DN = 1) is triggered, the related timer is  
reinitialized and a result set to –1 is placed in the array of results, at the location normally reserved for the motor  
starter being polled.  
On receipt of the response, or after the timeout has been triggered, the internal data used by this sub-program is  
updated to allow the same parameter to be read on the next motor starter, up to the last of the 8 motor starters  
(addresses 1 to 8). Counter C5:0 is used to count the number of motor starters which have been polled so far.  
When the reading of the 8th motor starter is finished (counter C5:0 reaching its preset value), the reading process  
is halted (bit B3:0/0 is reset). However, until the reading of the parameter for the 8th motor starter has finished,  
the sub-program restarts the next PLC cycle from the beginning (moving onto the next motor starter or continuing  
to wait for a response for the motor starter currently being polled).  
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The various data used by this sub-program are shown in the following table:  
Address  
Symbol  
Description  
B3.0/0  
RD_RUNNING  
Reading a parameter on all TeSys U motor starters: In progress  
Reading a parameter on all TeSys U motor starters: Reading is correct (OK) or  
incorrect (KO) for a motor starter (if the response has arrived or when timeout  
T4:0 is triggered)  
The “trigger byte” of the query has been updated: Yes (1) / No (0)  
Reading a parameter on the TeSys U motor starters: Counter. When the value  
of this counter reaches 9, the process of reading a parameter on all of the  
TeSys U motor starters is halted.  
B3.0/1  
B3:0/5  
C5:0  
RD_OK_KO  
————  
CPT_RD_TESYS_U  
Result of reading a parameter: Slave (16#01 to 16#08) as MSB. The value of  
I:1.10  
I:1.11  
CR_RDPAR_XXX_SLAVE this field is compared to that of the corresponding field in the query frame. The  
LSB of this input word is not used.  
Result of reading a parameter: Function (always 16#03) as LSB (the value of  
CR_RDPAR_FCT_BYTES this field is compared to that of the corresponding field in the query frame) +  
number of bytes read (16#02) as MSB (value masked and checked).  
Result of reading a parameter: Value of the parameter read (MSB and LSB  
are swapped). This value is placed in array N7:[N7:2], then its MSB and its  
LSB are swapped there in order to restore the correct value of the read  
I:1.12  
CR_RDPAR_VALUE  
parameter.  
N7:1  
N7:2  
NUMPARAM  
RD_INDEX  
User command: Number of the read parameter.  
Index in the array of results for the reading of a TeSys U parameter. Value = 4  
to 11 (motor starters nos. 1 to 8).  
Address of the Modbus slave for which one of the parameters is currently  
being read. Value = 1 to 8.  
N7:3  
ADDRESS  
Array of results used for the reading of a TeSys U parameter (motor starters  
nos. 1 to 8). Elements N7:4 to N7:11 (see N7:2). Value = –1 in case of error  
(response timeout triggered).  
N7:[N7:2]  
— [ RD_INDEX ]  
N7:36  
N9:0  
————  
VAR_TEMP_1  
Local counter that corresponds to the “trigger byte” of the read request.  
Temporary scratch variable used to carry out intermediate evaluations.  
Request for the reading of a parameter: Slave (from 16#01 to 16#08) as LSB  
+ function (always 16#03) as MSB.  
Request for the reading of a parameter: Address of the parameter (copied  
from N7:1, but with MSB and LSB swapped).  
O:1.10  
O:1.11  
RDPAR_SLAVE_FCT  
RDPAR_ADRPAR  
Request for the reading of a parameter: Number of parameters to be read  
(always 16#0001, but with the MSB and LSB swapped, that is to say  
16#0100).  
O:1.12  
T4:0  
RDPAR_NBPARS  
TIMEOUT_RD_PARAM  
Timer for the timeout of the parameter reading command (3 seconds)  
The example includes a personalized screen for monitoring the data, called “CDM 1 - RD_PAR”, in order to  
simplify the use of this example. The content of this screen is shown below:  
Address  
N7:1  
Symbol  
NUMPARAM  
Display  
Decimal  
Address  
N7:10  
N7:11  
O:1.10  
O:1.11  
O:1.12  
I:1.10  
I:1.11  
I:1.12  
I:1.16  
O:1.16  
N7:36  
B3:0/5  
Symbol  
RDPAR7  
RDPAR8  
Display  
Decimal  
Decimal  
B3:0/0  
B3:0/1  
N7:2  
N7:3  
N7:4  
N7:5  
N7:6  
N7:7  
N7:8  
N7:9  
RD_RUNNING  
RD_OK_KO  
RD_INDEX  
ADDRESS  
RDPAR1  
Binary  
Binary  
RDPAR_SLAVE_FCT  
RDPAR_ADRPAR  
RDPAR_NBPARS  
CR_RDPAR_XXX_SLAVE  
CR_RDPAR_FCT_BYTES  
CR_RDPAR_VALUE  
TRIGGER_IN_RD_WR  
TRIGGER_OUT_RD_WR  
————  
Hexadecimal  
Decimal  
Decimal  
Decimal  
Decimal  
Decimal  
Decimal  
Decimal  
Decimal  
Decimal  
Hexadecimal  
Hexadecimal  
Hexadecimal  
Hexadecimal  
Hexadecimal  
Hexadecimal  
Hexadecimal  
Binary  
RDPAR2  
RDPAR3  
RDPAR4  
RDPAR5  
RDPAR6  
————  
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9.4. Sub-Program for Writing a Parameter on a Single TeSys U Motor Starter: “LAD 5 -  
WR_PAR”  
The role of this sub-program consists of writing the value of a parameter on a single TeSys U motor starter. The  
user should enter the address of the TeSys U motor starter (N7:12), the address of the parameter (N7:13) and  
the value to be assigned to the parameter (N7:14). Finally, he should activate bit B3:0/2 to activate the writing  
process. This bit is automatically reset by the LAD 5 sub-program. When the writing process is finished, the  
result of the writing (address of the parameter and value of the parameter) is copied in an array starting at N7:16  
(for motor starter no. 1) and ending at N7:31 (for motor starter no. 8), using variable N7:15 as an index. Two  
successive cells of this array are used for each motor starter: The first receives the parameter’s address and the  
second its value. The processes carried out by this sub-program are described below, in the order in which they  
are run:  
The sub-program goes into standby mode. The rest of the sub-program is not run until the user has  
activated bit B3:0/2. This allows the user to enter the values of data N7:12, 13 and 14 one after another  
beforehand.  
The data the sub-program uses subsequently is initialized, but only if the writing process is finished  
(B3:0/3 = 0). These initializations are summarised below:  
ƒ
B3:0/2 = 0.............................User command: The command for writing a parameter on a TeSys U  
motor starter is reset.  
ƒ
ƒ
ƒ
ƒ
B3:0/3 = 1.............................A parameter is written on a TeSys U motor starter: In progress.  
Reset (T4:1) .........................The timer related to the timeout of the parameter write response is reset.  
N7:15 = (N7:12 × 2) + 14 .....Index in the array of results.  
N7:[N7:15] = { 0 ; 0 } ............The content of the array of results is reset, but only for the motor starter  
affected by the write query (two successive bytes).  
ƒ
B3:0/6 = 0.............................Enables the update of the “trigger byte” that will trigger the emission of the query.  
The output data corresponding to the write query is updated (O:1.13 to O:1.15) and the N7:37 counter  
(“trigger byte”) is increased by one. This update is only done once (bit B3:0/6 used for this pupose)..  
Reminder: In the LUFP9 gateway’s default configuration, this output data corresponds to the personalized  
Modbus command “Transactions 2” of the “TeSys U n°1” node. The query frame for this personalized  
command is sent when the “trigger byte” located in bits 8-15 of O:1.16 is changed (“Update mode” =  
“Change of state on trigger”). As a result, increasing the N7:37 counter, then updating O:1.16 using N7:37  
(in “LAD 2 – MAIN_LUFP9”), causes this query to be sent. On the other hand, the output data O:1.13 to  
O:1.15 must be valid so that the content of the Modbus query remains coherent! The LSB and the MSB of  
outputs O:1.14 and O:1.15 must be swapped. The scratch variable N9:0 is used to carry out this swap  
between variables N7:13 and N7:14 and outputs O:1.14 and O:1.15.  
The data from the Modbus response which corresponds to this write command is checked. The values of  
inputs I:1.13 to I:1.15 are compared to those of outputs O:1.13 to O:1.15 to determine whether the response  
to the command has arrived or not. If the slave number, the function number, the address of the parameter  
and its value correspond to those of the query (see above) and the number of bytes of data received is  
correct, bit B3:0/4 is activated in order to tell the rest of the sub-program that the response has arrived and  
that it is correct.  
The address and the value of the parameter are copied into two successive locations in the array of results  
(indexing carried out using N7:15), reserved for the motor starter currently being polled and only takes place  
if the response has arrived and its content is correct (bit B3:0/4 active). The LSB and the MSB for each of  
these two items of data are then swapped to restore its correct value. The timer for the response timeout  
(T4:1) is reinitialized to ready the program for a future write command. Bit B3:0/3 is reset to show that the  
command is finished, thus avoiding having to run the rest of the sub-program.  
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Management of the response timeout (T4:1). Until the response arrives or if its content is incorrect (bit  
B3:0/4 = 0), a 3-second timer is set. When this timeout (T4:1/DN = 1) is triggered, the timer is reinitialized,  
the parameter’s address (O:1.14, after LSB / MSB have been swapped using scratch variable N9:0) and an  
erroneous value (N9:1 = –1) are placed in the array of results, into two successive locations, reserved for  
the motor starter currently being polled. Finally, the write process is halted (bit B3:0/3 is reset).  
The various data used by this sub-program are shown in the following table:  
Address  
B3:0/2  
B3.0/3  
B3.0/4  
B3.0/6  
Symbol  
WR_COMMAND  
WR_RUNNING  
WR_OK  
Description  
User command: Writing a parameter on a TeSys U motor starter.  
This bit is activated by the user and reset by the program.  
Writing a parameter on a TeSys U motor starter: In progress  
Writing a parameter on a TeSys U motor starter: Writing OK (if the  
response has arrived and is correct)  
————  
The “trigger byte” of the query has been updated: Yes (1) / No (0)  
Result of writing the value of a parameter: Slave (16#01 to 16#08)  
as LSB + function (always 16#06) as MSB. The values of these  
fields are compared to those of the query  
I:1.13  
I:1.14  
CR_WRPAR_SLAVE_FCT  
CR_WRPAR_ADRPAR  
Result of writing the value of a parameter: Address of the  
parameter. The value of this field is compared to that of the query  
(swapping of the MSB and the LSB with each of these two fields)  
Result of writing the value of a parameter: Value of the written  
parameter. The value of this field is compared to that of the query  
(swapping of the MSB and the LSB with each of these two fields)  
I:1.15  
N7:12  
CR_WRPAR_VALUE  
WR_SLAVE  
User command: Modbus address of the motor starter to which the  
write request should be sent.  
User command: Address of the parameter  
N.B. Do not attempt to change the value of register 704 (command  
register), because it is already controlled by the DeviceNet master  
(see sub-program “LAD 3 - CMD_MON”)!  
N7:13  
WR_ADDRESS  
N7:14  
N7:15  
WR_VALUE  
WR_INDEX  
User command: New value of the parameter  
Index in the array of results for writing TeSys U parameters (motor  
starters nos. 1 to 8).  
Value = 16 + 2 × (motor starter no. – 1) = 16 to 30  
Array of results for writing TeSys U parameters (motor starters nos.  
1 to 8). Elements N7:16 to N7:31 organized by “parameter address”  
/ “parameter value” pairs, each pair occupying two successive  
addresses.  
“Parameter value” = –1 if there is an error (response timeout  
triggered).  
N7:[N7:15]  
N7:37  
— [ WR_INDEX ]  
————  
Local counter that corresponds to the “trigger byte” of the read  
request.  
N9:0  
N9:1  
VAR_TEMP_1  
VAR_TEMP_2  
Temporary variables used to carry out the intermediate evaluations  
(primarily LSB / MSB swappings).  
Request for writing the value of a parameter: Slave (copied from  
N7:12) as LSB + function (always 16#06) as MSB.  
O:1.13  
O:1.14  
O:1.15  
WRPAR_SLAVE_FCT  
WRPAR_ADRPAR  
WRPAR_VALUE  
Request for writing the value of a parameter: Address of the  
parameter (copied from N7:13, but with MSB and LSB swapped).  
Request for writing the value of a parameter: Value of the parameter  
(copied from N7:14, but with MSB and LSB swapped).  
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Address  
Symbol  
Description  
S:24  
INDEX_SYS  
Index register used in indexed addressing (prefix: ‘#’)  
Timer for the timeout of the parameter writing command  
(3 seconds)  
T4:1  
TIMEOUT_WR_PARAM  
The example includes a personalized screen for monitoring the data, called “CDM 2 - WR_PAR”, in order to  
simplify the use of this example. The content of this screen is shown below:  
Address  
N7:12  
Symbol  
Display  
Decimal  
Decimal  
Decimal  
Binary  
Address  
N7:25  
N7:26  
N7:27  
N7:28  
N7:29  
N7:30  
N7:31  
O:1.13  
O:1.14  
O:1.15  
I:1.13  
Symbol  
Display  
Decimal  
WR_SLAVE  
WRPAR_5_VALUE  
WRPAR_6_ADDRESS  
WRPAR_6_VALUE  
WRPAR_7_ADDRESS  
WRPAR_7_VALUE  
WRPAR_8_ADDRESS  
WRPAR_8_VALUE  
WRPAR_SLAVE_FCT  
WRPAR_ADRPAR  
WRPAR_VALUE  
N7:13  
WR_ADDRESS  
WR_VALUE  
Decimal  
N7:14  
Decimal  
B3:0/2  
WR_COMMAND  
Decimal  
Decimal  
B3:0/3  
B3:0/4  
N7:15  
N7:16  
N7:17  
N7:18  
N7:19  
N7:20  
N7:21  
N7:22  
N7:23  
N7:24  
WR_RUNNING  
WR_OK  
Binary  
Binary  
Decimal  
Decimal  
WR_INDEX  
Decimal  
Decimal  
Decimal  
Decimal  
Decimal  
Decimal  
Decimal  
Decimal  
Decimal  
Decimal  
Hexadecimal  
Hexadecimal  
Hexadecimal  
Hexadecimal  
Hexadecimal  
Hexadecimal  
Hexadecimal  
Hexadecimal  
Hexadecimal  
Binary  
WRPAR_1_ADDRESS  
WRPAR_1_VALUE  
WRPAR_2_ADDRESS  
WRPAR_2_VALUE  
WRPAR_3_ADDRESS  
WRPAR_3_VALUE  
WRPAR_4_ADDRESS  
WRPAR_4_VALUE  
WRPAR_5_ADDRESS  
CR_WRPAR_SLAVE_FCT  
CR_WRPAR_ADRPAR  
CR_WRPAR_VALUE  
TRIGGER_IN_RD_WR  
TRIGGER_OUT_RD_WR  
————  
I:1.14  
I:1.15  
I:1.16  
O:1.16  
N7:37  
B3:0/6  
————  
9.5. Reserves relating to the RSLogix 500 example  
This example is perfectible. So, for instance, with an incorrect response (wrong slave number, function number,  
etc.), the program performs no particular processing and continues to wait for a response until it times out, even  
though the gateway has not re-transmitted anything because, from its point of view, the response is correct. In  
fact, as the whole content of the Modbus response is placed in a “Data” field, it will not be checked before being  
copied into the gateway’s memory. Only the frame’s Checksum is checked by the gateway.  
The two “trigger bytes” located in the input word I:1.16 are not used. You should use them if it is relevant for your  
application to be notified each time a response related to the two personalized commands “Transactions 1” and  
“Transactions 2” is received by the gateway.  
Compatibility with the various options offered for the “Control/Status Byte” field in “ABC” (see chapter 5 Gateway  
Initialization and Diagnostics, page 33) is only partially dealt with in this example. The improvements required  
relate mainly to managing bits 14 and 15 of the DeviceNet master’s command word and the gateway’s status  
word (bits 6 and 7 of the corresponding input I:1.1 and output O:1.1). Also, the use of gateway diagnostics (EC  
and ED fields) still needs to be defined by the user.  
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10. Appendix D: DeviceNet Objects  
10.1. Introduction to the Gateway’s DeviceNet Objects  
The LUFP9 gateway’s software has been developed in accordance with the Object Modelling from the  
DeviceNet protocol. This model leads to a method used for addressing the gateway’s data, known as Attributes,  
made up of four separate values: c the node address (MAC ID), d the Object’s class identifier (Class ID), e the  
Instance Number (Instance ID) and f the Attribute Number (Attribute ID). An address made up in this way is  
known as a “Path”. The Connection by Explicit Messaging, for example, uses paths of this sort to exchange data  
from one point to another on a DeviceNet network.  
Address  
Min. – max.  
Description  
This field allows you to address one subscriber out of the series of subscribers on a  
DeviceNet network using its MAC ID.  
Node  
0 – 00 063  
All objects sharing the same characteristics belong to the same class, characterized by its  
Class ID.  
Class  
1 – 65 535  
The instances represent the various objects from one class. All instances from one class  
share the same behaviours (1) and the same attributes, but each of them has its own set of  
values for these attributes. When a subscriber creates an instance (instantiation), he assigns  
a unique Instance ID, which allows the other DeviceNet subscribers to have individual  
access to it.  
Instance  
0 – 65 535  
Each attribute represents one of the characteristics of the Instances belonging to the same  
class. It is assigned some sort of value (byte, unsigned integer, character string, etc.) in  
order to supply information about the subscriber’s status or to make settings on the  
subscriber’s behaviours (1).  
N.B. To access the attributes of an object’s base class, you need to use Instance 16#00  
when entering the full path. e.g. To access the “Revision” attribute from the “Identity Object”  
class for DeviceNet subscriber no. 4, you will need to use the following path:  
“16#04 • 16#01 • 16#00 • 16#01”.  
Attribute  
1 – 00 255  
(1) The behaviours designate actions taken by a DeviceNet object in response to particular events.  
10.2. List of the Gateway’s DeviceNet Objects  
Required  
Yes  
Yes  
Yes  
No  
Class  
ID  
Instances Interfaces  
Identity object  
16#01  
16#02  
16#03  
16#04  
16#05  
16#2B  
16#A0  
16#A1  
16#AA  
1
1
Message router  
Message router  
Explicit message connection  
Message router  
DeviceNet object  
1
Assembly object  
2 (1)  
4 (2)  
1
I/O connections or Message router  
I/O connections or Explicit messages  
I/O connections or Message router  
Message router  
Connection object  
Acknowledge handler object  
I/O data input mapping object  
I/O data output mapping object  
Diagnostic object  
Yes  
No  
No  
1
No  
1
Message router  
No  
1
Message router  
(1) One input area and one output area are created in the gateway’s memory.  
(2) The four instantiated connections are as follows: c Explicit Connection, d Polled Command/Response,  
e Bit Strobed Command/Response and f Change-of-State / Cyclic. The last three connections are of the  
“I/O Connection” type.  
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10.3. Graphical Representation of the Gateway’s DeviceNet Objects  
LUFP9 gateway memory  
16#0000  
16#01FF 16#0200  
16#03FF 16#0400  
16#07FF  
Input data (1)  
Output data (1)  
General data area  
Applicative  
Objets  
Diagnostic  
Object  
I/O Data Output  
Mapping Object  
I/O Data Input  
Mapping Object  
Identity  
Object  
Acknowledge  
Handler Object  
Objets Reserved  
for Communications  
Message  
Router  
Assembly  
Objects  
I/O  
Explicit  
Messages  
DeviceNet  
Object  
Connections  
Connection Object  
The classes which  
correspond to the  
grey objects are  
required  
DeviceNet network  
(1) The input and output data areas can be read or written either using “I/O connections” or using “explicit  
messages”.  
10.4. Identity Object (class 16#01)  
The “Identity” object only has a single instance (Instance ID = 16#01). This object contains general information  
allowing you to identify the gateway and diagnose its status. This object is described in chapter 6-2. of volume II  
of the DeviceNet specifications.  
Attributes of class 16#01  
ID  
Access Name  
Need  
Type  
Value Description  
Major and minor indices for the revision of the “Identity  
Object”.  
16#01  
Get Revision  
Required UINT  
1
Services in class 16#01  
Service code  
Name of the service  
Need Description  
16#0E  
Get_Attribute_Single Required This service allows the value of one of the attributes of the class to be  
read.  
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Attributes of instance 16#01 of class 16#01  
ID  
Access Name  
Get  
Vendor ID  
Need  
Type  
Value  
16#01  
Required  
UINT  
90  
All vendor IDs for DeviceNet products are managed by the ODVA. With the LUFP9 gateway, this ID is set to 90  
(gateways from HMS Fieldbus Systems AB (Hassbjer Micro Sys) ).  
16#02  
Get  
Device type  
Required  
UINT  
12  
The list of the various types of DeviceNet products is managed by the ODVA. This attribute allows a DeviceNet  
subscriber’s profile to be identified, and the minimum requirements and options commonly used by the  
subscribers in this profile to be deduced. The LUFP9 gateway is a “Communication Adapter” product (see  
chapter 3-7. of volume II of the DeviceNet specifications).  
16#03  
16#04  
Get  
Product code  
Required  
UINT  
60  
This attribute is managed by the manufacturer of the product, thus allowing him to characterize his own products.  
He uses it to identify each of his products within the same product family (“device type” attribute). This allows  
products with differences in terms of their configurations and/or their options to be characterized.  
Get  
Revision  
Required  
USINT, USINT  
3 , 1  
Major and minor indices allowing the “Identity Object” to be identified. The value of each of the two members of  
this attribute may not be null. The conventional representation of the revision indices is “major.minor”, with  
3 digits for the minor index, completed to the left by zeros if necessary. The major index is limited to 7 data bits.  
Its 8th bit is reserved and should be set to zero.  
16#05  
Get  
This attribute is a summary of the product’s general status. This is a 16-bit register:  
Bit 0 ........... Allocated to a master Bit 8...............Minor recoverable fault.  
(predefined master/slave connection set). Bit 9...............Minor unrecoverable fault.  
Status  
Required  
WORD  
(16-bit register)  
Bit 1 ........... Reserved (value = 2#0).  
Bit 2 ........... Configured product.  
Bits 3-7....... Reserved (value = 2#00000).  
Bit 10.............Major recoverable fault.  
Bit 11.............Major unrecoverable fault.  
Bits 12-15......Reserved (value = 2#0000).  
16#06  
16#07  
Get  
Serial number  
Required  
UDINT  
(variable)  
The product’s serial number is combined with the “vendor ID” attribute to produce a unique identifier for each  
DeviceNet product. Each manufacturer must take responsibility for guaranteeing that all the DeviceNet products  
he manufactures have a unique serial number.  
Sample “serial number:” 16# 23 00 DD 20.  
Get  
Product name  
Required  
SHORT_STRING  
“Anybus-C DeviceNet”  
This attribute gives visual identification method and takes the form of an ASCII string. This text gives a short  
description of the product, or the product family, equivalent to the “product code” attribute (16#03).  
The byte preceding this ASCII string shows the total length of this string, from first to the last character. With the  
LUFP9 gateway, the total number of bytes included in the “product name” attribute is set to 24. The “Anybus-  
C DeviceNet” string has 18 characters (including spaces). The whole content of the “product name” attribute, with  
the LUFP9 gateway, is therefore equal to: 16# 12 41 6E 79 62 75 73 2D 43 20 44 65 76 69 63 65 4E 65 74 00 00  
00 00 00. The bytes which are not shown in bold are the content of the ASCII string (length = 16#12).  
16#09  
Get  
Configuration consistency value  
Optional  
UINT  
(variable)  
The value of this attribute allows the validity of the product’s configuration to be checked. The product automatically  
updates this attribute when the value of any non-volatile attribute is changed. The product’s behaviour when an  
error in the integrity of the configuration is detected is specific to each type of product. In the same way, the method  
used to calculate the value of this attribute depends entirely on the product: CRC, unit counter, etc.  
So this attribute allows a DeviceNet master, for instance, to check that the configuration of the DeviceNet product  
has not been changed.  
N.B. In addition to calculating the value of this attribute, the LUFP9 gateway uses its LED  
warn the user when its configuration is not valid (the LED flashes red/green).  
DEVICE STATUS to  
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Services of instance 16#01 of class 16#01  
Service code Name of the service Requirement Description  
16#05  
16#0E  
Reset  
Required  
Required  
This service allows to restart the gateway (power cycle).  
Get_Attribute_Single  
This service allows to read the value of one of the instance attributes.  
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10.5. Message Router Object (class 16#02)  
The “Message Router” object is the element through which all objects of the “Explicit messages” type go so that  
they can be routed to the objects they are intended for. It has only one instance (Instance ID = 16#01). This  
object is described in chapter 6-3. of volume II of the DeviceNet specifications.  
Attributes of class 16#02  
ID  
Access Name  
Need  
Type  
Value Description  
16#01  
Get Revision  
Optional  
UINT  
1
Revision index of the “Message Router Object” class.  
Services in class 16#02  
Service code Name of the service  
16#0E Get_Attribute_Single  
Need  
Description  
Required  
This service allows to read the value of one of the class attributes.  
Attributes of instance 16#01 of class 16#02  
This instance has no attributes.  
10.6. DeviceNet Object (class 16#03)  
The “DeviceNet” object has only one instance (Instance ID = 16#01). This object contains the status of the  
general configuration of the gateway’s node on the DeviceNet network. It is described in chapter 5-5. of volume  
II of the DeviceNet specifications. The LUFP9 gateway is a “Group 2 only server” type subscriber (see chapter 7-  
9.of volume I of the DeviceNet specifications).  
Attributes of class 16#03  
ID  
Access Name  
Get Revision  
Need  
Type  
Value Description  
Revision index of the definition of the class of the “DeviceNet  
16#01  
Required  
UINT  
2
Object” currently used for the implementation of the  
gateway’s DeviceNet communications functions. (1)  
(1) This index must be between 1 and 65,535 and will be incremented if the definition of the class is replaced  
by a more recent definition.  
Services in class 16#03  
Service code Name of the service  
16#0E Get_Attribute_Single  
Need  
Description  
Optional  
This service allows to read the value of one of the class attributes.  
Attributes of instance 16#01 of class 16#03  
ID  
Access Name  
Get  
MAC ID  
Need  
Type  
Value  
16#01  
Required  
USINT  
0 to 63  
The value of this attribute corresponds to the gateway’s address on the DeviceNet network (MAC ID), that is to  
say to the address configured using the selector switches described in chapter 2.7.2 Encoding the Gateway  
16#02  
Get  
Baud rate  
Optional  
USINT  
0 to 2  
The value of this attribute corresponds to the baud rate of the DeviceNet network, as configured on the gateway  
using the selector switches described in chapter 2.7.1 Encoding DeviceNet Speed, page 20. This speed must be  
the same for all subscribers on the DeviceNet network. The few possible values for this attribute are as follows:  
0 (125 kbits/s), 1 (250 kbits/s) and 2 (500 kbits/s).  
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ID  
Access Name  
Get  
Allocation information  
Need  
Type  
Value  
16#05  
Required  
BYTE , USINT  
(variable)  
This attribute supplies general information about the DeviceNet allocation method currently being used. It is made  
up of the “allocation choice”, in BYTE format and the “master’s MAC ID”, in USINT format and whose value is  
between 0 and 63. If the “master’s MAC ID” is set to 255 (which is the case when the gateway is initialized), this  
means that there is no allocation when using the “Predefined Master/Slave Connections Set.” Please see  
chapters 3-4., 5-5.4.2., and 7. of volume I of the DeviceNet specifications for further details on this subject.  
Example : 16#03, 16#00.  
Services of instance 16#01 of class 16#03  
Service code Name of the service  
Need  
Description  
16#0E  
16#4B  
Get_Attribute_Single  
Optional  
Optional  
This service allows to read the value of one of the instance attributes.  
Allocate Master/Slave  
Connection Set  
This service allows the master/slave connection to be allocated to a  
DeviceNet master, at the latter’s request.  
16#4C  
Release Master/Slave  
Connection Set  
Optional  
This service allows the master/slave connection previously allocated  
to a DeviceNet master to be cleared, at the latter’s request.  
10.7. Assembly Objects (Class 16#04)  
As a general rule, objects from the “Assembly” class are used to group attributes (data) belonging to different  
objects within a single attribute. This allows them to be accessed using a single message. With the LUFP9  
gateway, this class has only 2 instances, each one being assigned to the input area (Instance ID = 16#64) or to the  
output area (Instance ID = 16#96) of the gateway. This object is described in chapter 6-5. of volume II of the  
DeviceNet specifications.  
The first instance (Instance ID = 16#64) is assigned to the gateway’s input data area. This input area gathers all  
the memory locations receiving data from a Modbus response and therefore to be relayed to the DeviceNet  
master. The second instance (Instance ID = 16#96) is assigned to the gateway’s output data area. This output  
area gathers all the memory locations receiving data to be placed in a Modbus query, that is to say all the data  
transmitted by the DeviceNet master.  
Attributes of class 16#04  
ID  
Access Name  
Need  
Type  
Value Description  
16#01  
Get Revision  
Required  
UINT  
2
Revision index of the “Assembly Object” class.  
Services in class 16#04  
Service code Name of the service  
16#0E Get_Attribute_Single  
Need  
Description  
Optional  
This service allows to read the value of one of the class attributes.  
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Attributes of instance 16#64 of class 16#04 (MODBUS INPUTS)  
ID  
Access Name  
Get  
Data  
Need  
Type  
Value  
16#03  
Required  
USINT […]  
(array of values)  
The data gathered within this attribute correspond to the data of the attribute 16#01 of instance 16#01 from the  
With the default configuration, the size of instance 16#64 (input data area of the gateway) is equal to 32 bytes  
and the data related to the attribute 16#03 of this instance corresponds to the description given in chapter 8.2.1  
Attributes of instance 16#96 of class 16#04 (MODBUS OUTPUTS)  
ID  
Access Name  
Requirement  
Type  
Value  
16#03 Get / Set Data  
Required  
USINT […]  
(array of values)  
The data gathered within this attribute correspond to the data of the attribute 16#01 of instance 16#01 from the  
With the default configuration, the size of instance 16#96 (output data area of the gateway) is equal to 32 bytes  
and the data related to the attribute 16#03 of this instance corresponds to the description given in chapter 8.2.2  
Services of instances 16#64 and 16#96 of class 16#04  
Service code Name of the service  
Need  
Description  
16#0E  
Get_Attribute_Single  
Required This service allows to read the array of values that corresponds to the  
attribute 16#03 of one of the instances of the “Assembly Object.”  
16#10  
Get_Attribute_Single  
Optional  
This service allows to write an array of values into the array of the  
attribute 16#03 of one of the instances of the “Assembly Object.”  
10.8. Connection Object (Class 16#05)  
With the LUFP9 gateway, the “Connection” object has up to four instances (Instance ID = 16#01 to 16#04). Each  
of these instances represents one of the two ends of a virtual connection established between two nodes on the  
DeviceNet network, in this case the DeviceNet master node and the gateway node. Each instance of this object  
belongs to one of the two following types of connection: Explicit connection, allowing Explicit Messages to be  
sent, or implicit connection (I/O Connections). This object is described in chapter 5-4. of volume II of the  
DeviceNet specifications.  
Here is a brief description of the four instances of the LUFP9 gateway’s “Connection” object, and then details are  
given in the rest of this chapter:  
Instance ID  
16#01  
Type of connection  
Explicit Messaging  
I/O Connection  
Connection name  
Explicit Connection  
16#02  
Polled Command/Response Connection  
Bit Strobed Command/Response Connection  
Change-of-State / Cyclic (Acknowledged) Connection  
16#03  
I/O Connection  
16#04  
I/O Connection  
Each message of an “Explicit Messaging” type connection contains the full addressing path and the values of the  
attribute involved, as well as the Service Code describing the action to be taken.  
Each message of an “I/O Connection” type connection contains only the I/O data. All of the information  
describing the use of this data is located in the instance of the “Connection Object” associated with this  
message.  
The instance of an “I/O connection” type object is created only if an existing data area has been  
assigned to it!  
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The “Change-of-State / Cyclic Connection” connection (Instance ID 16#04) allows the gateway to produce its  
data only when their values change or when a timer called “heartbeat rate” times out. A minimum time limit is  
intended to prevent the connection from monopolizing the DeviceNet network’s bandwidth, should the values of  
the data it produces change too often. Going into “Cyclic” mode allows the number of exchanges made via this  
connection to be reduced if the update time (sampling) for the data produced is slow. By adjusting the  
connection’s cycle time to the value of this time, the produced data corresponds exactly to the data samples,  
without losing or repeating any sample.  
Attributes of class 16#05  
ID  
Access Name  
Get Revision  
Need  
Type Value Description  
16#01  
Optional UINT  
Optional USINT  
1
0
Revision index of the “Connection Object” class.  
16#64 Get / Set Polled production  
Index of the input area used by the gateway for  
production on its “Polled Command/Response”  
connection. (1)  
16#65 Get / Set Polled consumption Optional USINT  
16#66 Get / Set Strobed production Optional USINT  
16#67 Get / Set Strobed consumption Optional USINT  
0
0
0
0
Index of the output area used by the gateway for  
consumption on its “Polled Command/Response”  
connection. (1)  
Index of the input area used by the gateway for  
production on its “Bit Strobed Command/Response”  
connection. (1)  
Index of the output area used by the gateway for  
consumption on its “Bit Strobed Command/Response”  
connection. (1)  
16#68 Get / Set COS production  
Optional USINT  
Index of the input area used by the gateway for  
production on its “Bit Strobed Command/Response”  
connection. (1)  
(1) All these 5 attributes relate to the first 5 parameters referenced by the EDS file supplied with the gateway.  
Write access to them (Access = Set) is reserved for DeviceNet configuration tools. You should not use the  
“Set_Attribute_Single” service with these attributes. An area’s index is necessarily equal to 0 and  
corresponds to the “Input1” area of the gateway, that is to say to its only one input data area.  
Services in class 16#05  
Service code Name of the service  
16#0E Get_Attribute_Single  
Need  
Description  
Required  
This service allows to read the value of one of the class  
attributes.  
Attributes of instance 16#01 of class 16#05: Explicit Connection  
ID  
Access Name  
Get  
State  
Need  
Type  
Value  
16#01  
Required  
USINT  
0 to 5  
This attribute represents the status of the “Explicit Connection” object. The LUFP9 gateway supports the  
following values: 0 (non-existent), 1 (in the process of being configured), 3 (connection established), 4 (timed out)  
and 5 (deferred deletion). Please see figures 5.16 and 7.4 in volume I of the DeviceNet specifications for further  
information on this subject.  
16#02  
Get  
Instance type  
Required  
USINT  
0
This attribute defines the instance’s connection type: Messaging connection (0) or I/O connection (1).  
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ID  
Access Name  
Need  
Type  
Value  
16#03 Get / Set Transport class trigger  
Required  
BYTE  
16#83  
This attribute defines the behaviour of the connection. In the case of the LUFP9 gateway’s “Explicit Connection”  
object, this attribute takes the value 16#83, broken down as follows:  
Bits 0-3 = 2#0011 .... Transport Class = Class 3.  
Bits 4-6 = 2#xxx....... Value ignored in the case of a data server.  
Bits 7 = 2#1 .......... The gateway behaves as a data server responding to queries from a DeviceNet client.  
16#04 Get / Set Produced connection ID  
Required  
UINT  
2#11• ••xx xxxx  
The value of this attribute is placed in the CAN protocol’s Identifier Field when the connection goes into  
transmission mode (group 3 messages). The term “xx xxxx” represents the 6 bits of the address of the gateway’s  
DeviceNet node. The term “• ••” represents the message ID.  
E.g. 16#070A = 2#111 0000 1010 (group 3 messages; ID of the messages = 4; Gateway located at address 10).  
16#05 Get / Set Consumed connection ID  
Required  
UINT  
2#11• ••xx xxxx  
The value of this attribute corresponds to the content of the CAN protocol’s Identifier Field for the messages the  
connection should receive (group 3 messages). The term “xx xxxx” represents the 6 bits of the address of the  
DeviceNet node. The term “• ••” represents the message ID.  
E.g. 16#0601 = 2#110 0000 0001 (group 3 messages; ID of the messages = 0; Producer located at address 1).  
16#06 Get / Set Initial comm. characteristics  
Required  
BYTE  
16#21  
This attribute defines the Group or Groups of Messages by which the productions and consumptions associated  
with the “Explicit Connection” object are carried out. Please see chapters 3-2. et 5-4.3.6. of volume I of the  
DeviceNet specifications for further details on this subject.  
16#07 Get / Set Produced connection size  
Maximum number of bytes which can be transmitted via this instance’s connection.  
16#08 Get / Set Consumed connection size Required UINT  
Maximum number of bytes which can be received via this instance’s connection.  
16#09 Get / Set Expected packet rate Required UINT  
Required  
UINT  
516  
516  
10,008 (unit = 1 ms,  
per 10 ms step)  
This attribute allows the gateway to evaluate the values of the Transmission Trigger Timer and the  
Inactivity / Watchdog Timer for exchanges made using the “Explicit Connection” object. Please see chapter 5-4.4.  
in volume I of the DeviceNet specifications for further information on this subject.  
16#0C Get / Set Watchdog timeout action  
Required  
USINT  
3
This attribute defines the action taken when the watchdog timer is triggered or when the connection is inactive.  
The various possible values are as follows: 0 (Transition to timed out), 1 (Auto Delete) et 3 (Deferred Delete).  
16#0D Get / Set Produced connection path length  
Size of the USINT array of attribute 16#0E (produced connection path).  
16#0E Get / Set Produced connection path Required  
Required  
UINT  
0
USINT […]  
(empty path)  
This attribute defines the local path (without MAC ID) of the gateway’s DeviceNet object used to produce the  
connection’s data. In the case of the current instance, there is no production path for the “Explicit Connection”.  
16#0F Get / Set Consumed connection path length  
Size of the USINT array of attribute 16#10 (consumed connection path).  
16#10 Get / Set Consumed connection path Required  
Required  
UINT  
0
USINT […]  
(empty path)  
This attribute defines the local path (without MAC ID) of the gateway’s DeviceNet object used to receive the data  
consumed by the connection. In the case of the current instance, there is no consumption path for the “Explicit  
Connection”.  
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Attributes of instance 16#02 of class 16#05: Polled Command/Response Connection  
Need  
ID  
Access Name  
Get  
State  
Type  
Value  
16#01  
Required  
USINT  
0 to 4  
This attribute represents the status of the “Polled Command/Response Connection” object. The LUFP9 gateway  
supports the following values: 0 (non-existent), 1 (in the process of being configured), 3 (connection established)  
and 4 (timed out). Please see figures 5.16 and 7.4 in volume I of the DeviceNet specifications for further  
information on this subject.  
16#02  
Get  
This attribute defines the instance’s connection type: Messaging connection (0) or I/O connection (1).  
16#03 Get / Set Transport class trigger Required BYTE 16#82  
Instance type  
Required  
USINT  
1
This attribute defines the behaviour of the connection. In the case of the LUFP9 gateway’s “Polled  
Command/Response Connection” object, this attribute takes the value 16#82, broken down as follows:  
Bits 0-3 = 2#0010..... Transport Class = Class 2.  
Bits 4-6 = 2#xxx....... Value ignored in the case of a data server.  
Bits 7 = 2#1........... The gateway behaves as a data server responding to queries from a DeviceNet client.  
16#04 Get / Set Produced connection ID  
Required  
UINT  
2#0•• ••xx xxxx  
The value of this attribute is placed in the CAN protocol’s Identifier Field when the connection goes into  
transmission mode (group 1 messages). The term “xx xxxx” represents the 6 bits of the address of the gateway’s  
DeviceNet node. The term “•• ••” represents the message ID.  
E.g. 16#03CA = 2#011 1100 1010 (group 1 messages; ID of the messages = 12; Gateway located at  
address 10).  
16#05 Get / Set Consumed connection ID  
Required  
UINT  
2#10x xxxx x•••  
The value of this attribute corresponds to the content of the CAN protocol’s Identifier Field for the messages the  
connection should receive (group 2 messages). The term “x xxxx x” represents the 6 bits of the address of the  
DeviceNet node. The term “• ••” represents the message ID.  
E.g. 16#0455 = 2#100 0101 0101 (group 2 messages; ID of the messages = 5; Producer located at address 10).  
16#06 Get / Set Initial comm. characteristics  
Required  
BYTE  
16#01  
This attribute defines the Group or Groups of Messages by which the productions and consumptions associated  
with the “Polled Command/Response Connection” object are carried out. Please see chapters 3-2. et 5-4.3.6. of  
volume I of the DeviceNet specifications for further details on this subject.  
16#07 Get / Set Produced connection size  
Required  
UINT  
(size of the input area)  
Maximum number of bytes which can be transmitted via this instance’s connection. The value of this attribute  
should be set to the size of the input area choosed using attribute 16#0E. With the LUFP9 gateway’s default  
configuration, the value of this attribute is set to 32, that is to say to the size of “Input1” area.  
16#08 Get / Set Consumed connection size  
Required  
UINT  
(size of the output area)  
Maximum number of bytes which can be received via this instance’s connection. The value of this attribute  
should be set to the size of the output area choosed using attribute 16#10. With the LUFP9 gateway’s default  
configuration, the value of this attribute is set to 32, that is to say to the size of “Output1” area.  
16#09 Get / Set Expected packet rate  
Required  
UINT  
80 (unit = 1 ms,  
per 10 ms step)  
This attribute defines the periodicity of the exchanges made via the connections of this instance.  
16#0C Get / Set Watchdog timeout action Required USINT  
0
This attribute defines the action taken when the watchdog timer is triggered or when the connection is inactive.  
The various possible values are as follows: 0 (Transition to timed out), 1 (Auto Delete), 2 (Auto Reset) et 3  
(Deferred Delete).  
16#0D Get / Set Produced connection path length  
Required  
UINT  
6
Size of the USINT array of attribute 16#0E (produced connection path).  
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Need  
ID  
Access Name  
Type  
Value  
16#0E Get / Set Produced connection path  
Required  
USINT […]  
16# 20 04 24 64 30 03  
This attribute defines the local path (without MAC ID) of the gateway’s DeviceNet object used to produce the  
connection’s data. In the case of the current instance, the default production path for the “Polled  
Command/Response Connection” designates attribute 16#03 of instance 16#64 of class 16#04, that is to say the  
data from “Input1” area.  
N.B. Changing the value of attribute 16#64 of instance 16#00 of class 16#04 (“Polled production” EDS  
parameter) has a direct influence on the value of the attribute presented here, as the corresponding connection  
path is changed to allow access to the selected input area. These changes should only be made using the EDS  
file supplied with the gateway.  
16#0F Get / Set Consumed connection path length  
Size of the USINT array of attribute 16#10 (consumed connection path).  
16#10 Get / Set Consumed connection path Required  
Required  
UINT  
6
USINT […]  
16# 20 04 24 96 30 03  
This attribute defines the local path (without MAC ID) of the gateway’s DeviceNet object used to receive the data  
consumed by the connection. In the case of the current instance, the default consumption path for the “Polled  
Command/Response Connection” designates attribute 16#03 of instance 16#96 of class 16#04, that is to say the  
data from “Output1” area.  
N.B. Changing the value of attribute 16#65 of instance 16#00 of class 16#04 (“Polled consumption” EDS  
parameter) has a direct influence on the value of the attribute presented here, as the corresponding connection  
path is changed to allow access to the selected output area. These changes should only be made using the EDS  
file supplied with the gateway.  
Attributes of instance 16#03 of class 16#05: Bit Strobed Command/Response Connection  
Need  
ID  
Access Name  
Get  
State  
Type  
Value  
16#01  
Required  
USINT  
0 to 4  
This attribute represents the status of the “Bit Strobed Command/Response Connection” object. The LUFP9  
gateway supports the following values: 0 (non-existent), 1 (in the process of being configured), 3 (connection  
established) and 4 (timed out). Please see figures 5.16 and 7.4 in volume I of the DeviceNet specifications for  
further information on this subject.  
16#02  
Get  
This attribute defines the instance’s connection type: Messaging connection (0) or I/O connection (1).  
16#03 Get / Set Transport class trigger Required BYTE 16#83  
Instance type  
Required  
USINT  
1
This attribute defines the behaviour of the connection. In the case of the LUFP9 gateway’s “Bit Strobed  
Command/Response Connection” object, this attribute takes the value 16#83, broken down as follows:  
Bits 0-3 = 2#0011 .... Transport Class = Class 3.  
Bits 4-6 = 2#xxx....... Value ignored in the case of a data server.  
Bits 7 = 2#1 .......... The gateway behaves as a data server responding to queries from a DeviceNet client.  
16#04 Get / Set Produced connection ID  
Required  
UINT  
2#0•• ••xx xxxx  
The value of this attribute is placed in the CAN protocol’s Identifier Field when the connection goes into  
transmission mode (group 1 messages). The term “xx xxxx” represents the 6 bits of the address of the gateway’s  
DeviceNet node. The term “•• ••” represents the message ID.  
E.g. 16#038A = 2#011 1000 1010 (group 1 messages; ID of the messages = 14; Gateway located at  
address 10).  
16#05 Get / Set Consumed connection ID  
Required  
UINT  
2#10x xxxx x•••  
The value of this attribute corresponds to the content of the CAN protocol’s Identifier Field for the messages the  
connection should receive (group 2 messages). The term “x xxxx x” represents the 6 bits of the address of the  
DeviceNet node. The term “• ••” represents the message ID.  
E.g. 16#0400 = 2#100 0000 0000 (group 2 messages; ID of the messages = 0; Producer located at address 0).  
16#06 Get / Set Initial comm. characteristics  
Required  
BYTE  
16#02  
This attribute defines the Group or Groups of Messages by which the productions and consumptions associated  
with the “Bit Strobed Command/Response Connection” object are carried out. Please see chapters 3-2. et 5-  
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Need  
ID  
Access Name  
Type  
Value  
16#07 Get / Set Produced connection size  
Required  
UINT  
(size of the input area)  
Maximum number of bytes which can be transmitted via this instance’s connection. The value of this attribute  
should be set to the size of the input area choosed using attribute 16#0E. With the LUFP9 gateway’s default  
configuration, the value of this attribute is set to 0, as no input area is assigned to the “Bit Strobed  
Command/Response Connection” object. Maximum size = 8 bytes.  
16#08 Get / Set Consumed connection size  
Required  
UINT  
(size of the output area)  
The value of this attribute is not significant in the case of the “Bit Strobed Command/Response Connection”  
object. This value is set to 8.  
N.B. When you configure the “Strobed” connection under RsNetWorx, use a null size output area (“Output2” to  
“Output6”) if you do not check the box located after “Use Tx Bit:”, or a 1-byte output area if you check this box  
(production of a single bit by the DeviceNet scanner). An area of any other size will generate a configuration  
which is not valid for the gateway.  
16#09 Get / Set Expected packet rate  
Required  
UINT  
80 (unit = 1 ms,  
per 10 ms step)  
This attribute defines the periodicity of the exchanges made via the connections of this instance.  
16#0C Get / Set Watchdog timeout action Required USINT  
0
This attribute defines the action taken when the watchdog timer is triggered or when the connection is inactive.  
The various possible values are as follows: 0 (Transition to timed out), 1 (Auto Delete), 2 (Auto Reset) et 3  
(Deferred Delete).  
16#0D Get / Set Produced connection path length  
Size of the USINT array of attribute 16#0E (produced connection path).  
16#0E Get / Set Produced connection path Required  
Required  
UINT  
0
USINT […]  
(area path)  
This attribute defines the local path (without MAC ID) of the gateway’s DeviceNet object used to produce the  
connection’s data. In the case of the current instance, the production path for the “Bit Strobed  
Command/Response Connection” corresponds to the input area assigned to the “Polled Command/Response  
Connection” using the “Strobed production” EDS parameter.  
16#0F Get / Set Consumed connection path length  
Size of the USINT array of attribute 16#10 (consumed connection path).  
16#10 Get / Set Consumed connection path Required  
Required  
UINT  
0
USINT […]  
(area path)  
This attribute defines the local path (without MAC ID) of the gateway’s DeviceNet object used to receive the data  
consumed by the connection. In the case of the current instance, the consumption path for the “Bit Strobed  
Command/Response Connection” corresponds to the output area assigned to this connection using the “Strobed  
consumption” EDS parameter.  
Attributes of instance 16#04 of class 16#05: Change-of-State / Cyclic (Acknowledged) Connection  
Need  
ID  
Access Name  
Get  
State  
Type  
Value  
16#01  
Required  
USINT  
0 to 4  
This attribute represents the status of the “Change-of-State / Cyclic (Acknowledged) Connection” object. The  
LUFP9 gateway supports the following values: 0 (non-existent), 1 (in the process of being configured), 3  
(connection established) and 4 (timed out). Please see figures 5.16 and 7.4 in volume I of the DeviceNet  
specifications for further information on this subject.  
16#02  
Get  
This attribute defines the instance’s connection type: Messaging connection (0) or I/O connection (1).  
16#03 Get / Set Transport class trigger Required BYTE 16#12 or 16#02  
Instance type  
Required  
USINT  
1
This attribute defines the behaviour of the connection. In the case of the LUFP9 gateway’s “Change-of-State /  
Cyclic (Acknowledged) Connection” object, this attribute takes the value 16#12 or 16#02, broken down as  
follows:  
Bits 0-3 = 2#0010...................... Transport Class = Class 2.  
Bits 4-6 = 2#001 or 2#000 ........ “Change-of-State” mode (2#001) or “Cyclic” mode (2#000).  
Bits 7 = 2#0  
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Need  
ID  
Access Name  
Type  
Value  
16#04 Get / Set Produced connection ID  
Required  
UINT  
2#0•• ••xx xxxx  
The value of this attribute is placed in the CAN protocol’s Identifier Field when the connection goes into  
transmission mode (group 1 messages). The term “xx xxxx” represents the 6 bits of the address of the gateway’s  
DeviceNet node. The term “•• ••” represents the message ID.  
E.g. 16#034A = 2#011 0100 1010 (group 1 messages; ID of the messages = 13; Gateway located at  
address 10).  
16#05 Get / Set Consumed connection ID  
Required  
UINT  
2#10x xxxx x•••  
The value of this attribute corresponds to the content of the CAN protocol’s Identifier Field for the messages the  
connection should receive (group 2 messages). The term “x xxxx x” represents the 6 bits of the address of the  
DeviceNet node. The term “• ••” represents the message ID.  
E.g. 16#0452 = 2#100 0101 0010 (group 2 messages; ID of the messages = 2; Gateway located at address 10).  
16#06 Get / Set Initial comm. characteristics  
Required  
BYTE  
16#01  
This attribute defines the Group or Groups of Messages by which the productions and consumptions associated  
with the “Change-of-State / Cyclic (Acknowledged) Connection” object are carried out. In this case, it designates  
groups 1 and 2. Please see chapters 3-2. et 5-4.3.6. of volume I of the DeviceNet specifications for further details  
on this subject.  
16#07 Get / Set Produced connection size  
Required  
UINT  
(size of the input area)  
Maximum number of bytes which can be transmitted via this instance’s connection. The value of this attribute  
should be set to the size of the input area choosed using attribute 16#0E. With the LUFP9 gateway’s default  
configuration, the value of this attribute is set to 0, as no input area is assigned to the “Change-of-State / Cyclic  
(Acknowledged) Connection” object.  
16#08 Get / Set Consumed connection size  
Required  
UINT  
0
Maximum number of bytes which can be received via this instance’s connection. As the LUFP9 gateway does not  
consume any data via this connection, the value of this attribute will remains set to 0.  
16#09 Get / Set Expected packet rate  
Required  
UINT  
0 (unit = 1 ms,  
per 10 ms step)  
This attribute defines the periodicity of the exchanges made via the connections of this instance.  
16#0C Get / Set Watchdog timeout action Required USINT  
0
This attribute defines the action taken when the watchdog timer is triggered or when the connection is inactive.  
The various possible values are as follows: 0 (Transition to timed out), 1 (Auto Delete), 2 (Auto Reset) et 3  
(Deferred Delete).  
16#0D Get / Set Produced connection path length  
Size of the USINT array of attribute 16#0E (produced connection path).  
16#0E Get / Set Produced connection path Required  
Required  
UINT  
0
USINT […]  
(area path)  
This attribute defines the local path (without MAC ID) of the gateway’s DeviceNet object used to produce the  
connection’s data. In the case of the current instance, the production path for the “Change-of-State / Cyclic  
(Acknowledged) Connection” corresponds to the output area assigned to this connection using the “COS  
production” EDS parameter.  
16#0F Get / Set Consumed connection path length  
Size of the USINT array of attribute 16#10 (consumed connection path).  
16#10 Get / Set Consumed connection path Required  
Required  
UINT  
4
USINT […]  
(area path)  
This attribute defines the local path (without MAC ID) of the gateway’s DeviceNet object used to receive the data  
consumed by the connection. In the case of the current instance, the consumption path for the “Change-of-State /  
Cyclic (Acknowledged) Connection” designates instance 16#01 of class 16#2B, that is to say the only object of  
the “Acknowledge Handler Object” class.  
N.B. The EDS file supplied with the gateway does not contain any parameter whose modification would have had  
any influence on the value of this attribute.  
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Attributes of instances 16#01 to 16#04 of class 16#05  
Service code Name of the service  
Need  
Description  
16#0E  
Get_Attribute_Single  
Required This service allows to read the value of one of the attributes from  
one of the instances of the “Connection Object.”  
16#10  
Set_Attribute_Single  
Optional  
This service allows to write the value of one of the attributes from  
one of the instances of the “Connection Object.”  
10.9. Acknowledge Handler Object (class 16#2B)  
The “Acknowledge Handler” object has only one instance (Instance ID = 16#01). This object is used by  
connections whose producer needs to know whether its data has been received by its recipient(s) (consumers).  
This object is described in chapter 6-31. of volume II of the DeviceNet specifications.  
Attributes of class 16#2B  
ID  
Access Name  
Need  
Type  
Value Description  
16#01  
Get Revision  
Optional  
UINT  
1
Revision index of the “Acknowledge Handler Object”  
class.  
16#02  
Get Max  
instance  
Optional  
UINT  
1
Maximum number of any instance created within the  
“Acknowledge Handler Object” class.  
Services in class 16#2B  
Service code Name of the service  
16#0E Get_Attribute_Single  
Need  
Description  
Required This service allows to read the value of one of the attributes of the  
class.  
Attributes of instance 16#01 of class 16#2B  
Need  
ID  
Access Name  
Type  
Value  
16#01 Get / Set Acknowledge timer  
Required  
UINT  
20 (unit: 1ms)  
The value of this attribute determines the waiting time for acknowledgement of the message from a connection.  
Once this time has elapsed, the gateway proceeds to re-transmit the message which has just failed to be  
acknowledged. The value of this attribute ranges from 1 to 65,535, and its default value is 20.  
16#02 Get / Set Retry limit  
Required  
USINT  
1
This attribute determines the maximum number of times that the acknowledge timeout can be successively  
triggered for the same message, and therefore the number of re-transmissions allowed for each message. The  
value of this attribute ranges from 0 to 255, and its default value is 1.  
16#03 Get / Set COS producing connection instance  
Required  
UINT  
4
The value of this attribute is set to the instance number (Instance ID) of the “Connection Object” class  
corresponding to the “Change-of-State” connection associated with the “Acknowledge Handler” object. This  
association allows the latter to transmit the acknowledgements it receives to the corresponding connection if they  
are addressed to it.  
16#04  
16#05  
Get  
Ack list size  
Optional  
BYTE  
1
This attribute represents the maximum number of members which can be placed in the ack list. If the value of this  
attribute is null, the size of the list is dynamic, which is not the case with the LUFP9 gateway.  
Get  
Ack list  
Optional  
BYTE , USINT […]  
0 , (empty list)  
This attribute corresponds to the list of active instances of the “Connection Object” class for which the receipt of  
an acknowledgement is required. It is made up of two elements: The number of members (BYTE) and the list of  
the associated instance numbers from the “Connection Object” class (USINT […]). The size of the list is set to the  
value of the first element. By default, the list is empty (no term of the USINT type […]) and only the BYTE  
element is created.  
E.g. “1, 4“ for a list comprising a single instance of the “Connection Object” class. This instance (16#04)  
corresponds to the “Change-of-State / Cyclic (Acknowledged) Connection”).  
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Need  
ID  
Access Name  
Get  
Data with ack path list size  
Type  
Value  
16#06  
Optional  
BYTE  
1
This attribute represents the maximum number of members which can be placed in the data with ack path list. If  
the value of this attribute is null, the size of the list is dynamic, which is not the case with the LUFP9 gateway.  
16#07  
Get  
Data with ack path list  
Optional  
BYTE , ( UINT , USINT, (data with ack path list)  
USINT […] ) […]  
This attribute corresponds to the list of “connection instance / consuming application object” pairs allowing the  
data received in an acknowledgement to be forwarded. An acknowledgement does not necessarily contain any  
data and so this attribute is optional. It is made up of the following elements:  
• The number of members of the list (BYTE).  
• The list of “connection instance / consuming application object” pairs ( UINT , USINT, USINT […] ) […]. The  
size of this list is set to the value of the first element, described above, and this list is made up of the following  
elements:  
- The acknowledged COS consuming connection instance number (UINT).  
- The path length of the DeviceNet object intended to receive the acknowledgement data (USINT).  
- The path of the DeviceNet object intended to receive the acknowledgement data (USINT […]).  
E.g. 16# 01 00 04 06 20 04 24 98 30 01. The value of this attribute means that this list only contains a single  
element (16#01) referring to instance 16#0004 and that the acknowledgement data path (16#06: length 6 bytes)  
refers to attribute 16#01 of instance 16#98 of class 16#04, that is to say to data from output area no. 1, that is to  
say “Output1.”  
Services of instance 16#01 of class 16#2B  
Service code  
Name of the service  
Need Description  
16#0E  
Get_Attribute_Single Required This service allows to read the value of the single instance from the  
“Acknowledge Handler Object.”  
16#10  
Set_Attribute_Single Required This service allows to write the value of the single instance from the  
“Acknowledge Handler Object.”  
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10.10. I/O Data Input Mapping Object (Class 16#A0)  
The “I/O Data Input Mapping Object” has only one instance (Instance ID = 16#01) and is specific to the LUFP9  
gateway. It contains all the data from the gateway’s unique input area. The only attribute (Attribute ID = 16#01)  
of the instance from this object is associated with the “Input1” area. This input area gathers all the memory  
locations receiving data from a Modbus response.  
Attributes of class 16#A0  
ID  
Access Name  
Get Revision  
Need  
Type  
Value Description  
Revision index of “I/O Data Input Mapping Object” class.  
16#01  
Optional  
Optional  
Optional  
UINT  
1
16#64 Get / Set Input1 offset  
16#6E Get / Set Input1 length  
USINT 16#0000 Relative starting address of input area no. 1. (1)  
USINT 16#0020 Size, expressed in bytes, of input area no. 1. (1)  
(1) These 2 attributes correspond to the “Param6” and “Param7” parameters referenced by the EDS file  
supplied with the gateway. Write access to them (Access = Set) is reserved for DeviceNet configuration  
tools, since it allows you to change the location or the size of this input data area. So the  
“Set_Attribute_Single” service should not be used with these attributes. Changing any one of these two  
attributes has direct consequences on the attribute 16#01 of instance 16#01 from the “I/O Data Input  
Mapping Object” (size of the data). This attribute is not created if the size of the gateway’s input area is  
null. The “Input1 offset” attribute corresponds to an offset from the start of the memory area reserved for  
the input data (16#0000).  
The values located in the “Value” column correspond to the LUFP9 gateway’s default configuration  
(“Input1” area located at address 16#0000 and made up of 32 bytes).  
Services in class 16#A0  
Service code Name of the service  
16#0E Get_Attribute_Single  
Need  
Description  
Required  
This service allows to read the value of one of the class attributes.  
Attributes of instance 16#01 of class 16#A0  
ID  
Access Name  
Get  
Data  
Need  
Type  
Value  
16#01  
Optional  
USINT […]  
(input area no.1)  
This attribute corresponds to the gateway’s “Input1” area. Reading it gives access to the values of all the data  
located in this area in the form of an array of bytes whose size corresponds to the size of the area. This very  
same attribute is also involved when using instance 16#64 of the Assembly Objects (Class 16#04) described in  
chapter 10.7 (voir page 98).  
N.B. With the default configuration, attribute 16#01 corresponds to an array of 32 bytes whose content is  
Services of instance 16#01 of class 16#A0  
Service code Name of the service  
16#0E Get_Attribute_Single  
Need  
Description  
Required  
This service allows to read the array of values corresponding to the  
sole attribute of the single instance from “I/O Data Input Mapping  
Object”.  
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10.11. I/O Data Output Mapping Object (Class 16#A1)  
The “I/O Data Output Mapping Object” has only one instance (Instance ID = 16#01) and is specific to the LUFP9  
gateway. It contains all the data from the gateway’s unique output area. The only attribute (Attribute ID = 16#01)  
of the instance from this object is associated with the “Output1” area. This output area gathers all the memory  
locations whose values are transmitted to the Modbus slaves via Modbus queries.  
Attributes of class 16#A1  
ID  
Access Name  
Get Revision  
Need  
Type  
Value Description  
Revision index of “I/O Data Output Mapping Object” class.  
16#01  
Optional  
Optional  
Optional  
UINT  
1
16#64 Get / Set Output1 offset  
16#6E Get / Set Output1 length  
USINT 16#0000 Relative starting address of output area no. 1. (1)  
USINT 16#0020 Size, expressed in bytes, of output area no. 1. (1)  
(1) These 2 attributes correspond to the “Param18” and “Param19” parameters referenced by the EDS file  
supplied with the gateway. Write access to them (Access = Set) is reserved for DeviceNet configuration  
tools, since it allows you to change the location or the size of this output data area. So the  
“Set_Attribute_Single” service should not be used with these attributes. Changing any one of these two  
attributes has direct consequences on the attribute 16#01 of instance 16#01 from the “I/O Data Output  
Mapping Object” (size of the data). This attribute is not created if the size of the gateway’s output area is  
null. The “Output1 offset” attribute corresponds to an offset from the start of the memory area reserved for  
the output data (16#0200).  
The values located in the “Value” column correspond to the LUFP9 gateway’s default configuration  
(“Output1” area located at address 16#0200 and made up of 32 bytes).  
Services in class 16#A1  
Service code Name of the service  
16#0E Get_Attribute_Single  
Need  
Description  
Required  
This service allows to read the value of one of the class attributes.  
Attributes of instance 16#01 of class 16#A1  
ID  
Access Name  
Need  
Type  
Value  
16#01 Get / Set Data  
Optional  
USINT […]  
(output area no.1)  
This attribute corresponds to the gateway’s “Output1” area. Reading it gives access to the values of all the data  
located in this area, and writing it allows to change them. These values take the form of an array of bytes whose  
size corresponds to the size of the area. This very same attribute is also involved when using instance 16#96 of  
the Assembly Objects (Class 16#04) described in chapter 10.7 (voir page 98).  
N.B. With the default configuration, attribute 16#01 corresponds to an array of 32 bytes whose content is  
Services of instance 16#01 of class 16#A1  
Service code Name of the service  
Need  
Description  
16#0E  
Get_Attribute_Single  
Optional  
This service allows to read the array of values corresponding to the  
sole attribute of the single instance from “I/O Data Output Mapping  
Object.”  
16#10  
Set_Attribute_Single  
Required  
This service allows to write/change all the values corresponding to  
the sole attribute of the single instance from “I/O Data Output  
Mapping Object.”  
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10.12. Diagnostic Object (Class 16#AA)  
The “Diagnostic Object” has only one instance (Instance ID = 16#01) and is specific to the LUFP9 gateway. It  
contains a large amount of diagnostic data of all levels. As a result, some of these diagnoses should not be  
used, as these are reserved for maintenance operations carried out on the gateway or when developing its  
software. However, the attributes to which they correspond are all described below for the sake of completeness.  
Attributes of class 16#AA  
ID  
Access Name  
Need  
Type  
Value Description  
Revision index of the “Diagnostic Object” class.  
16#01  
Get Revision  
Optional  
UINT  
1
Services in class 16#AA  
Service code Name of the service  
16#0E Get_Attribute_Single  
Need  
Description  
Required This service allows to read the value of one of the class attributes.  
Attributes of instance 16#01 of class 16#AA  
ID  
Access Name  
Get  
DeviceNet module serial number  
Need  
Type  
Value  
16#01  
Optional  
UDINT  
(variable)  
The value of the “DeviceNet module serial number” corresponds to the serial number of the gateway’s AnyBus-S  
DeviceNet card, that is to say the card on which the block of selector switches and the DeviceNet connector are  
located. e.g. 16# 20 DD 00 23.  
16#02  
Get  
Vendor ID  
Optional  
UINT  
16#0001  
The value of this attribute is set to 16#0001 for the LUFP9 gateway.  
The value 16#0000 cannot be used and values between 16#0002 and 16#FFFF are reserved for the gateway  
suppliers.  
16#03  
16#04  
Get  
Fieldbus type  
Optional  
UINT  
16#0025  
With the LUFP9 gateway, this attribute always takes the same value (16#0025), as it characterizes the  
DeviceNet network. Any other value would be incorrect (e.g. 16#0001 for a Profibus-DP network).  
Get  
DeviceNet module software version  
Optional  
UINT  
16#0105  
This attribute shows the software version on the gateway’s AnyBus-S DeviceNet card. The major index of this  
version is given by the most significant byte and its minor index is given by the least significant byte, both in BCD  
format. e.g. 16#0105 corresponds to version 01.05.  
16#05  
16#06  
Get  
Interrupt count  
Optional  
UINT  
(counter)  
The value of the “interrupt count” is incremented by one every time an interrupt related to the management of the  
downstream Modbus network do occur.  
Get  
Watchdog counter in  
Optional  
UINT  
16#0000  
This counter is not implemented, and using this attribute is pointless.  
The primary function of this counter is to provide feedback from the lifetime counter represented by attribute  
16#07, which would allow the AnyBus-S DeviceNet card to ensure that the card to which it is connected is  
working properly by comparing the values of these two attributes.  
16#07  
16#08  
Get  
Watchdog counter out  
Optional  
UINT  
(counter)  
The value of this counter is incremented by one every millisecond (at least one writing operation every 50 ms)  
and operates as an internal presence counter, intended to the gateway’s applicative card, that is to say the card  
on which the AnyBus-S DeviceNet card is inserted.  
Get  
Access method status  
Optional  
USINT [4]  
16# 40 00 00 80  
This array of 4 USINT elements determines the status of the method used to access the gateway’s memory’s  
general areas. This attribute is not relevant when using the gateway.  
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ID  
Access Name  
Get  
LED status  
Need  
Type  
Value  
16#09  
Optional  
USINT [6]  
(variable)  
The values of the elements of this attribute correspond to the status of the gateway’s 6 LEDs (1 byte per LED).  
The first byte corresponds to LED c, the second to LED d, etc., up to LED h. Each byte takes one of the  
following values to designate the state of the LED to which it corresponds: 16#00 (LED is off), 16#01 (LED is  
green) or 16#02 (LED is red).  
16#0A  
16#0B  
Get  
The value of this attribute is always equal to 16#0101 with the LUFP9 gateway, as this is an “AnyBus-S” module.  
Get Optional USINT (8-bit register)  
DeviceNet module status  
Module type  
Optional  
UINT  
16#0101  
Reading this attribute’s bits shows certain information about the state of the gateway’s AnyBus-S DeviceNet  
card. The four data bits of these registers are described below:  
Bit 0: Gateway off-line (0) / on-line (1) on the DeviceNet network.  
Bit 1: All outputs are zeroed (0) or held (1) in the output memory area if the gateway is off-line on the DeviceNet  
network.  
Bit 8: All inputs are zeroed (0) or held (1) in the input memory area if the gateway’s application is stopped.  
Bit 9: The “changed data field” register is inhibited (0) / activated (1).  
16#0C  
16#0D  
Get  
Changed data field  
Optional  
LWORD  
Each bit of this 64-bit register indicates whether the content of 8 consecutive bytes of the output memory area  
has been changed. Bit 0 relates to bytes 16#0200 to 16#0207, bit 1 relates to bytes 16#0208 to 16#0215, etc., up  
to bit 63, which relates to bytes 16#03F8 to 16#03FF.  
Get  
Interrupt cause  
Optional  
BYTE  
(8-bit register)  
This register allows you to determine the cause of the last interrupt. Each bit is activated when the associated  
event occurs, then it is reset by the gateway’s interrupt handler. So this register is not intended to be used by the  
DeviceNet master.  
Bit 0: The gateway goes on-line on the DeviceNet network.  
Bit 1: The gateway goes off-line on the DeviceNet network.  
Bit 2: Data changed.  
16#0E  
Get  
Interrupt notification  
Optional  
BYTE  
(8-bit register)  
This register allows you to determine what types of interrupts are allowed (see description of attribute 16#0D). Its  
value is set when the gateway is initialized, using a specific mailbox (not described in this guide).  
Bit 0: Issuing an interrupt when the gateway goes on-line on the DeviceNet network.  
Bit 1: Issuing an interrupt when the gateway goes off-line on the DeviceNet network.  
Bit 2: Issuing an interrupt when the data are modified. To do this the “change data field” register should be  
activated (see description of bit 9 of attribute 16#0B).  
16#0F  
16#10  
Get  
IN cyclic I/O length  
Optional  
UINT  
16#0020  
This attribute indicates the total size of the cyclic input data (I/O IN data), expressed as a number of bytes. This  
size covers all the gateway’s memory space occupied by Modbus input data, free locations also being counted.  
With the LUFP9 gateway’s default configuration, the value of this attribute corresponds to the size of the input  
area of the gateway, that is to say 32 bytes.  
Get  
IN DPRAM length  
Optional  
UINT  
16#0020  
This attribute indicates the total size of the input data and parameters in the gateway’s memory (valid IN bytes in  
DPRAM), expressed as a number of bytes. This size covers all of the gateway’s memory space occupied by  
Modbus input data and parameters, free locations also being counted. Since no input parameters are defined,  
the values of attributes 16#0F and 16#10 are both identical. With the LUFP9 gateway’s default configuration, the  
value of this attribute is equal to 32 bytes.  
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ID  
Access Name  
Get  
IN total length  
Need  
Type  
Value  
16#11  
Optional  
UINT  
16#0020  
This attribute indicates the total size of the input data used in the gateway’s extended memory (IN bytes  
supported), expressed as a number of bytes. This size is equal to the value of the previous attribute (size of  
inputs in DPRAM), as it only contains input data. The values of attributes 16#0F, 16#10 and 16#11 are all  
identical. With the LUFP9 gateway’s default configuration, the value of this attribute is equal to 32 bytes.  
N.B. The gateway’s extended internal memory is different from the DPRAM memory, dealt with in the rest of this  
guide. As a result, when using the gateway, you will not have to worry about it.  
16#12  
16#13  
Get  
OUT cyclic I/O length  
Optional  
UINT  
16#0020  
This attribute indicates the total size of the cyclic output data (I/O OUT data), expressed as a number of bytes.  
This size covers all the gateway’s memory space occupied by Modbus output data, free locations also being  
counted. With the LUFP9 gateway’s default configuration, the value of this attribute corresponds to the size of the  
output area of the gateway, that is to say 32 bytes.  
Get  
OUT DPRAM length  
Optional  
UINT  
16#0020  
This attribute indicates the total size of the output data and parameters in the gateway’s memory (valid OUT  
bytes in DPRAM), expressed as a number of bytes. This size covers all of the gateway’s memory space occupied  
by Modbus output data and parameters, free locations also being counted. Since no output parameters are  
defined, the values of attributes 16#12 and 16#13 are both identical. With the LUFP9 gateway’s default  
configuration, the value of this attribute is equal to 32 bytes.  
16#14  
Get  
OUT total length  
Optional  
UINT  
16#0020  
This attribute indicates the total size of the output data used in the gateway’s extended memory (OUT bytes  
supported), expressed as a number of bytes. This size is equal to the value of the previous attribute (size of  
outputs in DPRAM), as it only contains output data. The values of attributes 16#12, 16#13 and 16#14 are all  
identical. With the LUFP9 gateway’s default configuration, the value of this attribute is equal to 32 bytes.  
N.B. The gateway’s extended internal memory is different from the DPRAM memory, dealt with in the rest of this  
guide. As a result, when using the gateway, you will not have to worry about it.  
16#15  
16#16  
Get  
This attribute is not used.  
Get  
Application indication  
Reserved attribute  
Optional  
UINT  
16#0000  
Optional  
USINT  
(8-bit register)  
This 8-bit register is reserved for the gateway’s applicative card, that is to say the card on which the AnyBus-S  
DeviceNet card is inserted. The various bits of this register are primarily used when internal commands of the  
gateway are intended to act on the gateway’s memory. These bits are not intended to be used by the DeviceNet  
master and will not be described here.  
16#17  
Get  
AnyBus indication  
Optional  
USINT  
(8-bit register)  
This 8-bit register is reserved for the gateway’s AnyBus-S DeviceNet card. The various bits of this register are  
primarily used when internal commands of the gateway are intended to act on the gateway’s memory. These bits  
are not intended to be used by the DeviceNet master and will not be described here, except for bit 4:  
Bit 4: This bit is set to one once the gateway’s AnyBus-S DeviceNet card has been initialized.  
Services of instance 16#01 of class 16#AA  
Service code Name of the service  
16#0E Get_Attribute_Single  
Need  
Description  
Required This service allows to read the value of the single instance of the  
“Diagnostic Object.”  
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Only the Modbus commands shown in  
the right-hand table are supported by  
the gateway. The structure of the query  
and response frames for each of these  
commands is then described in the  
following chapters.  
Function code  
Broadcast (1) Modbus command  
03  
06  
16  
16#03  
16#06  
16#10  
Read Holding Registers  
Preset Single Register  
Preset Multiple Registers  
Yes  
Yes  
(1) The content of this column shows whether the command can be added (“Yes”) or not (“—”) to the list of a  
broadcaster node’s commands, known as “Broadcaster” in AbcConf.  
In the following chapters, each byte of the query and  
response frames of Modbus command are  
described, one after another, with the exception of the  
fields shown opposite. These are always present in  
the queries and responses of all Modbus commands.  
- Value cannot be changed (Modbus  
Slave Address address: 1 to 247. Addresses 125,  
126, and 127 prohibited)  
a
- Value cannot be changed (code of  
Function  
the Modbus command)  
… Other  
fields …  
… Specific features of  
Modbus commands …  
The “Slave Address” and “Function” fields are the first  
two bytes of these frames. The two bytes of the  
“Checksum” are their last two bytes.  
Checksum (Lo)  
Checksum (Hi)  
- Type of error check  
- Number of the 1st byte checked  
The descriptions of the Modbus frames which appear in the following chapters are mainly intended to help you to  
configure the gateway’s Modbus exchanges using AbcConf. Please see the documentation of each Modbus  
slave to check for any restriction regarding these frames (number of registers which can be read or written in a  
single Modbus command, for example).  
It is a better idea to get hold of a standard Modbus document, such as the guide entitled Modicon Modbus  
Protocol Reference Guide (ref.: PI-MBUS-300 Rev. J), so that you can see the correspondence between the  
elements displayed in AbcConf and the content of the corresponding Modbus frames. Here is an example of a  
correspondence for a full frame (including the start and end of frame fields shown above), based on the “Read  
Elements under AbcConf  
Slave Address  
Modbus frame fields  
Slave no.  
Size  
Modbus  
query  
1 byte  
1 byte  
2 bytes  
2 bytes  
2 bytes  
Function  
Function no.  
Starting Address (Hi, Lo)  
Number of points (Hi, Lo)  
Checksum  
No. of the 1st word (MSB / LSB)  
Number of words (MSB / LSB)  
CRC16 (LSB / MSB)  
Modbus  
response  
Slave Address  
Function  
Slave no.  
1 byte  
1 byte  
Function no.  
Byte count  
Data  
Number of bytes read  
Value of 1st word (MSB / LSB)  
…………………………………  
Value of last word (MSB / LSB)  
CRC16 (LSB / MSB)  
1 byte  
2 bytes  
…………  
2 bytes  
2 bytes  
Checksum  
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correspondences between the elements displayed in AbcConf and the corresponding Modbus frame fields.  
Command, page 73, if the implementation of one of these commands would be incompatible with its  
implementation in the gateway, for example. You then have to create a special Modbus command to  
compensate for this incompatibility.  
N.B. here, the notions of “input” and “output” (and assimilated) are irrelevant, as all Modbus commands have  
access to all of a Modbus slave’s memory. However, these names are retained in order to comply with the terms  
used in the standard Modbus documentation.  
11.1. “Read Holding Registers” Command (16#03)  
Frame  
Field  
Value or properties  
Query  
Starting Address (MSB)  
Starting Address (LSB)  
Number of points (MSB)  
Number of points (LSB)  
- Address of the 1st output / internal register  
- Number of output / internal registers  
Response Byte count  
Data (first register / MSB)  
- Number of data bytes = number of output / internal registers × 2  
- Byte swap = “Swap 2 bytes” (or “No swapping”)  
- Data length = Value of the “Byte count” field  
Data (first register / LSB)  
………  
Data (last register / MSB)  
Data (last register / LSB)  
- Data location = Address in the gateway’s input memory  
11.2. “Preset Single Register” command (16#06)  
Frame  
Field  
Value or properties  
Query  
Register (MSB)  
Register (LSB)  
- Address of the output / internal register  
- Byte swap = “Swap 2 bytes” (or “No swapping”)  
- Data length = 16#0002  
- Data location = Address in the gateway’s output memory  
- Byte swap = “Swap 2 bytes” (or “No swapping”)  
- Data length = 16#0002  
- Data location = Address in the gateway’s input memory  
N.B. This data is an echo to the query. So in most cases there is no need  
to feed them back to the DeviceNet master.  
Preset data (MSB)  
Preset data (LSB)  
Response  
Register (MSB)  
Register (LSB)  
Preset data (MSB)  
Preset data (LSB)  
Instead of creating a link between the echo of the response to the “Preset Single Register”  
command (16#06) and the memory area dedicated to the DeviceNet inputs (16#0002-  
16#01FF), you’d better link it with the address 16#0400.  
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11.3. “Preset Multiple Registers” Command (16#10)  
Frame  
Field  
Value or properties  
Query  
Starting Address (MSB)  
Starting Address (LSB)  
Number of Registers (MSB)  
Number of Registers (LSB)  
Byte Count  
Data (first register / MSB)  
Data (first register / LSB)  
………  
- Address of the 1st output / internal register  
- Number of output / internal registers  
- Number of data bytes = number of output / internal registers × 2  
- Byte swap = “Swap 2 bytes” (or “No swapping”)  
- Data length = Value of the “Byte count” field  
- Data location = Address in the gateway’s output memory  
- Address of the 1st output / internal register  
Data (last register / MSB)  
Data (last register / LSB)  
Response Starting Address (MSB)  
Starting Address (LSB)  
Number of Registers (MSB) - Number of output / internal registers  
Number of Registers (LSB)  
11.4. Modbus Protocol Exception Responses  
When it cannot process a command dictated by a Modbus query, a slave sends an exception response instead  
of the normal response to the query.  
With standard Modbus commands, the LUFP9 gateway considers that all exception responses  
which it receives from Modbus slaves are incorrect responses. As a result, it will carry out the  
re-transmissions configured for the queries involved.  
If you want the software application for your DeviceNet master to be able to specifically  
manage exception responses, you can replace the Modbus command, in AbcConf, with a  
personalized command (see chapter 6.11.3.2 Modbus Commands which Can Be Completely  
Changed by the User, page 74). This then allows you to feed back the “Slave Address” and  
“Function” fields to the DeviceNet master.  
The structure of an exception response is independent of the Modbus command associated with the “Function”  
field of the query involved. The whole frame of an exception response is shown below :  
Modbus address (1 to 247; addresses 125, 126 and 127 prohibited): The value of this field  
Slave Address  
is identical to that of the “Slave Address” field of the query involved.  
Command code, with exception indicator: The value of this field is set to 16#80 + the value  
of the “Function” field of the query involved.  
Function  
Code indicating the nature of the error which has caused the exception response (see table  
on next page).  
Exception Code  
Checksum (Lo)  
Error check  
Checksum (Hi)  
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Name of the  
exception  
Code  
Description of the exception  
16#01 ILLEGAL FUNCTION The query’s “Function” command code is not implemented in the Modbus slave  
software, or it is unable to process it for the moment.  
16#02 ILLEGAL DATA  
ADDRESS  
The combination of the query’s “Starting Address” and “No. of Registers” fields  
(or assimilated fields) gives access to one or more addresses which are not  
accessible on the Modbus slave.  
16#03 ILLEGAL DATA  
VALUE  
The value of one of the Modbus query’s fields is outside the authorized limits.  
This error does not affect the content of the “Data” (or assimilated) fields, as this  
error only takes account of the fields used for managing the Modbus protocol.  
16#04 SLAVE DEVICE  
FAILURE  
An unrecoverable failure has occurred when processing the command.  
16#05  
(1)  
ACKNOWLEDGE  
The Modbus slave informs the gateway that it has accepted the command  
(acknowledgement), but that it will take too long to process it and it cannot afford  
to wait for the completion of this process before sending a response.  
The gateway should transmit subsequent queries in order to determine whether  
the command has finished or not.  
16#06 SLAVE DEVICE  
The Modbus slave informs the gateway that it is already in the process of  
running a command and therefore it cannot run the one transmitted to it.  
(1)  
BUSY  
So the gateway should re-transmit the query subsequently.  
16#07  
(1)  
NEGATIVE  
ACKNOWLEDGE  
The Modbus slave informs the gateway that it cannot process the requested  
command. This exception only affects commands 13 and 14 (16#0D and  
16#0E). These functions are not part of the standard Modbus commands and are  
not described in this document.  
16#08 MEMORY PARITY  
ERROR  
The Modbus slave informs the gateway that it has detected a parity error on the  
access to its own memory. This exception only affects standard commands 20  
and 21 (16#14 and 16#15) which are not supported by the gateway.  
(1)  
(1) Please see the standard Modbus documentation for further information about these various cases.  
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