Ethernet/IP Explicit Messaging: Control Expert General Purpose Library

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Originally published on Industrial Automation How-to videos by Jimi | March 08, 2023 04:50 PM

Are you looking for a working example of explicit messaging for Ethernet/IP protocol? The General Purpose Library (GPL) in EcoStruxure Control Expert (formerly known as Unity Pro) includes a solution that greatly simplifies implementing this type of communication. These function blocks, pre-designed and maintained by Schneider Electric, help to correctly manage the number of simultaneous messages sent from a Modicon controller. At the same time, transferring the parameters for class, instance and attribute of the required data is done by transferring these values directly into the GPL function block’s input pins, removing the complexities associated to setting up arrays or similar structures.

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00:00 Ethernet/IP Explicit Messaging: Control Expert General Purpose Library

00:48 Applications of explicit messaging

11:28 GPL function blocks for Ethernet/IP Explicit Messaging

32:02 Considerations for the M580 Hot Standby ePAC

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