
Contents MVI56-PDPMV1 ♦ ControlLogix Platform
User Manual PROFIBUS DPV1 Master
Page 6 of 251 ProSoft Technology, Inc.
July 29, 2015
2.5.4 Viewing the Controller Tags in RSLogix 5000...................................................... 125
2.5.5 Sending a Mailbox Message in RSLogix 5000..................................................... 127
3Mailbox Messaging 129
3.1 Mailbox Message Queuing................................................................................... 130
3.1.1 Queue Timeouts ................................................................................................... 130
3.2 Flex Mode Mailbox Communication...................................................................... 130
3.2.1 Using FLEX Mode MSG Instructions.................................................................... 132
3.2.2 Retrieving Status Information ............................................................................... 132
3.2.3 Sending Mailbox Commands................................................................................ 135
3.2.4 Reading Alarms .................................................................................................... 140
3.2.5 Rebooting the Module........................................................................................... 141
3.3 Legacy Mode Mailbox Communication................................................................. 142
3.3.1 Input Mailbox: Legacy Mode................................................................................. 142
3.3.2 Output Mailbox: Legacy Mode.............................................................................. 143
3.3.3 Receiving Mailbox Message Responses from the Module: Legacy Mode........... 143
3.4 Special Function Mailbox Messaging Commands................................................ 145
3.5 Mailbox Message Commands .............................................................................. 147
3.5.1 Mailbox Message: Set Slave Mode ...................................................................... 147
3.5.2 Mailbox Message: Get Slave Diagnostics ............................................................ 150
3.5.3 Mailbox Message: Get Slave Configuration ......................................................... 152
3.5.4 Mailbox Message: Set Slave Address.................................................................. 154
3.5.5 Mailbox Message: Get Live List............................................................................ 156
3.5.6 Mailbox Message: Class 1 Acyclic Data Read..................................................... 158
3.5.7 Mailbox Message: Class 1 Acyclic Data Write ..................................................... 160
3.5.8 Mailbox Message: Alarm Indication...................................................................... 162
3.5.9 Mailbox Message: Set Operating Mode ............................................................... 164
3.5.10 Mailbox Message: Start Slave .............................................................................. 166
3.5.11 Mailbox Message: Stop Slave .............................................................................. 168
3.6 Mailbox Messaging Error Codes........................................................................... 170
3.6.1 Acyclic Message Status Word.............................................................................. 170
3.6.2 Return Codes........................................................................................................ 171
3.6.3 Error Codes........................................................................................................... 172
3.6.4 DPV1 Class 1-Related Error Codes ..................................................................... 172
4Diagnostics and Troubleshooting 175
4.1 Basic Troubleshooting Steps................................................................................ 175
4.2 LED Status Indicators: Front of MVI56 Module .................................................... 175
4.2.1 Module Faceplate Status Indicators ..................................................................... 176
4.2.2 PROFIBUS Master Indicators............................................................................... 177
4.2.3 Examples.............................................................................................................. 178
4.2.4 Legacy Mode (Use Legacy Mode = Yes) ............................................................. 179
4.2.5 Flex Mode (Use Legacy Mode=No)...................................................................... 180
4.3 Using ProSoft Configuration Builder (PCB) for Diagnostics................................. 181
4.3.1 Disabling the RSLinx Driver for the Com Port on the PC..................................... 181
4.3.2 RS-232 Configuration/Debug Port........................................................................ 183
4.3.3 DB9 to RJ45 Adaptor (Cable 14).......................................................................... 183
4.3.4 Using the Diagnostic Window in ProSoft Configuration Builder ........................... 184