FS-8704-14 EtherNet/IP Manual

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Appendix A.8. Classes and Attributes Supported

EtherNet/IP is an object orientated protocol. The Object Oriented structure therefore allows for classes, instances, attributes and services. The ‘data types’ listed below are to be considered as the objects supported in the protocol. Each of these has attributes that have been supported to differing degrees.

FieldServer Data Type

 

 

 

Description (or Device Data Type)

 

 

 

 

 

Attributes Supported:

Services Supported:

 

 

 

 

One instance supported (0x01)

Get_Attribute_All;

 

 

 

 

Attributes List:

Get_Attribute_Single

 

 

 

 

Vendor ID

 

Identity – Class Code 0x01

 

 

Device Type

 

 

 

Product Code

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Device Revision

 

 

 

 

 

Status

 

 

 

 

 

Serial Number

 

 

 

 

 

Device Description (text)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Attributes Supported:

Services Supported:

Message Router – Class Code

 

One instance supported (0x01)

Get_Attribute_Single

0x02

 

 

 

Attribute List:

 

 

 

 

 

Max Connections

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Attributes Supported:

Services Supported:

 

 

 

 

Class Instance Support (0x00)

Get_Attribute_Single

 

 

 

 

Class Attributes: 0x02 (Max Instance)

 

Assembly – Class Code 0x04

 

 

Two instances supported (0x0100 and 0x0101)

 

 

 

Attribute List:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Member List

 

 

 

 

 

Not Supported

 

 

 

 

 

Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Connection Manager

Class

 

Forward Open Service

 

Code 0x06

 

 

 

Forward Close Service

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Attributes Supported:

Services Supported:

 

 

 

 

Class Instance Support (0x00)

Get_Attribute_Single

 

 

 

 

Class Attributes: 0x02 (Max Instance)

 

Register – Class Code 0x07

 

 

Two instances supported (0x01 and 0x02)

 

 

 

Attribute List:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Status Flag

 

 

 

 

 

Direction (read/write)

 

 

 

 

 

Size of Data (bits)

 

 

 

 

 

Discrete Input Point – Class Code

 

No visible interface currently

 

0x08

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discrete Output Point

Class

 

No visible interface currently

 

Code 0x09

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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FieldServer FS-8704-14 Appendix A.8. Classes and Attributes Supported, Attributes Supported Services Supported

FS-8704-14 specifications

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