SEND/RECEIVE Interface in the User Program

3.3Data Exchange S7 CPU <–> Ethernet CP

The Ethernet CP processes the send and receive jobs independent of the CPU cycle and requires one transmission time. The interface to the user program with the FCs is synchronized by an acknowledgment. Two situations must be distinguished:

SThe CPU cycle is faster than the transmission time.

SThe CPU cycle is slower than the transmission time.

Note

Please refer to the sequence charts for the FCs in Chapter 6. These charts show how to handle the SEND/RECEIVE interface in the user program for problem-free data exchange.

Remember the points below about the CPU cycle and transmission time.

FC Calls Faster than the Transmission Time

If a block is called again in the user program before data were transferred or received, the procedure is as follows on the interface of the FCs:

SAG_SEND/AG_LSEND:

No further job is accepted until the transmission of the data on the connection has been acknowledged by the Ethernet station. During this time, the user program receives the message “job active” until the Ethernet CP can accept the next job on the same connection.

SAG_RECV/AG_LRECV:

The job is acknowledged with the message “no data available yet” if there are no received data on the Ethernet CP. The user program receives this message in the CPU cycle until the Ethernet CP has received data again on the connection.

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