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Uni-Telway

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Uni-Telway Protocol
Master & Slave modes

Uni-Telway is a protocol from SCHNEIDER Electric (Merlin Gerin, Modicon,

Square D, Telemecanique). The physical access is based on a Serial Link transmission (half-
duplex type). The electrical interface allows multi-point mode connection.

[1] :”TXTUTE” fuction,

only available with
Supported services by applicom® Uni-Telway protocol applicom® library/DLL.
[2] : Data are stored
Uni-Te v2.0 messaging automatically into a
Client Server Unsolicited Data configured area of appli-
Send[1] Receive[2] com® Data-Base.
Yes Yes Yes Yes

[3] : Uni-Telway physical

network connection.
Compatible Groupe Schneider product range [4] : X-way defines the
Schneider PLCs addres-
TSX 07 TSX 17 TSX 37 TSX 57 TSX/MPX PL7-3 April sing architecture for
(Nano range) (Micro range) (Premium range) 47/67/87/107 Uni-Telway, Fipway and
Uni-Telway[3] Yes TSX 17 ACC5 CPUs CPUs TSX/PMX Px7-425 No Ethway networks
native TSX SCG 116 TSX SCY 2100 TSX SCY 2100 TSX SCM 21 x 6 (Network, Station, Gate,
connection TSX SCY 2101 TSX SCY 2101 Unit Way). X-way
TSX SCP 11 x [5] TSX SCP 11 x [5] addressing enables data
X-Way[4] exchange between
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
inter-network these networks.
connection [5] : 256 bytes frame size
Please contact us for other supported CPU/couplers.. capacity only with PCM-
CIA card couplers.

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applicom® Uni-Telway as Master or Slave is able to :

" client and server mode simultaneously on the same channel.

" management of “unsolicited data”.

" monitoring of client accesses.

" access devices on the network as well as device on the sub-networks using X-WAY

addressing
" carry out Uni-Telway requests in multi-flow (several requests can be managed simul-

taneously).
" manage multi-frames. If the number of accessed variables is higher than supported

by the addressee device, applicom® Uni-Telway Master will make as many frames as
necessary to complete the user request.

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Uni-Telway master
applicom® Uni-Telway as Master provides the bus manager function. Its main role is to
manage the polling of up to 98 slaves placed on its bus. It also routes messages from
slave to slave and allows general distribution of requests on the bus.

Client mode
applicom® can read and/or write major types of data in the following PLC's thanks to
applicom® library/DLL, DDE server, OPC server or ActiveX control:

TSX 17

Device Data-Type ® Internal Timer Counter

† applicom® Data-Type
Bit B
Word (16-bit) W Ti,P Ti,V Ci,P Ci,V
Ti,D Ti,R Ci,E Ci,D
Ci,F

Micro range/TSX 37, Premium range/TSX 57

Device Data Type ® Internal System Constant Input Output Monos- PL7 IEC Counter
table Timer Timer
† applicom® Data
Bit %MX %S %IX %QX
Byte %MB
Word (16-bit) %MW %SW %KW %MNi.P %Ti.P %Ti.V %TMi.P %Ci.P %Ci.V
%MNi.V %Ti.D %Ti.R %TMi.V %Ci.E %Ci.D
%MNi.R %TMi.Q %Ci.F
Double word (32-bit) %MD
Floating point (32-bit) %MF
IEEE format

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TSX/PMX 47/67/87/107

Device Data-Type ® Internal Inpout Output Timer Counter

† applicom® Data-Type
Bit B I O
Word (16-bit) W, CW IW OW Ti,P Ti,V Ci,P Ci,V
Ti,D Ti,R Ci,E Ci,D
Ci,F
Double word (32-bit) DW
Floating point (32-bit) IEEE format FW

April

Device Data-Type ® Internal Input Output

† applicom® Data-Type
Bit %MX, %RX %IX %QX
Word (16-bit) %MW
Double word (32-bit) %MD
Floating point (32-bit) IEEE format %FD

Uni-Te functions supported by all ranges[1]

Run Device identification [1] : only available via

Stop Connect applicom® library/DLL.
Read error counters Unconnect
RAZ error counters

All the other Uni-Te requests can only be generated with "TXTUTE" function of applicom®
library/DLL. This function is identical to:

" Text function block used with TSX 17/47/67/87/107 PLCs.

" SEND_REQ() programming language function used with TSX 37/57 PLCs.

This allows the user to setup his or her own request.

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Maximum number of variables per frame with OPC server

Type of variable ® Read Write[2] [2] : Maximum quantity

TSX/ TSX3 7/ TSX 17 April[4] TSX/ TSX 37 TSX 17 April[4] in write is always 1 if
PMX TSX 57[4] PMX TSX 57[4] you are using PCDDE
† applicom® Data-Type application.
Bit 496 960 1[5] 1920 496[3] 960 1 1920
Input/Output bit 16 64 1920 1 64 1920 [3] : Several bits can be
Byte written in a single
Word 60 120 15 120 60 120 12 120 frame if the number is
Input/Output word 8 1 modulo 8.
Double word (32-bit) 30 60 60 30 60 60
Floating point (32-bit) 30 60 60 30 60 60 [4] : frame length of 256
Timer 1 30 1 1 1 1 bytes.
Counter 1 30 1 1 1 1
Monostable 30 1 [5] : Extension at 8 bits if
start address modulo 8.

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Server mode
applicom® shares a database for Uni-Telway Clients (such as PLCs or remote applicom®
boards) called applicom® Data-Base (size of 32Kbits and 32Kwords) which works like vir-
tual PLC memory to provide Telemecanique type variables (%M, %MW, etc.). applicom®
Data-Base is accessible in both read and write modes.

This functionality can be used to optimize data feedback. Rather than permanently pol-
ling devices to monitor variables changing status occasionally, the devices can put the
data to feed back only on change of status (alarm feedback) in the applicom® Data-Base.
Consequently, in this operating mode :
" The PLC processors are used less.

" The network architecture is less heavily loaded.

" Data Feedback time is minimized.

applicom® server features reliability mechanisms with client connections :

" a maximum interval time between PLC client accesses to applicom® Data-Base

(timeout) can be defined. To check the reliability of each connection with a client
device your application can read (only) a status word which is located in applicom®
Data-Base words area "ACCESS STATUS WORD".
" Your application can read (or write to reset) a counter word which is located in appli-

com® Data-Base words area "ACCESS INDICATOR WORD" to determine the current
number of writes made by the client device in the applicom® Data-Base.

There is one status word and one counter word reserved per client. You should specify
these word´s addresses in the applicom® Data-Base using our configuration utility.

applicom® Data-Base memory management for Uni-Telway clients

Max. number TSX 17 TSX TSX April

variables/request 37/57 47/67/87/107
† Description
Bit without forcing 1920 Bi %MX B %MX
Bit with forcing 960 Bi %MX B %MX
Octet 240 %MB
Word (16-bit) 120 Wi %MW W %MW
Double word (32-bit) 60 %MD DW %MD
Floating point (32-bit) 60 %MF FW %FD
IEEE format

Other Uni-Te server functions supported

" Device identification.
" Mirror.
" Date and time
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Router mode
The Uni-Telway master on applicom® interface offers the possibility to UNI-TE clients on its
bus of accessing directly the equipment connected on another of the board by using the
X-WAY addressing capabilities in the Télémécanique network layer.

By using this addressing possibility UNI-TE clients can access directly the equipment con-
nected on another channel of the board used and benefit from automatic protocol con-
version on the requests :

" Read/Write bits.

" Read/Write words.
" Read/Write double words.

Protocol conversion possibilities offered by the Uni-Telway master on applicom®

interface :

" Fipway
" Ethway
" Uni-Telway
" JBUS/MODBUS
" 6964/3964R, RK512 messaging
" SucomA (Moeller Group)
" SYSMAC-WAY (Omron)
" Kit4000 (user protocol)

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Uni-Telway slave
applicom® Uni-Telway as slave manages client and/or server features and has the same
client/server features as in Master mode.

See the applicom® Uni-Telway Master page for details about client/server features.

Diagnostics tools
The applicom® solution package includes a set of tools to test your communication
without developing any kind of application. Usually you are able to run these test pro-
grams along with your application, HMI, or MMI software allowing you to check your data
acquisition.

Each test program returns a status word and a text comment giving feedback on the
communication. It can be used to diagnose an exact cause of failure.

applicom® Uni-Telway as a server (Master or Slave) has the possibility to "route" Uni-
Telway client requests to a second applicom® communication port. The read/write
request are automatically converted from the Uni-Telway protocol to the appropriate pro-
tocol running on it, to access to the device's data.

Compatible applicom® boards

ISA Bus PCI Bus PC/104 Bus
PC1000 PCI1000
PC2000 PCI2000ETH
PC2000ETH PCI2000FIP
PC2000FIP PCI2000MBP
PC4000 PCI2000PFB
PCI4000

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