Instructions

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Appendix A
A. Parameter Data Initialization (Explicit Data)
A.1 General
The portion of the input and output data that is declared as parameter data cannot be accessed from the
network unless it has been properly initialized.
The purpose of this procedure is to specify which data blocks in the input and output data areas to as-
sociate with the instance attributes in the Parameter Data Input Mapping Object and the Parameter Data
Output Mapping Object.
To achieve this, it is required to set up two mailbox messages in the Mailbox Editor of the Anybus Con-
figuration Manager. For more information about the Mailbox Editor, see “Mailbox Editor” on page
118.
A.2 Add a Mailbox Message
To add a mailbox message to the configuration, right-click on
‘EndInit’ and select ‘Insert New Mailbox’.
This causes the following window to appear:
This window, a.k.a. the Mail-
box Editor, will be used in the
examples later in this chapter.
See also “Mailbox Editor” on
page 118.