Anybus® Communicator - EtherNet/IP to Modbus RTU/Serial

Map Area

Figure 72. I/O data map page, Map area options
I/O data map page, Map area options


Map area options

You must specify the map area to use for each transaction in the I/O data map.

Select one of the following Map area options:

  • Input/Output: The transaction data is sent/recieved to/from the high level network.

  • General: This area is used for transferring transaction data between individual nodes on the subnetwork.

    When General is selected, the transaction data cannot be accessed from the high level network.

  • Unmapped: The transaction data is not used.

Start address

For Input/Output and General, you can enter a start address for the transaction data.