Advant Controller AC 31 / Issued: 08.99 Contents – 3 36.2 Network communication via the integrated MODBUS® interface ................................................................. 6-66.2.1 Protocol description...................................................................................................................................... 6-66.2.2 Configuration of the MODBUS interface ...................................................................................................... 6-86.2.3 Programming................................................................................................................................................ 6-86.2.4 Response times for MODBUS® communication........................................................................................ 6-116.3 Point to point communication with the integrated ASCII interface.............................................................. 6-136.3.1 Protocol description.................................................................................................................................... 6-136.3.2 Configuration of the communication........................................................................................................... 6-136.3.3 Programming.............................................................................................................................................. 6-136.4 Point to point communication with the programming protocol .................................................................... 6-146.4.1 Description.................................................................................................................................................. 6-146.4.2 The command list of the integrated editor which is available in terminal mode......................................... 6-147 Diagnosis .................................................................................................................................................... 7-17.1 Types of errors detected ............................................................................................................................... 7-17.2 Detection of errors ........................................................................................................................................ 7-27.3 Read the PLC status via the programming software .................................................................................... 7-47.4 Error management via programming ............................................................................................................ 7-47.4.1 Description of the diagnosis variables.......................................................................................................... 7-47.4.2 Meaning of the contents of the error word flags........................................................................................... 7-6Appendix ..................................................................................................................................................................A-1A1 Correspondence between variables and physical addresses ......................................................................A-1A2 Historical values............................................................................................................................................ A-3