Communication and messaging
Function blocks in the group “Communication and messaging”. Each link opens the block page; sorted by library and name.
| Block | Page title | Library | What it is for |
|---|---|---|---|
| closeport | Port closing | Communications | The function closes communication at the given port. |
| getportstatus | Port status | Communications | This function gets the communication status of a handle. |
| openport | Port opening | Communications | Function opens a port communication according to the entered data. |
| readport | Reading data from a port | Communications | Function readport reads data from a given communication port. |
| receivesms | Receive SMS | Communications | The function asks the connected modems for received SMS messages in each PLC computing cycle. |
| sendmail | Send mail - ST | Communications | The function sends an e-mail in each PLC computing cycle. |
| sendmailcustom | Sending e-mails – ST – from more accounts | Communications | The function sends an e-mail in each PLC computing cycle. |
| sendmailtrig | Send e-mail - FUPLA | Communications | The function sends an e-mail at each transition of the control variable send from FALSE to TRUE. |
| sendsms | Sending SMS - ST | Communications | The function sends a SMS in each PLC computing cycle. |
| sendsmstrig | Send SMS - FUPLA | Communications | The function sends a SMS at each transition of the control variable send from FALSE to TRUE. |
| writeport | Writing data to a port | Communications | Function writeport writes data to a given communication port. |
| MessageSender | Bulk Message Sender (8 inputs) | Lib.Mervis Libraries | ===== Usage in ST ===== |