The Explicit Messaging Object represents an Explicit Messaging connection to a remote DeviceNet device.

A remote DeviceNet device is a physical device that a DeviceNet cable attaches to your interface. Because a device can only have one Explicit Messaging connection, use the Explicit Messaging Object for features that apply to the device as a whole.

Use the Explicit Messaging Object to complete the following tasks:

  • Execute the Get Attribute Single service on the remote device by using the Get DeviceNet Attribute VI.
  • Execute the Set Attribute Single service on the remote device by using the Set DeviceNet Attribute VI.
  • Send any other Explicit Message request to the remote device and receive the associated Explicit Message response by using the Write DeviceNet Explicit Message VI and the Read DeviceNet Explicit Message VI.
  • Configure the settings for the remote devices.

For information about these VIs, refer to the NI-Industrial Communications for DeviceNet Programming Reference Manual.