Transmitting and Receiving SRDOs

This topic describes how the transmit and receive SRDO messages are added and configured

• Adding, Editing and Deleting SRDOs

• SRDO Message Properties

• Receiving SRDOs

• Variable Properties

Adding, Editing and Deleting SRDOs

To add an SRDO message: 

1. Select the CAN channel from the tabs

2. Then select icon from the Transmit SRDOs section or icon from the Receive SRDOs section for manually added receive SRDO

3. Then add the variables that should be transmitted.

To delete a SRDO message:

1. Select the SRDO message

2. Then select icon from the Transmit SRDOs section or icon from the Receive SRDOs section

Variables can be added to SRDO messages directly on the SRDO tab. These variables are automatically added to the Object Dictionary as RAM parameters.

To add an SRDO Variable:

1. Open the device's SRDO tab and select the correct CAN channel

2. Add an SRDO

3. Start typing a variable name and press ENTER

4. A dialog box opens (see the image below). A description of the variable can be added. Select the Data Type and click Create New Variable.

5. The created SRDO Variable is automatically added to the Object Dictionary

SRDO Message Properties

The following table describes the configurable fields of each SRDO.

Fields with grey background are hidden by default. Click Advanced.. to show them in PDO Properties section.

Receiving SRDOs

Received By

When configuring a transmit SRDO, the Received By setting can be used to define the devices that receive the SRDO. The Received By list shows all the devices in the same network. To view the settings of a unit, select the unit name listed under Received By.

Selecting the devices from the Received By list adds

• the transmit SRDO to be received by the other device(s)

• the SRDO variables to the receiving device's OD

For example,

• Transmit SRDO is added to the Frame device on the SRDO tab

• in the SRDO's Received By settings, Cabin device is selected (see the following image)

• on the Cabin Configuration > SRDO tab, the Frame SRDO is listed to the Receive SRDOs table

• Also, the Frame SRDO variables (JoystickX, Buttons) are automatically added to the Cabin OD with the prefix Frame_

Receive SRDOs List

The Receive SRDOs section on the SRDO tab lists all the SRDOs that are transmitted on the same network. The first column in the list shows the following information:

• The SRDO number

• if checked, the message is received

• The name of the transmitter

All other columns are variables that are included in the SRDO message.

Variable Properties

The Variable Properties show the variable definition: Name, Data Type and Description selection.