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CIP Message Communications Appendix D
According to CIP Specifications, the Segment Type specifications are decided as follows:
The specifications of Segment Format are different for each Segment Type.
The following sections describe Port Segment, Logical Segment, and Data Segment which are needed to use
the CIP message communications instructions.
Port Segment
The Port Segment is used to specify the path described above.
Set the ID of the port in Port Identifier.
The Port Identifier is 4 bits, so it can have a value between 0 and 15. A port identifier of “0” is reserved and not
available. A port identifier of “1” indicates the backplane port.
A port identifier of “15” has a special meaning, which indicates that the size of Port Identifier is larger than
1 byte, and the 4-bit port identifier (15) is followed by 2-byte Port Identifier. The port identifier does not exceed
1 byte when using the EtherNet/IP Unit or built-in EtherNet/IP port, so this special case is not explained here.
Set the Extended Link Address Size to “1” when that port’s Link Address is larger than 1 byte.
The following diagram shows the Port Segment value when the Extended Link Address Size is set to “0.”
Segment Type Description
765
000Port Segment
0 0 1 Logical Segment
010Network Segment
011Symbolic Segment
100Data Segment
101Data Type
110Data Type
111Reserved
Segment Type Port Identifier
7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
0 0 0
Extended Link
Address Size
Segment Type Port Identifier
765 43210
000
Extended Link
Address Size
0
7654 3210
Link Address