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6.2 Task Codes
As noted above the first word of the body of an NITP message contains a command. SIMATIC
TI505 PLCs use a command structure known as task codes. Task codes are a set of numeric
command codes which allow an external device to supervise and control the operation of the
PLC. For example, using task codes a device can retrieve data from PLC memory.
Since NITP and Task Codes are the most common way of communicating with SIMATIC TI505
PLCs, the CTI 2572 TCP/IP implementation supports this interface. Thus, to communicate with
the PLC via the 2572, all the application program has to do is encapsulate the NITP message
format in the TCP/IP protocol. Similarly, a PLC with a 2572 operating in client mode can read
and write memory in other PLCs using this method. In addition, it allows standard NITP devices
attached to a 2572 serial port to communicate with remote PLCs.
Details of the command implementation are covered in the 2572 Installation and Operation
Guide.
