# Communicating with Anybus Explict Messaging

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/communicating-with-anybus-explict-messaging/76718>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [July 21, 2023, 4:55pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/communicating-with-anybus-explict-messaging/76718 "2023-07-21T16:55:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![Rebecca\_Reneker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/3da27b/32.png) [@Rebecca\_Reneker](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Rebecca_Reneker)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2023, 4:55pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/communicating-with-anybus-explict-messaging/76718/1 "2023-07-21T16:55:06Z")

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I have a piece of equipment that I am trying to communicate with through ignition. According to the equipment manual, it is set up to do Explicit Message data format through an Anybus communicator 7072. What driver would I need to use to set up this communication?

Heres some additional information provided in the manual that may help:

Output Data class  
Class: 176 (0x00B0)  
Instance: 1  
Service Code: GetAttributeSingle

Input data class  
Class: 177 (0x00B1)  
Instance: 1  
Service Code: SetAttributeSingle, GetAttributeSingle

It also provides a table that has the Attribute and Bytes for each item

Example:  
Attribute: 3 ,Bytes: 1 ,Item: Device operation ,contents: Indicates current device status

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**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2023, 4:58pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/communicating-with-anybus-explict-messaging/76718/2 "2023-07-21T16:58:32Z")

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It sounds like you're describing generic EtherNet/IP messaging. Ignition does not have a built in driver for this, but @pturmel does have a 3rd party module available for sale that may support it.

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**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2023, 5:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/communicating-with-anybus-explict-messaging/76718/3 "2023-07-21T17:03:50Z")

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Yes, my new client driver option supports this type of messaging since v2.1:

> [@Automation Professionals' EtherNet/IP Communication Suite V2](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/automation-professionals-ethernet-ip-communication-suite-v2/68190/103):
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> A regression fix (@barrier support) and a fix for the slightly wider array optimizations of v2.1.1. Arbitrary unbrowsed symbol support is close... (Intended for ML8xx and Omron NJ/NX applications.) For Ignition v8.1+: v2.1.4.231991530 Latest official release is on my [Module Sales](https://www.automation-pros.com/modulesales.html) page, as usual.

You will need to construct a supplemental XML configuration file that specifies the data types for each class/instance/attribute that you want to decode. Or leave unspecified to get byte arrays.

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**Author:** ![Rebecca\_Reneker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/3da27b/32.png) [@Rebecca\_Reneker](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Rebecca_Reneker)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2023, 8:40pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/communicating-with-anybus-explict-messaging/76718/4 "2023-07-21T20:40:57Z")

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The Gateway is version 8.0.15 currently. Does your Module support this version of Ignition at all for the kind of messaging I need?

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**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2023, 8:46pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/communicating-with-anybus-explict-messaging/76718/5 "2023-07-21T20:46:21Z")

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No. Ignition v8.1+ is required for this latest feature.