The ASCII Message Editor Interface is used to program the ASCII message formats in the module. This interface consists of a simple command line interpreter (also similar to the CLI that is in the Modicon B885 002 module), which consists of commands that allow you to display, create, edit, transfer, save, clear, and test ASCII messages. Also included in the command set is a help command, which gives an online list of the available commands and the meaning of each command.

To enter the ASCII message editor type ASCII at the CLI> prompt. The ASCII message editor uses the prompt ASCII>