Configuring The Slave Devices; Defining The I/O Configuration - Omron SYSMAC CS Series Operation Manual

Configuring the Slave Devices

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Configuring the Slave Devices

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Defining the I/O configuration

Opening the DTM
Configuration User
Interface
The window as shown below will be displayed.
In order to change the slave DTM address perform the following steps.
1. Select the slave device in the list.
2. Enter the new address in the field Address in the lower right corner of the
window.
Press the Set button. The Status field will display the status of this service
After changing the slave DTM address, the new address will also be shown in
the Network view.
After adding each of the slave DTMs to the network, configurations have to be
selected for each of them. Setting up a configuration involves
• Selecting the proper I/O modules, which define the I/O data to be
exchanged when operational.
• Setting up the device parameters, which will be send to the device to
make or verify its settings.
• Selecting the group assignment, which defines the group of slave devices
each slave belongs to and to allow sending Global-Control commands to
this particular group.
All these settings will be downloaded to the Master Unit, which will send the
data to the individual slave devices over the PROFIBUS network.
In order to define the I/O configuration, the DTM Configuration User Interface
must be opened. To do this, either
• select the device in the Network view and double-click the left mouse but-
ton.
• select the device in the Network view, right click the mouse and select
Configuration from the context menu.
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