Set The Adapter's Parameters - Parker H Series Installation & Service Instructions Manual

5-2 Add the H Series Fieldbus DeviceNet Adapter to the DeviceNet Scanner's Scanlist

Set the Adapter's Parameters

After adding the adapter to the network, you must confi gure it for use
with master DeviceNet devices.
IMPORTANT
This chapter shows confi guration in the offl ine mode. Changes
set in this mode do not take effect immediately. For confi guration
changes to take place, you must:
• go on line with your adapter
• download the new confi guration to your adapter
For more information on how to go on line, see page 5-4.
1. Confi gure the adapter as shown below.
1. Right-click on
the adapter.
2. Click on
Properties
to configure
your adapter.
TIP
You can also double-click
on the adapter to view
the Properties menus.
You see a window with a series of tabs. Each tab opens to a window
that provides options to write confi guration for your adapter. The tabs
are shown on the following pages.
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General window
Type the scanner's
name here.
Type a description
here (optional).
Set the
desired address.
This address
corresponds to the
address switch on
the adapter.
This screen shows
the adapter's
device identity.
These fields are
read only.
Device Bridging
window
Use Associate
File to associate
this configuration
file with the
configuration file
that configures
the same H
Series Fieldbus
DeviceNet scanner
for communication
with H Series
Fieldbus I/O
modules.
For more
information on
the need to
maintain two
configuration files in the
same adapter and the
simultaneous presence of
the adapter on two
networks (i.e., DeviceNet
as a slave and Subnet as a
master), see page 5-1.
Use Clear Association to
remove previously established
configuration file associations
that no longer apply to
your adapter.