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Features of the CompoNet SmartSlice I/O Terminals
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Features of the CompoNet SmartSlice I/O Terminals
Each SmartSlice I/O Terminal Is One CompoNet Node
Remote I/O Communications
Easy Startup
Easy I/O Connections
Table Registration
Back Up and Restore Parameters
Online Replacement of I/O Units
Note
Automatic Baud Rate Recognition
This section tells you the features of a CompoNet SmartSlice System.
You can control a CompoNet Communications Unit with a maximum of 64
connected SmartSlice I/O Units as one Slave from the CompoNet Master
Unit.
You can use remote I/O communications to share I/O data between the Com-
poNet Master Unit and the SmartSlice I/O Units through the CompoNet Com-
munications Unit. You can also allocate status data of the CompoNet
Communications Unit in the CompoNet Master Unit. You can also use the CX-
Integrator or explicit messages to allocate status information on the network
participation status of SmartSlice I/O Units in the CompoNet Master Unit.
All you must do to start operation is to set the node address with the rotary
switches and to set the DIP switch. These switches are on the CompoNet
Communications Unit. When you turn ON the power supply, the CompoNet
Master Unit automatically reads the Unit configuration and allocates I/O to the
SmartSlice I/O Terminals. You do not have to set parameters with special soft-
ware.
All SmartSlice I/O Units connected to the CompoNet Communications Unit
have screwless clamp terminals. All you must do is to put 10-mm ferrules on
the wires and then push the ferrules into the screwless clamp terminals. It is
not necessary to tighten screws.
You can use the DIP switch on the CompoNet Communications Unit to record
the connected SmartSlice I/O Units in a table. The table tells the sequence
and I/O capacity of each SmartSlice I/O Unit. After you complete registration,
the CompoNet Communications Unit will compare the configuration with the
table each time that the power is turned ON. You can set a status flag in the
CompoNet Master Unit to show when the configurations do not agree.
You can use the DIP switch on the CompoNet Communications Unit to back
up the parameters in the I/O Units to memory in the CompoNet Communica-
tions Unit. You can do this for maintenance, for example, when you replace an
I/O Unit. You can also use the DIP switch to restore the parameters in the
CompoNet Communications Unit to the I/O Units after you replace an I/O Unit.
SmartSlice I/O Units have a base block, main block, and terminal block. You
can disconnect these blocks. With this block structure, you do not have to turn
OFF the Unit power supply to replace SmartSlice I/O Units.
You must turn OFF the I/O power supply to the SmartSlice I/O Unit before you
replace it. If there is external power to a terminal on the SmartSlice I/O Unit,
also turn OFF the external power before you replace the SmartSlice I/O Unit.
The CompoNet Communications Unit automatically finds the communications
baud rate of the CompoNet Master Unit. It is not necessary to set the baud
rate.
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