YASKAWA MP3000 Series Setup Manual page 103

MECHATROLINK Communications Settings
Double-click SVC32 at slot 3 to display the MECHATROLINK Communications Definition Dia-
log Box.
The MECHATROLINK Communications Definition Dialog Box has four tabs: Transmission
Parameters, Link Assignment, I/O Map, and Status. Click a tab to view the tab page.
 Transmission Parameters Tab Page
This tab page displays the parameters required to use the MECHATROLINK communications
system.
The items on the Transmission Parameters Tab Page are described in the following table.
Item
Displays whether the selected SVC
Master/Slave or SVC32 Module is used as a mas-
ter station or a slave station.
My station Displays the address of the local
address station.
Communication
Displays the communications cycle.
Cycle
Enabled mes-
If the check box is selected, mes-
sage communi-
sage communications are enabled.
cation
Displays the maximum number of
Number of retry
retries executed within one commu-
to slaves
nications cycle.
Number of con- Displays the number of slave sta-
nection tions that are connected.
This box displays precautions on
Message Box
the high-speed scan time setting.
For editable items, the settings can be changed. Always save all settings to the flash memory
after changing them.
Note
Description
Select either Master or Slave.
For a master station, the setting is always 01 hex.
For a slave station, set the address to between 03
and EF hex.
This setting is enabled only for the master station.
Select from the following: 125 μs, 250 μs, 500 μs,
1 ms, 1.5 ms, 2 ms, and 3 ms.
This setting is enabled only for the master station.
This check box is linked to the setting of the Number
of retry to slaves Box. If the retry count is 0, it will
change to 1 when the Enabled message communi-
cation check box is selected. If a value that is higher
than 1 is set for the retry count, this check box will
be selected automatically.
This setting is enabled only for the master station.
This setting is enabled only for the master station.
You can set the number of connected stations here.
This box is enabled only for the master station. For a
slave station, this box is empty.
3.6 Device-specific Settings
3.6.2 Detailed Module Settings
Precautions and Settings
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