Chapter 11 Nodes; General; Adding & Managing Nodes; Node Parameters - HMS Anybus Communicator User Manual

5. Nodes

5.1 General

In ACM, a node represents a single device on the network. Although the gateway does not feature a scan
list in the traditional sense, all nodes and their transactions will be processed in the order they were de-
fined in ACM.
The maximum number of nodes that can be created in ACM is 31.
5.2 Adding & Managing Nodes
Function
Paste
Subnetwork Monitor
Add Node
Add Broadcaster
Load Node
Subnetwork Status...
a. This function is only available in Master Mode.

5.3 Node Parameters

5.3.1 Master Mode and Generic Data Mode

To gain access to the parameters described in this section, select a node in the Navigation Section.
Parameter
Slave Address
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Description
Paste a node from the clipboard
Launch the subnet monitor (see "Sub-network Monitor" on page 53)
Add a node to the configuration
a Add a broadcaster node to the configuration
Add a previously saved node
View diagnostic information about the sub-network
Description
The value entered here may be used to set the node address in certain commands.
For more information, see "The Command Editor" on page 43.
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