Send Nmea 2000 Frames; Ethercat Esi File - ADF Web HD67E19-A1 User Manual

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TRANSMIT NMEA 2000 FRAMES
The means of the fields are:
In the field "Priority" the priority of the NMEA 2000 message is defined. In NMEA 2000 protocol, the priority is a number between 0
and 7. '0' is the highest priority and '7' is the lowest;
In the field "PGN" the PGN of the NMEA 2000 message to send is defined (in NMEA 2000 protocol the PGN is an identifier);
In the field "Source Address" the address of the device that sends the frame is defined;
If the field "Fast Packet" is checked, the frame will use the Fast Packet functions;
In the field "Num Byte" the number of bytes of the NMEA 2000 message is defined;
If the field "On Request" is checked, the NMEA 2000 frame is sent when arrive a request frame from the NMEA 2000 network;
If the field "Data Change" is checked, the NMEA 2000 frame is sent when a byte from EtherCAT side changes value;
If the field "On Timer" is checked, the NMEA 2000 frame is sent cyclically;
In the field "Send Timer" the delay (in milliseconds) with which sending the NMEA 2000 message is defined;
In the field "Mnemonic" a description for the frame is defined.

ETHERCAT ESI FILE:

By pressing the "EtherCAT ESI
The ESI file is used to configure the EtherCAT Master.
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Figure 6: "Send Frames" window
File" button it is possible to save the ESI file for the EtherCAT side of the converter.
User Manual EtherCAT / NMEA 2000
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