Startstopslaves Mailbox - ProSoft Technology ProTalk PTQ-PDPMV1 User Manual

Configuring the Processor with Unity Pro
User Manual
To determine your Anybus firmware version, use ProSoft Configuration Builder to connect to the
module and open the Diagnostics window. On the Main menu, press [3] to view the Control
Registers. Note the firmware version number displayed on this screen.

3.5.10 StartStopSlaves Mailbox

Function Block: STARTSTOPSLAVES
Trigger Byte: StartSlaves, StopSlaves
Description: The STARTSTOPSLAVES function block can be used to request
the module to start or stop certain slaves dynamically. The slave address must
be selected through the SlaveNumber input pin. This is an array of 126 slaves.
Change the value for a specific slave from 0 to 1 to start or stop communication
with the Master.
The following illustration shows that when you execute the mailbox command,
Slave #5 and Slave #9 will start communicating with the Master.
You can confirm the execution of the mailbox by verifying that the SlaveNumb
output pin exactly matches the SlaveNumber input pin.
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PROFIBUS DP Master Network Interface Module for Quantum
PTQ-PDPMV1 ♦ Quantum Platform
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August 12, 2014