Siemens SIMATIC NET DP/AS-i Link 20E Manual page 33

Configuring the properties of the DP slave
To configure general information, addresses and operating parameters, change to
the properties dialog of the DP/AS-i Link 20E.
The settings you make in this dialog are adequate to commission a
DP/AS-i Link 20E with a SIMATIC S7 DP master. All other configuration
information relating to the AS-i slaves can be stored on the DP/AS-i Link 20E using
the button configuration (see Section 1.9).
If you want to set a more detailed AS-i configuration with STEP 7, follow the
instructions in the next section 1.10.4.
S "Digital Addresses" tab
To configure the address ranges for the DP input data and DP output data,
change to the "Digital Addresses" tab.
Start addresses:
must be identical for inputs and
outputs.
Pack:
The use of addresses is optimized and
all gaps are eliminated
DP/AS-Interface Link 20E
Release 08/2008
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Technical description, installation instructions, operation
Sort:
S
S
Reserved length:
S
In the default setting, 32 bytes
are reserved;
S
The area is optimized during
packing;
CLASSIC
Sorting of the digital AS-i data
according to the classic scheme
(see Section 2.3.2)
LINEAR
Sorting of the digital AS-i data in a
linear arrangement (see Section
2.3.3)
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