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5. Configure the master power supply which is the unit with the ENET
option (power supply #1 in Figure 2-33) by following the
instructions in "Selecting ENET as the Communication Port" on
page 2–17.
6. The following Steps 7, 8 and 9 must be repeated for each slave unit.
7. For the slave unit that you are setting up, turn the 9-Position Mode
Control Knob to PGM.
rE is displayed in the output voltage display.
8. Turn the rotary Adjust/Enter control to select SLA and press the
rotary Adjust/Enter control.
9. Set a unique address and press the rotary Adjust/Enter control. See
the XG 850 Watt Series Programmable DC Power Supply
Operating Manual (Part number: M370078-01), Chapter 5,
"Multichannel Address Setting" section for a more detailed
discussion of addressing. Once all slave units have been setup,
proceed with the next step.
10. Set up the fixed IP address for the first unit using DeviceInstaller as
described in "Assigning an IP Address to the Power Supply Unit"
on page 2–12.
11. Create and set up a new HyperTerminal session as described in
"Terminal Configuration" on page 2–19.
12. In the HyperTerminal session window, type the *ADR
<#>;*IDN? command where the <#> should be replaced by the
address assigned to the power supply in step 9. Press enter to send
the command.
13. Verify that the unit responds with the ID string. Perform this test for
each unit that is connected including the master unit.
14. If additional XG units are using Network Topology 2, repeat the
setup procedure steps 1 to 14 for each ENET and RS-485 group.
The IP address for each ENET and RS-485 group must be unique,
Important:
but the RS-485 bus addresses can be reused for each unique ENET – RS-485
group.