Adding The Gateway To The Scan List - Conair 150 User Manual

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C o n f i g u r i n g t h e D e v i c e N e t S o f t w a r e
E D S F i l e Pa r a m e t e r L i s t C o n f i g u r a t i o n
O p t i o n s
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Parameter 6 Input Assembly Type
This field will choose whether the data retrieved consists of only the process data
from the controller (data only), the status bytes from the gateway (status only), or
the data and the status bytes (status w/data).
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NOTE: When this field is modified the change must be applied. The size of the data
block being retrieved (see parameter 7) will change based on the configuration of this
parameter.
Parameter 7 Input Assembly Size
This field will display the actual size of the input data that is being retrieved from
the gateway to the master on the DeviceNet network. See the section on adding the
gateway to the scan list for further information on the parameter.
C o n f i g u r i n g t h e D e v i c e N e t S o f t w a r e
A d d i n g t h e G a t e w a y t o t h e S c a n L i s t
Adding the gateway to a scan list requires that the data area is sized correctly and
mapped to the correct locations.
To add the gateway to the scan list:
1
Set all dip switches as described in the "DeviceNet communications section,
entitled Using the DeviceNet communication dip switch settings".
2
Go online with the device on the network and set the parameters described
in the "DeviceNet communications section, entitled Configuring the
DeviceNet software, EDS File Parameter List Configuration Options".
3
Once the parameters are set, download the parameters to the gateway
using the "Apply" button.
Status only, Status w/data, Data only
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