Toshiba Asd Master - ICC ETH-1000 Instruction Manual

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8.8.16 Toshiba ASD Master

To configure the gateway for Toshiba ASD Master, click on the RS-485
Configuration tab and select Toshiba ASD Master in the protocol dropdown
menu. The Toshiba ASD Master protocol uses service objects to make requests.
For more information on service objects, refer to section 8.5. Each parameter in
a service object is mapped to 2 bytes in the database (the data size is fixed at 16-
bit, as this is the native data size of Toshiba ASD parameters). For more
information on parameter mapping, refer to section 11.15.3.
8.8.16.1 Protocol Selection Group
Protocol
Select Toshiba ASD Master from this dropdown menu.
Baud Rate
Select the desired network baud rate from this dropdown menu.
Parity
Select the desired network parity and number of stop bits from this dropdown
menu.
Timeout
This is the time in milliseconds that the device will wait for a response from a
drive after sending a request.
Scan Rate
This is the time the device will wait between sending requests. This may be
useful if drives require additional time between requests. If no additional delay
time is needed, set this field to 0. For more information, refer to section 8.5.1.
8.8.16.2 Toshiba Service Object Configuration
This section describes the configurable fields for a Toshiba service object. For
more information on Toshiba service object editing options, refer to section 8.4.
Description
This field is a description of the service object. It is not used on the gateway, but
serves as a reference for the user. Enter a string of up to 16 characters in length.
Dest Address
This field indicates the destination address of the drive on the network that will be
accessed by this service object. Enter a value between 0 and 63 to target a
specific drive. A value of 255 (0xFF) can also be entered in this field. Address
255 designates the broadcast address in the Toshiba ASD protocol. If a
broadcast service object is configured, then the Read function checkbox must be
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