Unit Details; Number Of Tx Only Transmissions; Reset On Buffer Empty (Firmware Version 1.83 And Later) - Weidmuller WI-GTWY-9 User Manual

WI-GTWY-9-xxx Wireless Gateway V1.18

4.6.3 Unit Details

Number of Transmission Retries. - Configurable value between 0 – 4, If the WI-GTWY-9 does
not receive an Acknowledgment from a message it will retry up to this configured amount.
Note: Setting to 0 will not allow for any retries. Not recommended for poor radio paths.

4.6.4 Number of TX only transmissions

Under I/O mappings and Block mapping's is an
option for the WI-GTWY-9 to send messages as a
Transmit only. By default under each section all
messages will be acknowledged. Uncheck the
Acknowledge Message box to make the transmission
TX only.
In the unit details section a Configurable number of
TX only transmissions are available between 1 – 5.
As a Change of State occurs or Timed Update expires
each message will be sent this number of times.
Note: If setting Number of TX only transmissions to 1
ensure you have a good radio path and/or use Output
reset times at destination to indicate comms fails.

4.6.5 Reset on Buffer Empty (Firmware version 1.83 and later)

The WI-GTWY-9 has a series of internal buffers that are used for moving I/O between the Radio
Interface, I/O Database and Fieldbus Interfaces. There are a number of different buffers that the
WI-GTWY-9 uses.
The option of Reset Buffer on Empty will allow for the WI-GTWY-9 to be fully reset to clear its
buffers. By default this is disabled and can be used in applications of when a Gateway is used as
a repeater where there is excessive traffic and also in marginal radio paths. As each message is
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