Dibal Mistral M-510, User Manual

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500 Range
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7.COMUNICATIONS [
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The DIBAL 500 Range scale was designed to work alone or s
part of a network of MASTER and SLAVE scales.
If operating alone, the scale must be set up as MASTER. (Follow
the steps shown below to obtain this configuration)
If the scale is set up as master, it may also be connected to a
computer (which will enable it to be programmed and managed at
greater speed and reliability as well at a distance from the scale
itself by means of a modem), and it may also create a scale
network.
A NETWORK of 500 RANGE scales can be made up of 100
MASTERS and 9* SLAVES depending on each master.
Within a network of scales, each MASTER scale is assigned a
number (any number between 00 and 99, for example you can
speak of master scale 02) which is known as its address: each
master scale will have one address within the network, i.e., it will
be clearly addressed. Consequently, there cannot be two or more
scales with the same address.
Each of the master scales can be connected to up to 9* scales
set up as slaves. A slave scale will be assigned an address which
will be a number between 1 and 9*.
The slave scale whose address is 01 is called the SUBMASTER,
as it automatically loads a safety copy of all the data programmed
to the master scale on which it depends.
For SAFETY reasons, THERE MUST BE A SLAVE SCALE
01 IN ALL SLAVE SUBNETWORKS: in the case of
breakdown of the master scale, by merely CHANGING THE
SUBMASTER SCALE TO MASTER you can go on working
without the loss of any data.
To communicate with the computer, the group must be defined.
(Parameter 711) A group is a set of master scales.
Communication between the computer and the scales takes place
by means of groups of scales and master addresses.
To send data from the computer to the scales as well as from the
scales to the computer, you need to know which group and which
master you must address. This is important when setting up the
scale network and the computer program.
* According to model
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Models: W-010, W-015, M-510 & M-515 Maximum 4
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Models: W-020, W-025, M-520 & M-525 Maximum 9