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EL 9000 B 15U/24U Series
Element
Description
Com Timeout
Timeout USB/RS232
[ms]
Default value:
5
,
range: 5...65535 ms
Defines the max. time between two subsequent bytes or blocks of a transferred message.
For more information refer to the external programming documentation “Programming Guide
ModBus & SCPI”.
Timeout ETH
[s]
Default value:
5
,
range: 0 / 5...65535 s
If there was no communication between the controlling unit (PC, PLC etc.) and the device for
the adjusted time, it will close the socket connection. This timeout will be ineffective as long
as the option “TCP keep-alive” (see above, table for Ethernet module) is activated and “keep-
alive” is working as expected within the network. Setting
0
deactivates the timeout permanently.
Enable interface monitoring
Default value: off
Enable or disables the interface monitoring feature. For details refer to section
Timeout interface monitoring [s]
Default value:
5
,
range: 5...65535 s
Defines the timeout in seconds for the interface monitoring featured. The timeout would only
be active if the interface monitoring itself is enabled. See above at
Enable interface moni-
toring
. Further details can be found in section
Com Protocols Enabled
Default setting: both enabled
Enables or disables
SCPI
or
ModBus
communication protocols for the device, if not needed.
The change is immediately effective after submitting it with ENTER button.
ModBus specification compliance
Default setting:
Limited
Switches between
Limited
and
Full
compliance to the ModBus specification in terms of mes-
sage format when using ModBus RTU or TCP and also the use of the Read Coils function.
For details and the background refer to the external documentation “Programming Guide
ModBus & SCPI”
Logging
Enables/disables the “log to USB stick” feature. Once enabled, you can define the log interval
(multiple steps, 500 ms ... 5 s) and the control method. For more refer to
3.4.3.8
Menu “HMI Setup”
These settings refer exclusively to the control panel (HMI).
Element
Description
Language
Selection of the display language between German, English (default), Russian or Chinese
Key Sound
Activates or deactivates sounds when touching a touch area in the display. It can usefully
signal that the action has been accepted.
Alarm Sound
Activates or deactivates the additional acoustic signal of an alarm or user defined event which
has been set to
Action = ALARM
. See also
„3.6 Alarms and monitoring“ on page 55
.
HMI Lock
See
“„3.7 Control panel (HMI) lock“ on page 58
Backlight
The choice here is whether the backlight remains permanently on or if it should be switched
off when no input via screen or rotary knob is made for 60 s. As soon as input is made, the
backlight returns automatically. Furthermore, the backlight intensity can be adjusted here.