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Programming WindLDR
The Communication page in the
Function Area Settings
is used to program the data link master and slave stations.
Since these settings relate to the user program, the user program must be downloaded to the CPU module after changing any of
these settings.
Data Link Master Station
1.
From the WindLDR menu bar, select
Configuration
>
Comm. Ports
.
The
Function Area Settings
dialog box for Communication Ports appears.
2.
Click
Communication Mode
for the port to use and select
Data Link Master
.
The
Data Link Master Settings
dialog box appears.
3.
Set the Baud Rate, Slaves, and Status DR under Master Settings.
4.
Select a slave number from the list, and then set the number of words to transmit/receive.
To make the same settings for all slave stations in the list, click
Apply to all slaves
.
Number of words to transmit: The number of words worth of data to transmit from the master station to the slave stations
Number of words to receive: The number of words worth of data that the master station receives from each slave station