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Using the Configurator
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3. Select the type of device from the
Type
menu.
4. Select the subtype of device from the
SubType
menu. The subtype is used by OpenGN.
5. Select the address for the device in the
Address
field. The default is the lowest available
address for the selected type.
6. Type the number of devices to add in the
Number to add
field. The Configurator will
give addresses to the devices sequentially, starting with the address you selected.
7. Click
Add
.
If there are not enough addresses, a message appears giving you three options.
• Click
Yes
to continue. The Configurator will add the remaining devices where empty
addresses exist.
• Click
No
to stop. The Configurator will stop adding devices. A second message will
appear saying how many devices were successfully added.
• Click
Cancel
to cancel the whole procedure. The Configurator will not add any
devices at all.
8. Click
Close
.
19.14 Setting the Start of AP Address Space
By default, the addresses 1 to 99 are reserved for CLIP devices, and the addresses 100 to
159 are reserved for AP devices. The beginning of AP space can be lowered. For example, if
you are planning to use only AP devices, then you can change these settings so that the
addresses 1 to 159 are reserved for AP devices and no addresses are available for CLIP. The
values reserved for each type of device can be set differently for each loop.
Change the start of AP space on loop 2
1. Select
Base I/O
in the job tree.
The
CLIP/Advanced Protocol Address Space
section appears (Figure 119).
2. Change the start of the AP addresses in the
AP Start
menu.
The addresses below this number are allocated for CLIP devices and the addresses
above and including this number are allocated for AP devices.
The 2 columns to the left show the available range of addresses for CLIP sensors and
modules. The 2 columns to the right show the available range of addresses for AP
devices, which depends on the number in the
AP Start
menu.
Figure 119 CLIP/Advanced Protocol Address Space