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Chapter 2 System Specification
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2-3. Offline Control Mode
The equipment is controlled locally.
● All operating switches and control knobs are enabled.
● The control mode is switched to online remote or online local control mode by selecting the option setting.
● When the equipment is in maintenance mode, control mode is automatically set to offline mode.
The offline control mode is further divided into two states.
<Host Offline State>
The equipment is ready for communications, but the host rejects communications with the equipment or
the connection fails.
<Equipment Offline State>
The equipment is in offline mode.
3. External Connection
This specification is based on three different connection methods.
①
Communications with Host
②
Communications with Indexer
③
Communications with Host and Indexer
Host Equipment
COM2
NWL
(Indexer)
INX
Host Equipment
COM2
NWL
Host
(Indexer)
INX
COM1
Equipment Host
COM1
NWL Host
For remote control and monitoring of the NWL by the host.
For control of the INX by the NWL.
For remote control and monitoring of
the NWL and the INX by the host.
Equipment Host