6-2-(3)
Normal Serial Interface
Section 6-2
Multi-drop Connection (1:N)
Branching Link Adapters can be used to connect up to 31 Controllers to a sin-
gle host computer.
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When a multi-drop connection is used, the Controller will not output measure-
ment results until a command to get measurement results is received from the
host. Specify the Controller from which data is to be obtained from the host.
Use the following communications settings for multi-drop connections.
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for details on setting the unit
number.
In the following example, a measurement command is input for the Controller
with unit number 01 and those results are read.
Item
Setting
Multi-drop
ON
Unit number
1 to 31 (Set a unique number for each Controller.)