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3.3.3 Node Addresses and Additional Drives
With the assistance of an RS-232 Multiplexer Board it is possible to control several drives from
a single RS-232 interface. For this reason a feature has been included to address each drive
individually, because otherwise every command would be implemented by every drive.
This is achieved via the Node Number.
The user must give every drive an address before it is connected to the network, using the
command
nodeadr
, and store it with the command
save
(see Chapter
3.3.4
).
Subsequently, the drive can be connected to the network of the RS-232 multiplexer board.
Every command will now be preceded by a number – this is the address of the drive for which
the command is intended. If no address is given, the command is sent to all the drives on the
network. If only a single drive is connected to the serial interface, the node address can be
omitted, since the command is only intended for that drive.
Command
Function
Description
nodeadr
Define Node Address
Assign a node address (0 to 255)
gnodeadr
Get Node Address
Send back the node address to the system
save
Save Configuration
Record all drive parameters in a non-volatile
memory
Disconnect Asynchronous Response:
Some commands send a response straight back to the user. However, a few commands do
not do this immediately, but only when a certain condition is satisfied. For instance,
np 1000
(notify position) sends a
“p”
back when the position
1000
has been reached.
Such asynchronous responses create a contention problem with the node addresses because
the response does not take place immediately after the sending of the command. If several
drives happen to send back a feedback at the same time, this leads to an unreadable signal.
The user or control program will be left waiting in vain for the right response. For this reason,
in any network with several drives connected, only one drive is ever allowed to send asyn-
chronous responses. For the other drives this response is deselected by
answ 0
.
C
ommand
Function
Description
answ
Asynchronous Answer On/Off 0 – no asynchronous responses
1 – asynchronous responses enabled