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7.6. Configuration: end of line termination resistor and address
setting of command stations and actuators
According to the number and to the position on the CANBus communication net, command stations and
actuators must be properly configured to guarantee the correct functioning of the system. End of line
termination resistor must be enabled, in case the device is placed at the end of the CANBus network.
7.6.1. Configuration of the command station
This operation allows to setup the command station in relation to its position on the CANBus net. Each
command station must have a different address number and if the command station is connected at the end of
the CANBus net, the end line dip-switch must be enable (ON).
Under the base of the command station there is a plastic cap. Unscrewing it, you
have access to the dip-switches.
Operation:
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unscrew the plastic cap
•
set the dip-switch position according to one of the configurations described in
chapter 7
•
screw again the cap
Dip-switch 1:
OFF end-line resistance disabled
ON end-line resistance enabled
Dip-switch 2:
trolling option
Dip-switch 3 and 4:
identify the command station
The dip-switches configure the command station according to its position in the CANBus network. The selector
of the dip switch is represented in the nearby label with the white square.
Dip- switch 3
Dip- switch 4
Command station 1
OFF
OFF
Command station Fast Start-up Mode (this is alternative to
command station 1)
ON
OFF
Command station 2
OFF
ON
Command station 3
ON
ON
Command station 1
Command station 2
Command station 3
1 2
3
4
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