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Basic Device Manual AS-i ControllerE M4 Target V15
2015-10-30
Function
Data management
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5
Function
5.1
Data management
The controllere consists of different units:
The CPU (central processing unit) ensures the data transfer between the subsystems. It
manages the remanent flash memory and the volatile RAM memory.
The flash memory is 1 Mbyte large and stores non volatilely...
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the system configuration including the AS-i configurations,
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the PLC program (must be explicitly stored there!),
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the remanent data.
The operating system and the PLC programs run in the SRAM memory, now also 1
Mbyte large, after power-on of the device.
The AS-i masters feature a separate microcontroller and communicate with the connected slave
modules on the AS-i bus according to the AS-i specification.
A text/graphics display in the controllere enables a detailed system diagnosis. Operating the
device with the four keys is easy to learn.
→ page
, chapter
Operating and display elements
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The bilingual structure of the menus and messages simplifies worldwide use of this device
family.
, chapter
Text/graphics display: language selection
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An intelligent message management generates priority-controlled diagnostic and error
messages and considerably supports the user during set-up and fault-finding.
The PLC is a real-time software core in the central unit. The core cyclically polls the user
program. This user program is created using the software CoDeSys® and tested.
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