K-CONFIG –
Defining the Control Room via the Project Navigator
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The Port Manager shows the RS-232 port assigned to Ethernet.5:
In the FC-26 Port manager you can assign the controlled device drivers to which the ports will be connected (for
example,
VSM-4x4HFS
is connected to
FC-26
via the RS-232_2 port):
Figure 141: Control Gateway Device – FC-26 Port Manager
The difference between a control gateway device and a regular auxiliary device is that the control gateway is
connected via an Ethernet port, which lets you control controlled devices from a distance (the
FC-26
does
not have to be located close to the master room controller device) and you can use one of the virtual
Ethernet ports so as not to “waste” a physical port on the Master room controller device.
6.3.1
Selecting Multiple Control Gateway Ports
When selecting a control gateway port you can select one RS-232 port per Ethernet virtual port or more than one IR
port, relay port and GPI/O port.
In the following example, two control gateways are connected to the
RC-74DL
:
FC-28
and
FC-26
. To assign control
gateways to a virtual Ethernet port, check the Show unused ports box in the Project Navigator window and then right-
click that port (for example, RC-74L Ethernet Port 6):
Figure 142: Multiple Control Gateways – Selecting the Virtual Ethernet Port
