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2. Select “Online” from the “File” menu. A window like the one shown below will
be displayed.
The following table describes the three settings in the “Set Online” window.
Setting
Function
Node Address
Sets the node address (MAC ID) for the Configurator.
Be sure to set an address that isn’t assigned to another
device.
Communication
Rate
Set the same baud rate the is set for the CompoBus/D
network. If the Configurator’s baud rate doesn’t match
the network’s rate, errors may occur in network
communications.
Interface Resource
Set the name of the card being used for the ISA Board
or PCMCIA Card. The card names set with the
“3G8xx-DRM21 Configuration” program will be listed
and a driver can be selected from this list.
When there are two or more cards/boards mounted for
the Configurator, it is possible to select which card/board
you want to use for communications.
3. Click on “Online.”
A confirmation window will be displayed; click on “OK” if the settings are cor-
rect. The Configurator will be connected to the CompoBus/D network.
If the Configurator has switched to online status properly, “On-line” will be
displayed in blue in the network connection status area on the bottom line of
the Configurator window.
An error message will be displayed if communications could not be estab-
lished with the network because of a problem such as incorrect setup of the
ISA Board or PCMCIA Card.
Use the following procedure to switch the Configurator to offline operation.
1, 2, 3...
1. Select “File” from the menu bar.
2. Select “Offline” from the “File” menu. The Configurator will be removed from
the CompoBus/D network.
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Reading the Network’s Configuration
The network’s configuration can be read from the connected network to the
device list. Each device’s parameters are read as well.
Note In the following cases, remote I/O communications will stop and the NS LED
Indicators on all of the Slaves will be flashing red. If the “Device List” is read in
these cases, the Slaves will be listed as unknown (?) in the device list. Make sure
that the remote I/O communications are operating normally before executing the
“Device List” command.
a) The Master Unit’s software switch operation was performed or the “Stop
Remote I/O Communications” command was executed from the Com-
poBus/D Configurator.
b) The Master Unit stopped Remote I/O communications because of a
communications error. (Pin 3 on the Master Unit’s DIP switch is ON and a
communications error occurred.)
Switching Offline
