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3-11 Monitoring
The CompoBus/D Configurator has monitoring functions that can display the
operating status of the Master and status of communications.
Setting the Monitoring Interval (Refresh Timer Setting)
The refresh timer setting determines how often the display is updated in the
“Master Status Monitor,” “Master Communication Cycle Time,” and “Unit Status
Monitor” commands.
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1. Select “Monitor” from the menu bar of the online device list window.
2. Select “Set Refresh Timer.” The following window will be displayed.
3. Set the refresh timer by moving the slide bar shown in the following diagram.
The slide bar can be moved by dragging (holding down the left-mouse but-
ton and moving the mouse) or clicking at the desired location on the slide
bar.
You can click on “Default” to revert to the default setting of 10 s.
Note If the refresh timer setting is too short, it will put too much load on the
network and may cause timeout errors (device access error) at the
Configurator.
4. Click on “OK” to accept the displayed setting.
Monitoring the Master’s Status
The “Master Status Monitor” command monitors the status of the Master and its
Slaves. The refresh timer setting determines how often the display is updated.
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1. Select “Monitor” from the menu bar of the online device list window.
2. Select “Master Status Monitor.”
3. When there are two or more Masters displayed in the network configuration
and one of the Masters is selected, the status of the selected Master will be
monitored.
If there isn’t a Master selected, a window will be displayed to specify a Mas-
ter as shown in the following diagram. In this case, specify the desired Mas-
ter and click on “OK” to start monitoring.
