6 Configuring with STEP 7 or a GSDML File
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IE/AS
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INTERFACE LINK PN IO
as of hardware version 1, as of firmware version V2.0
Release 08/2018
C79000
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G8976
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C216
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Note
You should only use the “Pack” function when the configuration of the IE/AS-i LINK
and all the I/O modules required for the slaves have been completed.
If you want to expand the AS-i line later, enter a value in “Reserved Length” that is
higher than the value displayed in “Assigned Length”.
If you use packing, access to the I/O data of a failed slave does not cause an I/O
access error.
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“Parameters” tab
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“Diagnostic interrupt”
Here, you set the output of various diagnostic interrupts (see also Section
9.2.2):
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Line diagnostics (AS-i powerfail, short to ground, I/O error)
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Configuration diagnostics (extra slave)
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“Address programming”
Here, you can enable or disable automatic or manual address programming
for the underlying AS-i line (see also Section 10.1).
6.2.2
Configuring and Assigning Parameters to the AS-i Slaves
Configuration of the I/O modules for the AS-i slaves
Select the IE/AS-i LINK in HW Config. In the default assignment, the slots of the
IE/AS-i LINK are occupied by placeholder modules for the AS-i slaves. You can
open the properties dialog of a placeholder module (I/O module) by double-clicking
on the relevant row in the configuration table. The properties dialog has the
following three tabs:
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“General” tab
Here, you can change the name of the I/O module and enter a comment.