3.3 Switch Specifications
3.3.1 DIP Switch (Operation Settings)
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3.3
Switch Specifications
The GW3100 has the following three switches.
•
DIP switch (operation settings)
•
Rotary switches (address setting)
•
SAVE switch (saving to flash memory)
The specification of each GW3100 switch is given below.
3.3.1
DIP Switch (Operation Settings)
You can set the operation of the GW3100 when the power supply is turned ON.
Note: Any changes to the settings of the DIP switch are ignored after the power supply is turned ON. The switch
settings are read only when the GW3100 starts.
The DIP switch specifications are given in the following table.
Name
Status
Operation
Default
Remarks
SPARE
−
−
−
Reserved for system.
MODE
ON
Transparent Mode
(mode to connect an I/O
device, Servo Drive,
Inverter, or Stepping
Motor Drive)
OFF
The operating mode
*
is set accord-
ing to the devices connected to the
M-II port.
OFF
I/O Gateway Mode
(mode to connect I/O
devices)
CNFG
ON
Self configuration
OFF
If the CNFG pin is ON, the slave
connection status is automatically
detected at startup and mapping is
automatically performed.
OFF
Normal operation
INIT
ON
Initialization of connec-
tion settings
OFF
If the INIT pin is ON, the parameters
are returned to the default settings
at startup.
However, the settings that are writ-
ten in the non-volatile memory are
not changed.
If you start the Gateway Unit with
the INIT pin turned ON and then
press the SAVE switch, the settings
in non-volatile memory will be ini-
tialized to the default values.
OFF
Normal operation
*
The MECHATROLINK communications profile that you can use depends on the operating
mode as follows:
Transparent Mode: MECHATROLINK-II-compatible profile
I/O Gateway Mode: MECHATROLINK-III standard I/O profile