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APPENDIX 7. LINK MASTER FUNCTIONS
A7.1 Link Active Scheduler
A link active scheduler (LAS) is a deterministic, centralized bus scheduler that can control communications on
an H1 fieldbus segment. There is only one LAS on an H1 fieldbus segment.
A digitalYEWFLO supports the following LAS functions.
1
PN transmission
Identifies a fieldbus device newly connected to the same fieldbus segment. PN is short for Probe
Node.
2
PT transmission
Passes a token governing the right to transmit, to a fieldbus device on the same segment. PT is
short for Pass Token.
3
CD transmission
Carry out a scheduled transmission to a fieldbus device on the same segment. CD is short for
Compel Data.
4
Time synchronization
Periodically transmits the time data to all fieldbus devices on the segment and returns the time data
in response to a request from a device.
5
Live list equalization
Sends the live list data to link masters on the same segment.
6
LAS transfer
Transfers the right to be the LAS on the segment to another link master.
A7.2 Link Master
A link master (LM) is any device containing a link active scheduler. There must be at least one LM on a
segment. When the LAS on a segment has failed, another LM on the same segment starts working as the
LAS.
LM
Node address:
0x15
SlotTime = 5
LM
Node address:
0x16
SlotTime = 5
Node address: 0x14
SlotTime = 5
Basic device
Node address:
0xF1
Basic device
Node address:
0xF2
Basic device
Node address:
0xF3
Basic device
Node address:
0xF4
LAS
There are 3 LMs on this segment.
LM
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Figure A7.1 Example of Fieldbus configuration-3 LMs on Same Segment