Section 8. Operation
PC and allows backup of settings on the PC hard drive.
PakBusGraph
is used over
a telecommunication link to change settings, but has no provision for backup.
Caution
Care should be taken when changing PakBus
®
addresses with
PakBusGraph
or in the
Status
table. If an address is changed to an unknown
value, a field visit with a laptop and
DevConfig
may be required to discover the
unknown address.
8.5.2 Nodes: Leaf Nodes and Routers
•
A PakBus
®
network consists of two to 4093 linked nodes.
•
One or more leaf nodes and routers can exist in a network.
•
Leaf nodes are measurement devices at the end of a branch of the PakBus
network.
o
Leaf nodes can be linked to any router.
o
A leaf node cannot route packets but can originate or receive them.
•
Routers are measurement or telecommunication devices that route packets to
other linked routers or leaf nodes.
o
Routers can be branch routers. Branch routers only know as neighbors
central routers, routers in route to central routers, and routers one level
outward in the network.
o
Routers can be central routers. Central routers know the entire network.
A PC running
LoggerNet
is typically a central router.
o
Routers can be router-capable dataloggers or communication devices.
The CR1000 is a leaf node by factory default. It can be configured as a router by
setting
IsRouter
in its
Status
table to
1
or
True
. The network shown in figure
PakBus Network Addressing
(p. 394)
contains six routers and eight leaf nodes.
8.5.2.1 Router and Leaf-Node Configuration
Consult the appendix Router and Leaf-Node Hardware
for a table of available
PakBus® leaf-node and router devices.
LoggerNet
is configured by default as a
router and can route datalogger- to-datalogger communications.
Figure 102.
PakBus Network Addressing
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