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DF1 Master Device Configuration
The bottom area of the DF1 Master Configuration page lets you configure up to 32 external DF1 slave
devices.
1)
To add additional slave connections, click the -Select- dropdown under DF1 Master Device List and
select
Add Generic Slave
option.
a)
If you are configuring multiple devices click
<<
or
>>
to navigate to another device.
b)
To create a new slave with the same parameters already configured from another slave, click
the -Select- dropdown and select the
Add from DF1
X
option (where X represents the slave you
wish to copy parameters from). Once created, you can make any additional changes needed to
that new slave.
c)
To remove a device, navigate to the slave to delete using the
<<
and
>>
buttons and click the
Delete DF1 Slave
button.
d)
Click the
Save Parameters
button to save your changes before restarting or going to another
configuration page.
2)
The
Enable
check box should be selected for the device.
3)
Enter a
Device Label
to identify the device within the gateway.
4)
Enter a unique
Destination ID
for the device on the network. This number should be different from
the Source ID entered at the top of the page.
5)
Communication Command:
Select the DF1 read/write Communication Commands to use to
communicate to the slave device.
a)
500CPU read/write (default): uses DF1 Protected Typed Logical Read/Write messages with 3
address fields
b)
PLC5 Read/Write: uses DF1 typed read/write messages
6)
Enter the number of read scan lines and write scan lines.
7)
Click the
Generate Scan Lines
button to have the read and write scan lines auto-generate for you.
You may manually configure the read and write scan lines after they have been generated.
