Application Linked Uni-Telway Parameters

At a Glance

After configuring the communication channel, you need to enter the application parameters.

These are split into four windows:

Type Parameter

This window looks like this:

It enables you to select the type of Uni-Telway Protocol the module uses:

Master Function

This window is only accessible by selecting Master.

This allows you to enter the:

Event data: used to select the number of bytes for the Event Data:
- The default value is 0 bytes.
- The possible values are 0, 4, or 8 bytes.
Number of slaves: used to select the number of slaves the master PLC will have to scan:
- For a PCMCIA card and the built-in link, the possible values are 0 to 98.
- For the terminal port, the possible values are 3 to 8.
- The default value depends on the communication channel: 31 for a PCMCIA card and built-in link and 3 for the terminal port.

Slave Function

This window is only accessible by selecting Slave:

This allows you to enter the:

Server address (Ad0): used to select the server address Ad0 of the device
- The possible values are between 1 and 98.
Number of addresses: used to assign up to three slave addresses to the same device. This option is offered, for example, to PLCs that can have Server (Ad0), Client (Ad1) and Listening Application (Ad2) addresses.
- The possible values are 1 to 3 (1 for Ad0 only, 2 for Ad0 and Ad1, 3 for Ad0, Ad1 and Ad2).

Current Loop Function

This window looks like this:

It allows you to select a: