Instructions

Device configuration
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 Retries, max. – the number of the failed request attempts before query is stopped
and the status of the device changes. The valid range is 0…255.
 Burst request – group request of consecutive registers to increase the data through-
put
 Status variable – select a BOOL variable using the icon to record the device sta-
tus:
o 1 – the device functions properly
o 0 – the device is not connected.
 Start query – select a BOOL variable using the icon to control the query:
o 0 – query disabled
o 1 – query enabled.
 Change register order – determines the register order in two-register variables
 Change byte order – determines the byte order in the register
 Comment – the text comment to describe the device
Fig. 4.12 Query time diagram
The list of the variables to be requested from this slave is in the lower part of the window.
Each variable created in this list can be found in the variable table under the tab Net-
work, Slot X with a separate list of variables (sect. 5.5) for each slave device.
Add a variable by clicking the icon New variable, and set its properties.
Fig. 4.13 Variable configuration in master mode
 Name – the name of the variable
 Type – the data type of the variable: BOOL, INT or REAL
 Register – the register address
 Bit – the number of the bit of the register (0…15) (only for BOOL variables)
 Read function / Write function – selection of the read / write function or disable
reading / writing.
 Number of registers – the number of registers occupied by the variable (only for INT
variables)