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HEADING
4 LOOP DEVICES
4.2 Soft addressing
Soft addressing will assign a new, and potentially different, address to every device found on the
loop. This does mean that once testing is complete, the loop will have to be commissioned again by
the panel it is to be connected to. Do not use this option unless you have to. A password will be
required from the user to initiate the soft addressing process to avoid unauthorised and/or accidental
readdressing of commissioned loop devices. See “Installation.”
4.3 Remove addresses
Removes the address from all connected devices; essentially resetting them back to factory settings.
This option requires the same password as “Soft addressing” for the same reasons.
5 DEVICE STATUSES
The “Devices” pane will show all known devices on the loop.
If a device is missing it most likely indicates a problem with
the physical connections in the loop. This will need to be
resolved before any interaction with the missing devices will
be possible. A “Missing device” icon will be displayed if the
loop was searched over a specific range.
The device icons each show a symbolic representation of
the device type along with its given address. Devices are
displayed in address order, although this may be different to the order they are physically connected.
To the right of this, the textual device type, analogue value and status as determined by its analogue
value. See “Device settings.”
If an “Unknown device” appears on your loop, it could be that the device is faulty and sending an
incorrect type ID back to the loop tester hardware. This can be confirmed in the communications log.
It could also mean that the version of Loop Tester you are using does not recognise the device
because it is new. Please obtain a newer release of the software. Section 8 lists currently support
devices.
5.1 Device icons