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3.6.4.3 DataLinkandApplicationLayer
UseLocalStationNumberasThisStationDNPAddress:DNPaddressfortheslave.Thisvaluecanbesetbytheuseror
automaticallyassignedbytheAdd‐On.IfthecheckboxSameAsstationNumberisselected,thentheDNPAddresswill
beequaltotheStationNumber.
Enter
StationDNPAddress(Required):EntertheaddressforthisStationifnotbeingautomaticallyassigned.
MinResponseDelay(ms)(Required):Thisisthetimedelayinmilliseconds(from0to65535msec)beforesendingthe
responsefromtheslave.
EnableSelfAddress:TheDNPV3.00SlaveDrivercanbeconfiguredtosend
itsownDNPAddresswhenaDNPMaster
asksforit.Whenthisboxischecked,ifamessageissentwiththeSelfAddress(65532)inthedestinationaddressfield,
thewillrespondwithitsuniqueindividualaddress.Thisfeaturesimplifiesthecommissioning,troubleshootingand
maintenanceofdeviceswith
anunknownaddress.Ifthisfeatureisnotenabled,thestationwillignorethemessages
senttotheSelfAddress.
EnableDataLinkConfirmation:TheDNPV3.00SlaveDrivercanbeconfiguredtoretryunconfirmeddatalinkprimary
frames.Thenumberofretriesthedriversendsandtheretrytimeoutare
configurable.
ThisserviceisdisabledunlessDataLinkConfirmationoptionissettoYes.
DataLinkRetries:ThenumberofRetriesisconfigurablebetween0(DataLinkRetriesdisabled)and255.
RetryTimeout(ms):TheRetryTimeoutisconfigurablebetween0(DataLinkRetriesdisabled)and5000ms
Note:TheDriver'sDataLinkLayerwillattempttoretry(willresend)anunconfirmeddatalinkprimaryframewhenthe
confirmationhasnotbeenreceivedwithintheconfiguredtimeout.Iftheconfirmationfailstoarriveaftertheconfig‐
urednumberofretries,thecommunicationslinkisconsideredfailedandareset
sequenceisrequiredbeforeanewpri‐
maryframecouldbesent.