USER MANUAL APS 6.0

Configuring Y our Processor for Online Communication
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To change the SLC 5/03 processor poll timeout value, do the following:
1. At the Program Directory display , press [F8] Monitor File, then [F7]
General Utility, then [F5] Channel Configuration.
2. Cursor to the System Mode Driver parameter and press [F10] Select Option
until “DF1 Half-Duplex Slave” is displayed.
3.
Press [F4] CH0 System Configuration. Cursor to the poll timeout
parameter and press [F10] Select Option. Enter the new value and
press [ENTER].
You can also change the edit resource/file owner timeout value at this time.
4.
Press [F1] Accept Edits, then [ESC], [ESC], [ESC] and return to the
Program Directory display.
If you are using MSG instructions between SLC 5/03 processors, the MSG timeout
value shown in the control block may also need to be changed for reliable
slave-to-slave communication on the multi-drop network.