Micromod MOD: 30MLTraining Manual - Manual (Page 158)

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Peer-to-Peer Communications
10.3 Equipment Required
The following equipment will be needed for this lab:
• 2 MOD30ML Controllers
• 2 ICN Modules (2030N)
• 1 ICN Terminator (2030FZ00001A)
• Cable, dual twisted pair (1 ft. min.)
• Small Flat Blade Screwdriver
• Wire Stripper/Cutter
• ViZapp with XMB OPC Server and Download Cable
10.4 Instructions
Follow these instructions step-by-step to add and configure the peer-to-peer communications
Configure the First Instrument:
1. Install an ICN Module into the controller’s slots 7 and 8 set its address to 1.
2. Add an Input Communications Block to the instrument:
• Select the IC (Input Communications) block from the Algorithms window and add
it to the document, near the PID block. Note: The IC blocks can only be added
from within a Loop Compound.
Figure 10 .2.
Algorithms menu
3. Configure the Input Communication Block:
• Double-click on the IC block to configure: The IC block Properties will open.
• Click on the pull-down menu to configure the Data Type of the signal being
received from the other instrument.
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