IDEC MicroSmart AS-i - Manual (Page 53)

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7-4 M ICRO S MART AS-I NTERFACE M ASTER M ODULE U SER ’ S M ANUAL
Monitor AS-Interface Slave
While the MicroSmart is communicating with AS-Interface slaves through the AS-Interface bus, operating status of AS-
Interface slaves can be monitored using WindLDR on a PC. Output statuses and parameter image (PI) can also be changed
using WindLDR .
To open the Monitor AS-Interface Slaves dialog box, from the WindLDR menu bar, select Online > Monitor. From the
WindLDR menu bar, select Online, and select Monitor AS-Interface Slaves in the pull-down menu.
Change Slave Output Statuses and Parameters
The output statuses and parameter image (PI) of the slaves connected to the AS-Interface master module can be changed.
To open the Slave Status dialog box, click the output of a required slave address in the Monitor AS-Interface Slaves dialog
box. Then, click the On or Off button to change the statuses of outputs O0 through O3 and parameters P0 through P3 as
required. Click Store to save the changes to the slave module.
If the command is not processed correctly, the error message “AS-Interface Master Error” and an error code will appear.
See page 7-5.
The output statuses and parameters cannot be changed in the following cases.
Dialog Box Button Description
Monitor AS-Interface Slaves
Switch Slaves Switches between Slave A screen and Slave B screen.
Close Closes the window.
Help Displays explanations for functions on the screen.
Slave Status
Store Stores output statuses and parameters to the slave.
Close Closes the window.
Error Code Description
1 • An error was found on the expansion I/O bus.
7 • The AS-Inter face master module is in local mode.
8 • Attempt was made to change the parameters of a slave which did not exist.
Parameter
Image
(PI)