Watlow 8LS Controller - Manual (Page 58)

50 8LS User’s Guide
Setup
WARNING
Set safe start up conditions. Do not use memory
startup if there is any chance the process could
start in an unsafe state.
Controller Address
Use this menu to set the 8LS controller address. This address is used for
communications and each 8LS in a system must have a different
address. Begin with address 1 for the first controller and assign each
subsequent controller the next higher address.
Selectable range: 1 to 32.
Communication Error Checking
Use this menu to set the data check algorithm used in the Watlow-
Anafaze communications protocol.
Selectable values: BCC (Block Check Character) or CRC (Cyclic
Redundancy Check).
NOTE
If you are using ANASOFT, be sure to set ANAIN-
STL to the same error checking method you set in
this menu.
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LOOP PROCESS UNITS
ALARM SETPOINT STATUS OUTPUT%
CONTRLLR
ADDR? 1
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
LOOP PROCESS UNITS
ALARM SETPOINT STATUS OUTPUT%
COMM ERR
CHK? BCC