Pulsafeeder Pulsar DLC - Manual (Page 70)

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To set or view Slaves manually, press [UP] or [DOWN]. As you do so, the display will show the
address followed by the status,
IDENTIFY SLAVES
1 NO
In the example above, the device at address 1 is not identified as a Slave. Press [UP] or [DOWN] to
scroll through the 32 addresses.
To manually identify a Slave, press [UP] or [DOWN] to display the address of the Slave device. Press
[ENTER]. Now press [UP] or [DOWN] to change the status of this device to {YES}. Press [ENTER]
to accept your selection for this address.
When you have completed your settings press [UP] or [DOWN] to select {DONE ENTRY}.
IDENTIFY SLAVES
DONE ENTRY
Press [ENTER] to accept your settings.
10. The {–MENU– / SERIAL COMM} screen is displayed.
7.2.19 Serial Diagnostics
The Serial Diagnostics menus are designed to assist you in the trouble shooting of the communications
system.
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Serial Diagnostic
1. To access the Serial Diagnostics menu press [UP] or [DOWN] until the {–MENU– / SERIAL DIAG.}
is displayed.
–MENU–
SERIAL DIAG.
Press [ENTER]
2. The first menu shows the number of MODBUS messages exchanged by this node while the menu is
displayed.
RECEIVE: 640
TRANSMIT: 640
Press either [UP] or [DOWN] to reset the count value. Press [ENTER] to proceed to the next screen.
LOOPBACK TEST
NO
- or - LOOPBACK TEST
YES
Selecting {YES} will start the test (go to – Loopback Test Procedure – on the next page), or if
{NO} is selected you are sent to the {ECHO TEST / NO} screen.
3. The {ECHO TEST / NO} screen is displayed.
ECHO TEST
NO
The Echo test causes the DLC to echo back all characters it received, much like the Loopback Device.
You can then use another piece of equipment (e.g., PC) to originate characters.
4. Press [ENTER] to skip the echo test or press [UP] and then [ENTER] to set {ECHO TEST / NO} to
{ECHO TEST / YES} and initiate the test. The following screen is displayed:
ECHO CHARACTERS
TEST IN PROGRESS
When the Echo Test is complete, the following screen is displayed:
GOOD XXXX
BAD XXXX
5. Press [ENTER] to exit the Echo Test and return to the {–MENU– / SERIAL COMM} screen.
Address Status