Configure a ds dnp3 channel – Rockwell Automation 1758-RTU202 DataSite Software User Manual FRN 1.2 User Manual
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Publication 1758-UM002D-EN-P - October 2010
252 DataSite DNP3 Configuration Utility (DS DNP3)
Configure a DS DNP3 Channel
Follow these steps to configure a port on the DataSite controller for DNP3
communication.
1.
Open the DNP Settings tree.
2.
In the DNP Settings tree, click Channel 0.
The dialog box for configuring DNP3 channels appears.
3.
Set up the following parameters according to your requirements.
The following table provides the description, range and default value of
each parameter. Configure DS DNP3 Sessions
DS DNP3 Channel parameters
Variable
Description
Range of Options or Values
Default Value
Port
Communication interface
None, Net0, COM1, COM2
None
(1)
Slave Station
Channel station number (slave station number)
0…65535
3
Confirmed Mode
Operation desired for a specific communication
session. This function is used for protocols that
support breaking an application layer message
into multiple link layer frames.
Never: Not for any frame
Multi_frame: Only for
multiframe message
fragments
Always: For all frames
Never
Link Retries
Maximum number of link layer retries if the link
layer confirmation times out.
0…255
3
Confirm Timeout
Maximum amount of time, in milliseconds, to
wait for a link level confirmation if it is requested.
0…10000
2000
Response Timeout
Maximum amount of time, in milliseconds, to
wait for a channel response.
0…30000
2000
(1)
If you select "None", all of the upload/download data points shown will not be selected.