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Rockwell Automation DAG6.5.8 APPLICATION GUIDE SCADA SYSTEM User Manual

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Publication AG-UM008C-EN-P - February 2005

4-28 Configuring SLC 5/03, 5/04, and 5/05 Processors

Use Worksheet 4.5 SLC 5/03, 5/04, and 5/05 DF1 Radio Modem Station
Configuration (page D-18) for
an example configuration and to record
your station’s configuration.

3. On the Channel 0 tab, choose

DF1 Radio Modem for your
Driver.

4. Configure the communication

driver characteristics
according to Table 4.7.

Table 4.7 Define these communication parameters when configuring an SLC 5/03, 5/04, or 5/05 processor for DF1 Radio Modem
communication.

Tab

Parameter

Default

Selections

General

Diagnostic File

0

Select an unused file (9 to 255) to store channel status information.
You must define a diagnostic file in order to be able to view channel
0 status. See Table 4.8 on page 4-30 for a file description.

Chan. 0 System

Baud Rate

19,200

Select a communication rate that all devices in your system support.
Configure all devices in the system for the same communication rate.

Parity

None

Parity provides additional message packet error detection. To
implement even parity checking, choose Even. To implement no parity
checking, choose None.

Stop Bits

1

Match the number of stop bits to the devices with which you are
communicating.

Node Address

1

A node address identifies the processor on the DF1 half-duplex link.
Each station on a link must have a unique node address. Choose an
address between 0

10

and 254

10.

Node address 255

10

is the broadcast

address, which you cannot select as a station’s individual address.

Store and Forward

(1)

Unchecked

When checked, enables Store and Forward capability and duplicate
packet definition. Refer to Applying DF1 Radio Modem Protocol on
page 4-32
for more information.