Rockwell Automation T3831 ICS Regent Communications Package for Winterpret - Manual (Page 21)

Communications Package for W INTERPRET (T3831)
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Loading, Connecting and Starting the
Guarded Peer-Link
W INTERPRET provides commands to Load, Connect and Start
the Guarded Peer-Link Network functions in the Regent.
These commands are performed from the Execution
Controller Window’s Network Menu.
The Load Network and Connect Network commands must be
performed on each Regent participating in the GPL
communications. Finally, the Start Network command must
be used for each Regent configured with a Net Master port to
start the GPL communications functions for each Network leg.
Details of each of the Network commands are described below.
The Network commands should be used after all other normal
initialization and loading functions of the Regent are
completed. These are listed in Table 5.
Table 5. Commands to Perform Before Network Operations.
Initialize RAMcode
Load I/O Configuration
Load Shared Allocation
Start Inputs and Outputs
Load Serial Ports Configuration
Load Programs
Run Programs
Load Comm Protection
Enable Comm Protection
Load Network
The Load Network command loads the GPL configuration to
the Regent. This command must be performed for each
Regent participating in the GPL communications. During the
Load process W
INTERPRET loads the Regent with the Input
and Output Templates for GPL communications.
Subsequently the Regent allocates the necessary memory for
the Input and Output Buffers required for GPL.