ProSoft Technology 5202-DFNT-DFCM4 - Manual (Page 13)

DFCM ♦ ProLinx Gateway Protocol Functional Specifications
DF1 Master/Slave Driver Manual
ProSoft Technology, Inc. Page 13 of 88
October 15, 2010
2 Protocol Functional Specifications
2.1 Functional Specifications - DF1 Master/Slave
The DF1 Master/Slave Protocol driver provides extensive support for both Master
and Slave implementations of the protocol. The serial port on the module is user-
configurable to support the DF1 protocol (Master or Slave, Error Checking,
Baud rate, and so on).
DF1 General Specifications
Internal Database 10000 registers (words) available
Communication parameters Local Station ID: 0 to 254
Ports 1 to 3 Baud Rate: 110 to 115K baud
Stop Bits: 1
Data Bits: 8
Parity: None, Even, Odd
RTS Timing delays: 0 to 65535 milliseconds
Error Checking BCC and CRC
Miscellaneous Full hardware handshaking control, providing
radio, smart modem and multi-drop support
Floating point data supported
DF1 Master
The ports on the module can be individually configured as Master ports. When
configured in master mode, the DFCM module is capable of reading and writing
data to remote DF1 devices.
DF1 Modes Full-Duplex - Master (Module generates
commands)
Half-Duplex - Polling
Command List Up to 100 commands per Master port, each fully-
configurable for function, slave address, register
to/from addressing and word/bit count
Polling of Command List User-configurable polling of commands, including
disabled, continuous, and on change of data (write
only)
Configurable Parameters per
Master port Min Command Delay
Number of Commands
Response Timeout
Retry Count
Slave List Error Pointer