ProSoft Technology 5202-DFNT-DFCM4 - Manual (Page 5)

DFCM ♦ ProLinx Gateway Contents
DF1 Master/Slave Driver Manual
ProSoft Technology, Inc. Page 5 of 88
October 15, 2010
Contents
Your Feedback Please ........................................................................................................................ 2
How to Contact Us .............................................................................................................................. 2
ProSoft Technology ® Product Documentation .................................................................................... 2
Important Installation Instructions ....................................................................................................... 3
ProLinx ® Products Warnings ............................................................................................................... 3
ProLinx Gateways with Ethernet Ports ............................................................................................... 3
To upgrade a previously purchased Series C model: .................................................................... 3
To order a ProLinx Plus gateway with the -WEB option ................................................................ 3
Markings .............................................................................................................................................. 3
1 Functional Overview 9
1.1 Master/Slave Serial Port(s) ..................................................................................... 10
1.2 Module Internal Database ....................................................................................... 11
1.2.1 DF1 Serial Port Driver Access to Database ............................................................ 11
2 Protocol Functional Specifications 13
2.1 Functional Specifications - DF1 Master/Slave ........................................................ 13
2.2 Serial Port Specifications ........................................................................................ 15
3 DFCM Slave Driver Operation 17
3.1 File Simulation ......................................................................................................... 18
3.2 Example Slave Port Application .............................................................................. 19
3.3 Slave Port Command Support ................................................................................ 20
4 Communication Port Cables 21
4.1 Serial Port Cable Connections: Multiple Port Units ................................................. 22
4.1.1 Port 0, 1, 2, 3: RS-232 - Null Modem (DTE with Hardware Handshaking) ............. 22
4.1.2 Port 0, 1, 2, 3: RS-232 - Null Modem (DTE without Hardware Handshaking) ........ 23
4.1.3 Port 0, 1, 2, 3: RS-232 - DTE to DCE Modem Connection ..................................... 23
4.1.4 Port 0, 1, 2, 3: RS-422 Interface Connections ........................................................ 24
4.1.5 Port 0, 1, 2, 3: RS-485 Interface Connections ........................................................ 24
5 LED Indicators 25
5.1 Base Module LEDs .................................................................................................. 26
5.2 LEDs for Serial DF1 Protocol Ports ......................................................................... 27
5.3 DFNT Pass-Through (Debug) Port LEDs ................................................................ 28
6 DFCM Protocol Configuration 29
6.1 [DF1 Pass-Through Port] ........................................................................................ 30
6.1.1 Configuration Values ............................................................................................... 31
6.1.2 Switching between Pass-Through and Debug/Configuration ................................. 32
6.2 [DF1 Port x] ............................................................................................................. 33