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Capturing and displaying network data – ProSoft Technology AN-X-PB User Manual

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Capturing and Displaying Network Data

Use the Windows AnxPbCapt utility to capture network frames, transfer
them from the AN-X to the computer, store them to hard disk, and view
them.

Setting the AN-X IP Address

Select Config/Set AN-X-PBC IP.

AnxPbCapt displays the AN-X-IP Address dialog.

Enter the IP address of the AN-X module that you wish to use to capture
Profibus network data.

Refer to page 6 for information on setting the AN-X IP address.

Capturing Network Frames

Select Capture/Acquire or click on the Capture button.

AnxPbCapt displays the Capture Control dialog.

Type or browse in the capture file (CaptFile) name.

Select the Baud rate for the Profibus network.

Enter a value for the Stop Error Limit. The stop error limit is the number
of network errors that can occur in the current file before the capture
stops automatically. A value of 1 means that the capture stops on the