Instructions
Table Of Contents
- 1 Preface
- 2 Safety
- 3 Preparation
- 4 About Anybus Communicator
- 5 Installation
- 6 Configuration Quick Guide
- 7 Communicator Configuration
- 7.1 Connecting the Communicator
- 7.2 Access the Built-In Web Interface From HMS IPconfig
- 7.3 Access the Built-In Web Interface From a Web Browser
- 7.4 Communicator Built-In Web Interface Overview
- 7.5 General Subnetwork Settings
- 7.6 About Transaction Templates
- 7.7 Build Transaction Templates
- 7.8 Nodes and Transactions
- 7.9 High Level Network Settings
- 7.10 Naming the Host
- 7.11 Station Name
- 7.12 I/O Data Map
- 7.13 Apply Configuration
- 7.14 Use an Existing Configuration
- 8 PLC Configuration
- 9 Verify Operation
- 10 Use Cases
- 11 Maintenance
- 12 Troubleshooting
- 13 Technical Data
- A Reference Guides
Communicator Configuration 53 (124)
Limit
• Name: You can name the Frame Field to make it easier to identify.
• Type: Specify the number of bytes in the frame. Select Byte (1 byte) (Default), Word (2
bytes), Double word (4 bytes).
• Endianess: Select Big-endian (Default) or Little-endian.
• Min value: The lowest value of the limit range.
• Max value: The highest value of the limit range.
• Base number system: Select Decimal Dec (Default) or Hexadecimal Hex.
Data
• Name: You can name the Frame Field to make it easier to identify.
• Fixed field*: Select Yes, set here (Default) or No, set when used.
• Length: Enter a value between 1 (Default) and 512 bytes.
• Min length: Specify the minimum length that can be set when the template is used.
• Max length: Specify the maximum length that can be set when the template is used.
• Default length: Specify the default length that can be set when the template is used.
Variable data
• Name: You can name the Frame Field to make it easier to identify.
• Fixed field*: Select Yes, set here (Default) or No, set when used.
• Minimum payload length: Specify the minimum payload length that can be set when the
template is used.
• Maximum payload length: Specify the maximum payload length that can be set when the
template is used.
• Default max payload length: Specify the default payload length that can be set when the
template is used.
• Data delimiter: Specify how to detect/define the length of the variable data of the high
level network. Select Byte counter, End pattern or None (Default).
For information about End- and Length character, refer to Data Delimiter and Subnet
Delimiter Options, p. 55.
• Subnet delimiter: Specify how to detect/define the length of the variable data of the serial
subnetwork. Select Byte counter, End pattern or None (Default).
For information about End- and Length character, refer to Data Delimiter and Subnet
Delimiter Options, p. 55.
• End pattern: Specify the value defining the end of the payload, when a delimiter is set to
end pattern.
• Fill padding: Fill up unused data mapped to the high level network or the general area with
a field padding value.
To deactivate/activate Fill padding, click the slide toggle. When Fill padding is activated,
enter a Fill padding value between 0 and 255.
• Base number system: Select Decimal Dec (Default) or Hexadecimal Hex.
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