Instructions

Communicator Configuration 61 (124)
2. Configure the Node settings.
Setting Value Description
Node address
1 to 247
Node ID, also called node address, is the node’s identity on
the subnetwork.
The node id is a number between 1 and 247.
By default, the node is assigned the next available number.
The same node id cannot be used on multiple nodes.
Name
N/A
By default, the node is assigned the name New node and the
corresponding Server address. The node name can be changed.
Timeout time 10 ms to 10 000 ms
Default value: 1000 ms.
If a transaction in a transaction fulfills the specified timeout
time value for all specified retries, the remaining transactions
defined for the node will be skipped in the current cycle.
The maximum addition to the cycle length is only one instance
of the timout setting.
Specify how long the Communicator should wait before
sending the message again, when no response is received
from the node.
If the timeout time is exceeded, the Communicator continues
to send the message until the maximum number of retries has
been reached.
Reconnection time Min 10 ms
Max 60 0000 ms
Default 10 000 ms
Specify for how long the Communicator should wait before
attempting to reconnect, if the node is disconnected.
The default value is 10 000 ms.
Reconnect time (10 ms) is not applicable for the broadcast
node, that hold transactions destined to all nodes.
Retries 0 to 10
Default value: 3
Specify the number of attempts the Communicator should
make, when no response is received from the node.
Address format
Available for the
Modbus TCP serial
protocol.
Default format: Address
Register
Modicon
Modicon extended
Specify the address format for the node.
Address: 0, 1, 2, ...
Register: 1, 2, 3, ...
Modicon: 00001/10001/30001/40001
Modicon extended: 000001/100001/...
3. To apply the settings, click Apply in the web-interface header, and follow the instructions..
To Do Next
Add Transactions, Add Transactions, p. 62.
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