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Epsilon EP-B Base Drive Reference Manual
Figure 7: Outputs View
To assign an Output Function to an Output Line:
1. Assign an output by highlighting an output function in the “Output Function” window and drag the highlighted
output function to the desired output line in the "Output Line" window.
To unassign an Output Function from an Output Line:
1. To unassign an output function from an output line, select the desired output function from the "Output Line"
window, then drag the highlighted output assignment back to the "Output Function" window.
To make an Output Function “Active Off”:
1. Select the desired output line in the "Output Line" window.
2. Click the “Active Off” check box. The Configuration column in the "Output Line" window will automatically
update to the current setup.
Online Setup
These steps assume you have already created a configuration file. If you have already downloaded the configuration
file, go to Step 3. If you have not yet created the configuration file, go to Offline Setup Step 1. Do Steps 1 through 7 in
the previous section, “Offline Setup”, before establishing communications.
Generally, online setup is used when editing parameters in a device. Offline setup editing is usually only done
when not connected to a device.
Step 1: Establishing Communications with Drive
Now that the basic device setup parameters are entered, it is time to establish communications with the device and
download the configuration data. Before proceeding, be sure to connect the serial communication cable between your
PC and the device.
When attempting to download a configuration using PowerTools Pro, the software may need to be configured to the
correct communication settings for the intended connection.
To configure the preferences, select the Options|Preferences|Ptools Operations from the menu bar then select the
Communications tab see Figure 8. This dialog box allows the user to configure which communication connections are
scanned when performing any communication operations. Default is all ports are scanned.
The serial communication baud rate can be changed, the drive baud rate and PowerTools Pro baud rate must match.
Default drive baud rate = 19200. PowerTools Pro will not check to see if any devices with node addresses higher than
the number entered are available on the network. The default number is 4 with a maximum number of 32 node
addresses.