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ControlNet Message/Traffic Generator Tool2
Publication 9220-10.1 — July 1996
Introducing the Tool
Use this tool to:
• construct, edit, and send data packets and messages on a
ControlNet network
Using this tool, you can:
– open connections to different objects and send predefined
messages, data byte(s), or packet(s) individually or in a sequence.
– construct, edit and send data packets and messages. These edited
data packets and messages can be saved to and retrieved
from files. Once you have saved data in a file, you can use
function keys to send predefined packets or messages into the
network one by one. You can also use the play option to send all
the data saved in a file, at once.
If you want to view the messages or data packets being sent on
the network, use the Contr olNet Traffic Analyzer tool (9220-TA).
• assist in the designing and debugging of ControlNet products
Use this table to become familiar with some of the tool’s terms.
Term Refers to
CNXOR.CFG the configuration file the tool utilizes to initialize itself
PIT
network update time; repetitive time interval in which data
can be sent on the ControlNet network
packets any data bytes, patterns, or messages
MAC ID a node’s address on the network
SMAC
the ControlNet Media Access Control interface circuitry used to
send and receive data on an ControlNet network.
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