Instruction manual

Creating an Island Configuration
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The Rails
Overview A single empty rail appears in the island editor as soon as a new island is created:
This rail will support the Advantys STB modules in the primary segment of the new
island bus configuration. All the modules in the primary segment of the island (the
NIM, PDMs, I/O modules, extension modules or termination plate) will be inserted
on this default rail.
Deleting and
Adding the
Primary Rail
If you delete the primary rail from the island editor and then want to replace it, use
the Add Rail command from the Island pull-down menu. You must have the primary
rail to configure a logical island.
Adding More
Rails
Each segment in a logical island appears on its own rail. The maximum number of
rails in an island configuration is seven—one for the primary segment and up to six
for extension segments).
In the Advantys configuration software, a segment is referred to as a rail.
Preferred modules (See Extending the Configuration to a Preferred Module, p. 41)
and CANopen devices (See Extending the Configuration to Standard CANopen
Devices, p. 42) do not appear on separate rails in the island editor. They appear
beside or below the rail from which they are extended.