Specifications

Application Example
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Create an EDS
You can create an EDS using directions in the Advantys STB Configuration
Software Quick Start User Guide. You can also use SyCon's EDS Generator to
create an EDS by following these instructions:
Saving and Downloading the Configuration
You can save your configuration with the standard Windows commands in the File
menu. The Online menu provides options for downloading and debugging your
configuration.
Step Action Comment
1 From SyCon’s Tools menu, select EDS Generator. The EDS Generator dialogue box appears.
2 In the Created by text field, enter the creator’s name. Use your own name.
3 In the Device text field, enter the device name and
manufacturer.
The device will use the name you enter here when it
appears in the configuration workspace.
4 From SyCon’s Type pull-down menu, select Remote
Bus Device.
The Advantys STB island can only be used as a
remote node on INTERBUS.
5 Specify the Process data direction by selecting
input/output.
The selection of input/output supports the mixture of
input and output modules in the sample island
(see page 78).
6 Specify the analog Device class. The selection of analog supports the mixture of digital
and analog modules in the sample island
(see page 78). PCP capability is not supported by the
INTERBUS NIM.
7 Specify the Process data length by selecting an input
length of 20 octets, and an output length of 8 octets.
Bit packing for the sample island (see page 78)
indicates 10 words of input and 4 words of output. (An
octet represents one-half of a data word.)
8 An Ident code should appear under Device
identification.
The above selection of analog (Device class) will put
51 (33h) in the Ident code, although other values are
available in the Ident code pull-down menu.
9 In the Configuration (Bitmap) text field, select the
desired .bmp file or accept the defaults.
The .bmp file graphically represents the node in the
SyCon workspace. Accepting default bitmaps or
importing others will not affect system performance.