Automationdirect.com HX-ECOM Series - Parameters

Ethernet Communications Modules, 3rd Edition, Rev. D
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Appendix B: General Specifications
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Parameters:
• V Memory Address (octal): Enter the starting V-memory address of the first block.
All 16 blocks of 16 words each will be allocated. In the above example notice V3000-
3377 are now utilized.
• Peerlink Enabled: For the Peerlink function to work this box must be checked. If it
is unchecked, no data exchange with the other nodes on the data-sharing network
will occur.
• Block Number x / Ignore: If this option is selected then that particular block is not
published onto the network, nor is it subscribed to. Thus the V-memory block is
left unchanged.
• Block Number x / Publish: If this option is selected then that particular block is
published onto the network for others to subscribe to.
• Block Number x / Subscribe: If this option is selected then that particular block is
subscribed to.
• <Back> button: Return to the main ECOM100 configuration screen.
• <Send> button: Write the Peerlink configuration on this screen to the ECOM100.
• <Reset> button: Reset all parameters on this screen back to factory default.
After configuration the automatic data exchange could look like this:
Following is a description of each CPU system configuration function.