Motorola 68P02958C00-B - Manual (Page 89)

Site Configuration
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Max. number of addressable sites in a transmission <1-4> [4]:
Maximum number of units the Data Link layer is capable of addressing in a single
transmission. For “private conversation”, specify 1.
TX to failed RTU <0:DISABLE 0-30> Min [5]:
A period of time after which a failed link will be considered as being back in order, provided
the value of the next parameter (“Periodic check...”) is Disable. Or, the period of time after
which the Network layer issues a control frame to check the link, if the value of the next
parameter is Enable.
Periodic check of failed RTU [Disable]:
The valid values are:
Enable Network will send a control frame in order to check whether the link is still in
“failed” status. The frame is issued if the link has been in “failed” status for the
period of time specified in the previous parameter.
Disable The link is considered to be back in order after the period of time specified in the
previous parameter.
Interval between FULL DUPLEX TX retries <10-100> *100mSec [80]:
The period of time that should elapse before a retry takes place in Full Duplex. New data
frames cannot be sent to the retried unit.
Terminal Server
The Ports Overview displays the total number of ports defined in the system and allows you to
add new ports, and to modify or delete existing ports.
By default, the Terminal Server item in the workspace treeview has no items beneath it. To
open the Ports Overview screen, first select Define from the right-click menu on the Terminal
Server item. The Ports Overview item will appear under Terminal Server.
Double-click on the Ports Overview item. The Ports Overview screen will appear.
New terminal server ports can be added. See Insert One Port and Insert Group of Ports
below. Once the ports have been added, click on OK or Apply. New Terminal Server Port
items will appear in the workspace under the Terminal Server item. User, advanced physical
layer and advanced link layer parameters can be set for the new ports.
To delete items defined under the Terminal Server node, select Delete from the right-click
menu on the Terminal Server. All servers will be deleted.
Ports Overview
To modify the parameters of a particular Terminal Server Port in the Ports Overview screen,
click in the field and enter the changes.