IDEC FL1E SmartRelay - Manual (Page 5)

L
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® Communication Module User’s Manual 1-1
1. Getting to know
L
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® Communication Module
1.1 What is L
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® Communication
Module ?
The Local Operating Network (L
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® Communication
Module) communications module is an interface for
connecting IDEC SmartRelay onto a LON network.
The IDEC SmartRelay communications module has been
implemented as a Slave module for the IDEC SmartRelay
control module.
The module supports communication between the IDEC
SmartRelay Master and external LON devices via a LON.
The L
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® Communication Module is a bus station on
the LON and allows the IDEC SmartRelay to communicate
with other LON devices.
What are the capabilities of the L
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®
Communication Module ?
The L
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® Communication Module presents the
current states of the LON stations to the IDEC SmartRelay,
which is thus able to use its logical functions and timers to
join them together. In the process, the LON signals can also
be combined with the signals of the local IDEC SmartRelay
inputs and outputs. The L
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® Communication
Module then transmits every change of the output signal via
the LON.
The combination of IDEC SmartRelay and L
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®
Communication Module gives the user a decentralized
controller functionality for the LON with the capability of
setting or changing parameters or operations quickly, simply
and without a programming device.