Ring Communications DNA100 - Manual (Page 23)

April 2012 Digital Network Adapter DNA100
ADDR - Network address. The network address of the node on that display line.
NET - Network number. The network the device on the display line is a member of.
NODE - Node number. The node number of the device on the display line.
TYPE - Type of device. The device type (DXC901, DNA100, DAD104, etc.) of the node on that
display line.
VERSION - Version date. The version date of the device on this display line. The date is in the format of
YYYY/MM/DD (year, month, day). To be compatible with the N
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screen the version date of the
firmware has to be dated 960105 or later. If the firmware in the device is older, it will display asterisks (***) in
place of
TYPE
and nothing else to the right of
TYPE
for that display line.
FREE - The number of free queue elements for transmission. In each node, there is a free pool of
message locations that can contain queued up messages generated for the node’s internal housekeeping. When
queued messages are handled, the queue element is placed back into the pool. This number is the remaining
queue elements that can be used by the device on this display line. This number is usually HEX 28 but will
decrease depending on data traffic.
RETR - The actual number of retransmitted messages logged from the device on this display line. To
reset the counter this device must be reset. Some retransmissions may exist on a good network due to data
disturbance when installing or removing a node, or if transmissions are sent to a node that is not present on the
system.
RXERR - Number of receive errors logged by the device on this display line. To reset the counter the
device on this display line must be reset.
HOURS - Time since reset. Number of hours in hexadecimal format.
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