Echelon NodeUtil Node Utility - Manual (Page 22)

16 Using NodeUtil
Important: The following commands are not available for the NodeUtil network
interface or for routers: F, I, J, K, L, N, P, U, X, Y, =, or *.
Type the indicated letter (or function key) to run the corresponding command.
You can stop any command by pressing the ESC key. These commands operate
on the selected device, which is displayed in the NodeUtil DEVICE prompt.
F1 – Show Banner
Use this command to display the name and version of the NodeUtil Node Utility.
A – Node Address Table
Use this command to display or update a specific address table entry or the entire
address table for the selected device. The address table defines the network
addresses to which the current device can send implicitly addressed messages
and network variables. It also defines the groups to which the device belongs.
The columns of data displayed include:
• Index – Defines the index of the address table entry.
• Type – Defines the address type (for example, group address, broadcast,
subnet/node, Neuron ID, or unbound).
• Domain – Defines the domain to which the device belongs.
• Mbr/Nod – Defines the member ID of the device within the group for
group addresses. The member ID is used in acknowledgments to allow
the sender of an acknowledged multicast message to keep track of which
nodes have responded.
• Rpt tmr – Defines the time interval (in milliseconds) between repetitions
of an outgoing message for the repeated service.
• Retries – Defines the number of retries (0 to 15) for acknowledged,
request/response, or unacknowledged-repeated service. The maximum
number of messages sent is one more than the displayed number.
• Rcv tmr – Defines the receive timer (in milliseconds) for multicast (group)
messages. If a message with the same transaction ID is received before
the receive timer expires, it is considered to be a retry of the previous
message.
• Tx tmr – Defines the time interval (in milliseconds) between retries for
the acknowledged or request/response service. The transaction retry
timer is restarted when each attempt is made, and also when any
acknowledgment or response (except for the last one) is received.
• Grp/Sbnt – Defines the ID (0 to 255) of the group within the domain for
group addresses. For managed networks, the group ID is allocated by the
network management server. For Neuron ID addressing, a value of 0
indicates that the message should pass through all routers in the domain.
For subnet/node addressing, a value of 0 is not a valid subnet ID. For
broadcast addressing, a value of 0 indicates that the message should be
delivered to all nodes in the domain.
After the entry is displayed, you can change the entry, one value at a time. For
each value, the default value is the current setting. If you enter a non-valid