5 preparing the bm85 for downloading – Schneider Electric Modicon BM85 User Manual

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4.5 Preparing the BM85 for Downloading

The BM85 rear panel has two sets of switches. One set allows the BM85

to either accept a download or run an application that was previously

downloaded. The other set of switches assigns a Modbus Plus node

address.

Before you can download your application you must set the switches to

allow the load. You must also set the node address to agree with the

address parameter you are using with the download utility program.

Instructions for setting the switches are provided in Sections 4.6 and 4.7.

You can download to the BM85 at its installation site. You might find it

more convenient to have a spare Modbus Plus network connector in the

vicinity of your download host, and to perform the download locally.

Caution:ąAdding a new node to an active network causes an

increase in the network's token rotation time, reducing the

overall data throughput. Before you connect or disconnect any

device on an active network, you should be aware of its effect

on network timing.

After the download is completed, the BM85 switches must be set to allow

it to run the application. All BM85 switch settings are sensed on

power-up.

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