Using the who button, Using the who button -7 – Rockwell Automation 9303 DRIVE TOOLS32 GETTING STARTED User Manual

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Setting Up a ControlNet Direct Communications System

6-7

Publication 9303-5.13 – March 1998

Using the WHO
Button

The WHO button is located on the ControlNet Network Connect to Drive
dialog box to help you determine the station number for your drive. When you
click WHO, the WHO’s Active dialog box scans the network and displays the
devices that are currently active. The following is an example of a WHO’s
Active
dialog box.

To select a device:

1.

Highlight the device.

2.

Click OK.

The station number of the device that you selected is used for the Enter
ControlNet Station (0-99 Dec.)
field on the ControlNet Network Connect to
Drive
dialog box

When you are using ControlNet communications, the WHO’s Active dialog
box quickly completes the scan.

The main window displayed in the WHO’s Active dialog box shows the
information read from the network WHO command. The information consists of
the following:

This field:

Specifies:

Station #

The network station number for each device on the network.

Device Type

The type of device that is associated with the network station number.

Station Name

The textual description contained in the device at the network station number.
The Bulletin 1395 drive does not support a network station name. Therefore, the
name shown on the network map is the same for all 1395 drives.

Comm. Device

The communication device type as it is identified on the network.

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