Configuring Properties

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Configuring Properties

This topic contains information about the properties available on the RP570Master tab, also informing the value of Strings for offline properties, which can be programmed by users when starting an application in Offline mode. These Strings can be listed on a table, according to the next example.

In addition to the Properties Window, these settings can be defined at run time in E3 or Elipse Power applications. To do so, start this Driver in Offline mode, that is, execute the application with its Start driver OFFLINE option enabled, which is configurable on the Setup tab of the Properties Window. The configuration options of this Driver are described on the next table.

Configuration options on the RP570Master tab

Option

String

Data Type

Description

Use Default Slave Address

RP570Master.UseDefaultSlaveAddress

Number

With this option enabled, this Driver defines an automatic RTU address for all Tags. Possible values are 0: Disabled or 1: Enabled

Default Slave Address

RP570Master.DefaultSlaveAddress

Number

Defines the default RTU address, depending on the addressing type of Mode 1 or Mode 2

Type of Protocol

RP570Master.RP_Protocol

Number

Defines the type of protocol used by this Driver. Possible values are 0: RP570 or 1: RP571

 

All offline properties must be configured via PLC Tags in String format, by using the N1 parameter equal to -1 (minus one), the N2 parameter equal to 0 (zero), the N3 parameter equal to 0 (zero), and the N4 parameter equal to 3 (three). For more details and examples of the other tabs, please check topic Documentation of I/O Interfaces.

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