Data Delivery Devices VHF, UHF & ISM Wireless RTU RFScada 8ADI-9DO 4ADI-5DO User Manual

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We have now almost completed the system configuration. We have set up output signal 
routing for the master unit (0) plus output signal routing for units 1 and 2. By checking the ‘Unit 
Enabled’ box when units 1 and 2 routing was displayed the configuration program was informed that 
the master needs to communicate with units 1 & 2; this RFScada network...

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status LED & relay plus to all other units, when it successfully communicates with all enabled units. 
So we must ensure that this box is not checked for unit 3 and it is not checked for the remaining 28 
other possible units (ID’s of 4 to 31). When the ‘Unit Enabled’ box is not checked the relay and analog 
output routing sections are disabled since they...

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Modbus section for further details) so they can be easily be copied into another system in the future. 
To save the configuration select the ‘File - Save‘ menu, a prompt appears for a file name and location 
to save the settings as. A saved configuration may also be loaded in a similar manner using the ‘File - 
Load’ menu.  

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Monitoring and Overriding Real Time Inputs. 
 
  Once the system is configured all units should communicate correctly with each other. By 
selecting ‘Display Registers’ from the configuration program another screen is displayed, with graphs 
showing analog levels and 8 indicators for digital inputs. If the Modbus connected unit is a slave, all of 
the...

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Click on the ‘override’ button, which will start to flash. Now each input state display button may be 
clicked and will toggle between Active and Inactive, this will have the same effect as physically 
activating that particular digital input, which is being overridden for the selected unit. Similarly, the 
sliders next to each analog input display may be...

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4.  All of (1), (2) and (3) with the capability of overriding any analog and 
digital input remotely using an RS-232, RS-485 or phone/modem 
connection via Modbus. 
5.  All inputs may be monitored using an RS-232, RS-485 or phone/modem 
connection via Modbus using a program such as DAQFactory. All outputs 
may be directly controlled with the same program....

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General System Information. 
 
  Selecting the about menu from the RFScada configuration &  tester program will display 
current information about the connected unit. An example of a typical display is shown below. 
Typically these parameters are set at the factory or depend on the units configuration.  

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