6 Creating Project Files—SEAbus Port Expander
6.2SEAbus Device Setup—Port 2
One or more Siemens devices may be connected to port 2. You must have a SEAbus Port Expander project
file open to configure port 2 using the instructions in this section.
Select Port 2 (SEAbus Devices) from the Edit menu, and the Port 2 configuration screen appears.
Configuration Information
The configuration selections with the exception of Response
Response Time-Out
The Response
6.3Passthrough Setup—Port 3
Select Port 3 (Passthrough) from the Edit menu, and the Port 3 Passthrough configuration screen appears. It is identical to the port 1 configuration screen, but configures the communications settings for the super- visory computer connected to port 3. The settings can be different than those for port 1, depending on the system. See Section 6.1 for directions for setting up the passthrough port.
After configuring port 3, select Save to save the port 3 configuration to the project file, and then select Ok or press Esc to exit the Port 3 Passthrough configuration screen.
Saving Port 2 Configuration Information
Once you have entered all the configuration informa- tion, select Save to save the configuration to the project file. Then select Ok or press the Esc key to close the configuration screen.
If you have changed the configuration and have not saved it to the project file, you will be prompted to either save or discard the changes.
Select Revert to return to the last previously saved configuration without saving any changes.
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