12 ULTRADRIVE PRO DCX2496 User Manual

 

On this SETUP page you can activate the GLOBAL LOCK function (ON),

2. LINK (RS-485)

enter a password, then confirm with OK. Now, if you try to edit any parameter,

 

the display will prompt you to enter your password. The process follows

 

the same logic as the PAGE LOCK routine.

 

Fig. 4.27: Setup ➠ Miscellaneous

Fig. 4.23: Setup ➠ Global Lock

◊Activating PAGE LOCK and/or GLOBAL LOCK automatically­ locks all STORE and RECALL pages.

CAUTION: If you have locked individual pages with PAGE LOCK and deactivated the GLOBAL LOCK function with the correct password, you can not yet make any changes to the corresponding page. You must first unlock this page in the PAGE LOCK menu. When using the GLOBAL LOCK feature, we recommend that you unlock all pages in the PAGE LOCK menu (UNLOCK ALL).

4.2.6 MISCELLANEOUS

LINK

 

DCX2496

 

 

(RS-485) =

RS-485

DEVICE ID: 1

 

 

 

 

PC

PORT: LINK (RS-485)

 

 

 

 

RS-485

 

 

DCX2496

DEVICE ID: 2

PORT: LINK (RS-485)

RS-485

DCX2496 TERM-Switch: ON

DEVICE ID: 3

PORT: LINK (RS-485)

Fig. 4.28: LINK (RS-485) mode

Fig. 4.24: Setup ➠ Miscellaneous

On this page, the current version of your DCX2496 operating software is shown in the top right corner of the display (e.g. VERSION: 1.0). This is just a message and cannot be selected. Additionally, this menu provides five user settings. Firstly, you can adapt the CONTRAST of the display to ambient conditions. Secondly, you can assign a DEVICE ID to your DCX2496, allowing you to daisy-chain several units via the rear panel RS-485 network interface (LINK A and B). The first unit is connected to a PC either via one of the LINK interfaces (RS-485) or via the RS-232 interface.

The PORT parameter provides three different modes for the PC remote control:

1. PC (RS-232)

Fig. 4.25: Setup ➠ Miscellaneous

DCX2496

PC (RS-232) =

RS-232

 

 

DEVICE ID: 1

 

 

PC

 

PORT: PC (RS-232)

 

 

Fig. 4.26: PC (RS-232) mode

Use this setting if you want to connect only one DCX2496 to your computer via the RS-232 interface. It is impossible to daisy-chain several units in this mode.

Please use this mode when several ULTRADRIVE PROs are linked to each other via the network interfaces LINK A and B and the first unit in the chain is connected to a computer via the RS-485 interface. The last unit in the chain must have a termination (TERM switch on rear panel = ON). The RS-232 interface is not used in this configuration.

3. PC -> LINK

Fig. 4.29: Setup ➠ Miscellaneous

 

TERM-Switch: ON

RS-232

DCX2496

 

PC -> LINK =

 

 

DEVICE ID: 1

PC

PORT: PC -> LINK

 

 

RS-232

 

DCX2496

 

DEVICE ID: 2

 

PORT: LINK (RS-485)

 

RS-232

 

DCX2496

TERM-Switch: ON

 

 

DEVICE ID: 3

 

PORT: LINK (RS-485)

Fig. 4.30: PC -> LINK mode