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Genius Bus Controller Group Configuration

Note: It is possible that an application may include bus controllers in the PLC racks that are not part of the GMR system. Do not include non-GMR bus controllers in the GMR configuration. The only exception to this is a bus controller pair that is used for global data communications between PLCs. (Other, non-GMR bus controllers are included in the Logicmaster configuration only).

In each PLC, GMR Bus Controllers must be installed in the same rack and slot locations. The first default rack and slot locations are:

bus controller ªAº: bus controller ªBº: bus controller ªCº:

rack 0, slot 2 rack 0, slot 3 rack 0, slot 4

If those are the actual bus controller rack and slot locations that will be used for this GBC group, you can use the defaults and skip directly to the next step.

Click the mouse on the GBC Group button, or cursor to it and press the Return key.

This display represents the three bus controllers that would be present in the PLC system for a triple bus. They are shown as ªGBC A, GBC B, and GBC Cº. If there are fewer bus controllers, they can be identified in any combination. For any bus controller not present, select ªnoneº as the slot.

On the middle window shown above, you can use the Tab key to select bus controller A, B, or C. Use the space bar key to display the Rack/Slot configuration data for the selected bus controller.

To configure a bus controller rack/slot location, select GBC_A, GBC_B, or GBC_C, and press the space bar key. The rack/slot configuration window (shown on the right above) for that bus controller appears.

By default, bus controller A is specified in rack 0, slot 2, as shown. To edit rack/slot location choices, use the tab keys to move from field to field. Use the cursor keys to move within a field. When both the rack and slot locations are correct for the bus controller, select [O]K.

Complete the same steps for other bus controllers in the same group.

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Chapter 6 Configuration

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GE GFK-0787B user manual Genius Bus Controller Group Configuration