GE GFK-0825F Create a New Configuration

5-4 Field Control™ Genius® Bus Interface Unit User’s Manual – October 1999 GFK-0825F
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Create a New Configuration
If the Bus Interface Unit has already had its Serial Bus Address configured, go to the instructions
on the next page.
If the Bus Interface Unit has not been assigned a Serial Bus Address, select F3 (Configuration)
from the previous menu. The configuration Main Menu appears:
F1:PROG BLOCK ID
F2:CONFIG BLOCK
F3:COPY CONFIG
F4:
Select Program Block ID (F1).
Assigning a Serial Bus Address to a New BIU
The first step in configuring a new Bus Interface Unit is to assign its Serial Bus Address (block
number) on the Program Block ID screen. There are 32 available addresses (from 0 to 31) on a
bus. One is needed for the Hand-held Monitor; typically, this is 0. Another is needed for the Bus
Controller. Typically, this is 31 (30 or 31 for redundancy systems). A Bus Interface Unit is
usually assigned a Serial Bus Address from 1 to 29 or 30. Duplicate Serial Bus Addresses disrupt
communications and are not permitted.
PROG BLOCK ID
I/O ?- ??
BLOCK NO. ?
ref blk nxt
1. Pr ess F2 (Block). Then, enter the Device Number (1-30). For example:
PROG BLOCK ID
I/O ?- ??
BLOCK NO. 14
blk nxt
If you make a mistake, press F2 again, then enter the correct number.
2. If you are configuring th e Bus Interface Unit on an operat ing bus, when you press the Ent er
key, an error message app ears if the number has been used for another device. If the Bus
Interface Unit is not online, be sure to assign a unique Serial Bus Address, or there will be a
conflict when the Bus Interface Unit is powered up on the bus.
3. Press the Home key to return to the HHM's Main Menu. The message Please Wait appears.