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Menu item PageFunction
D: Broadcast test Transmits the same data to all nodes within
the Controller Link Network. Use this item to
check the status of communications with all
nodes within the network.
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C: Monitor Network Displays the network participation status and
data link status for all nodes within the
Controller Link Network. Use this item to
locate faulty sections.
103
E: Display Error log Reads and displays the error log recorded at
the specified node. Network problems can be
examined by checking the past error log.
104
S: Display Node status Displays the operating status of the specified
node. Use this item to isolate the cause of an
error that has occurred to a node.
109
M: Maintenance Reads and writes data from/to EEPROM in
the Controller Link Unit or Controller Link
Support Board and initializes network
parameters. Use this item for network
maintenance.
This item has the following menu.
112
K: Connection
Information Displays the order of connection for the
nodes that make up the Optical Ring
Controller Link Network, as well as the
connection status, and the contents of errors.
This data can be stored in files from which
they can be read and displayed. This function
can only be used with Optical Ring Networks.
Any attempt to use it with a different type of
network will result in an error.
This item has the following menu.
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W: Edit PC ID Sets and edits a unique PC ID for each PC.
Using PC IDs allows easier PC management
than using network and node addresses.
This item has the following menu.
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I: System setup Sets the method of communications between
the Controller Link Support Software and the
node to be connected, the service conditions
for the Controller Link Support Software, and
so on.
These settings must be set before the
Controller Link Support Software is
connected to a node.
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Q: Exit to DOS Exits the Controller Link Support Software. 142