Configuring an M1 CPU with Modsoft

Establishing Configuration Extension Memory

Introduction

By default, no memory space is allocated for configuration extension memory. If

 

you want to use the Peer Cop capability to handle Modbus Plus communications,

 

you need to define some configuration extension memory to enable Peer Cop.

 

Extension memory is specified as a number of 16-bit words. That number is

 

entered in the ExtSize entry of the Configuration editor. Once an adequate

 

number of words has been specified here, Peer Cop will be enabled in the CfgExt

 

pull-down list.

 

 

How Much

 

 

 

 

The minimum Peer Cop ExtSize memory requirement is 20 words; the maximum

Memory?

is 1366 words.

 

 

 

Follow these guidelines for estimating the amount of extension memory you will

 

need for your Peer Cop database:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For...

 

Add...

Up to a maximum of...

 

 

 

 

 

 

Overhead

 

9 words

--

 

 

 

 

 

 

Global output

5 words

--

 

 

 

 

 

 

Global input

number of words=

1088 words

 

 

 

number of devices x

 

 

 

 

(1 + 2 x number of device subentries)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Specific output

2 words for every device entry in Peer Cop

128 words

 

 

 

 

 

 

Specific input

2 words for every device entry in Peer Cop

128 words

 

 

 

 

 

Procedure

 

 

 

 

From the Configuration Overview screen, follow the steps below to establish

 

configuration extension memory:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Step

Action

 

 

 

 

 

1

From the Cfg Ext menu, select Cfg. Extension Size.

 

 

Result: The cursor will appear in the Cfg. Extension Used/Size entry.

 

 

 

 

 

2

Type the desired size.

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

Push <Enter>.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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