Debugging the AS-i bus
How to insert a slave device into an existing AS-i configuration.
At a Glance
Procedure
It is possible to insert a device into an existing AS-i configuration without having to use the pocket programmer.
This operation is possible as soon as: l the service Automatic addressing of the configuration mode is active (See How
to modify AS-i slave general parameters: Automatic addressing, p. 132),
l l l l a single slave is absent in the physical configuration, the slave which is to be inserted is projected in the PL7 configuration, the slave has the profile expected by the configuration, the slave has the address 0.
Therefore the AS-i interface card will automatically assign to the slave the value predefined in the configuration.
The following table presents the procedure for making the automatic insertion of a new slave effective.
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Step
1
Action
Add the new slave in the configuration screen in local mode.
Do a configuration transfer to the PLC in connected mode.
Physically link the new slave with address 0 to the AS-i bus.
Note: It is possible to modify an application by carrying out the above manipulation as many times as necessary.
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TLX DS 37 PL7 xxE
