Manual

Manual – TopCon TC.GSS
Multi-unit system
Internal system communication
Display of the operating parameters for individual devices
The most important operating parameters are sent continuously by the
slave devices to the master and can be displayed there, e. g., using the
TopControl application.
Errors in the multi-unit system
Control of the state information in the multi-unit system:
Slave devices follow the state of the master device.
Each single device (module) can independently enter the
“WARN” or “ERROR” state and trigger the entire system to
change to this state.
Acknowledging an error will affect the entire system.
Addressing of master and slave devices
The addresses of multi-unit system devices comprise an upper address
range (AH) and lower address range (AL).
The device is defined as a master or slave device depending on the
value used for the address.
Master device
AL: 0; AH: 0
Slave device
The value for the address is always > 0, whether in the AL or AH
address range.
Addressing on power supplies in the multi-unit system
Whether the issue is a single device or a multi-unit system of TopCon,
the device addresses are used to allocate the TopCon to its logical position
in the multi-unit system
The device address comprises an upper address range (AH) and a
lower address range (AL).
During the configuration of the related address range, the device type
and the master-slave principle play a role, along with the type of configuration.
Configuration of the addresses via the rotary switch
The device address is configured via the rotary switches.
Default values are AH: 0; AL: 0
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Fig. 32 Rotary switch AH -1- for the upper address range
Rotary switch AL -2- for the lower address range
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