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The configuration dialogue box of communication stations consists of several parts (tabs), which contain similar parameters. Other tabs depend on the category of particular communication stations.
General properties
Groups
Parameters
Time parameters
Address
Protocol parameters
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Gradually, we are moving to a new - clearer and more convenient - form of entering communication parameters of the station. If it is not possible to enter data in this field (it is not allowed), see the tab Protocol parameters.
More information about protocol parameters...
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Period [Hours:Minutes:Seconds] - definition of the period which determines the acquisition of new values of station's I/O Tags. The period exactly determines the time of sending the request. The period is defined by Hours:Minutes:Seconds and Offset in seconds. For example, the period 0:1:0 with the offset 5 seconds will cause the polling in every fifth second of each minute.Kotva period period - Delay [Hours:Minutes:Seconds.MilliSeconds] - after executing a request, the time of the next request is calculated by adding the Delay parameter to the current time.
The settings of Delay 0:0:0.000 is forbidden for any other priority than the lower one (0), because there is a possibility that other stations never can use the communication.
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