Node

Table of Contents

• • 🔹 Sections
    • Main
    • Overview
    • SDO Read and Write
    • CustomNodeInfo.xml

RapidSetupX: Node page.

• Analyze device info.
• Read/write SDOs.

Note

The Node page is enabled only if the Network is created and operational.

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🔹 Sections

Learn about the different sections/cards available in this page.

Main

Some important information is shown at the top of the page:

• Name: displays the name of connected node.
• Index: displays index of the node (0-based) as discovered.
• Axis Count: displays the number of Axis objects supported by the node.
• IO Count: displays the available IO.

Overview

Product information is displayed here.

• Node Type: displays the RSINodeType of the connected node. See TypeGet.
• Vendor Name: displays the vendor name, as displayed in the NodeInfo file. See VendorNameGet.
• Vendor ID: displays the Vendor ID, as discovered. See VendorIdGet.
• Product Code: displays the Product Code, as discovered. See ProductCodeGet.
• Hardware Revision displays the Hardware Revision, as discovered. See RevisionGet.
• Station Alias displays the Station Alias, as discovered. See StationAliasGet.
• Serial #: displays the Serial Number, as discovered. See SerialNumberGet.
• Digital Inputs: displays available DI on selected node.
• Digital Outputs: displays available DO on selected node.

SDO Read and Write

Here, you can read and write SDO values, to/from the connected node. See ServiceChannelRead and ServiceChannelWrite.

• Index: Refers to the location in the object dictionary where a specif ic piece of data or parameter is stored. The "index" is a 16-bit address in th e dictionary, represented in hexadecimal format.
• Sub-Index: Further specifies the particular element within the indexed object.
• Byte count: Determines how many bytes of data you want to read from the specified index and sub-index.
• Timeout: Maximum time the system will wait for the read operation to complete.
• Is string: Set this field to "true" to read the SDO value as a string, "false" to read the SDO value as an integer.
• Read: When clicked, RapidSetup will attempt to retrieve the data from the specified index and sub-index.
• Value: Displays the value of the SDO read.
• Write: Write an SDO value with the previous parameters.

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CustomNodeInfo.xml

When you have an Unknown node or are in Developer Mode, you can develop a CustomNodeInfo.xml entry for your drive.

See NodeInfo & CustomNodeInfo files.

• Device: Information pulled from the ESI file about the node.
  • Short Descriptive Name: Pick any name you want — this is how the device will appear in RapidSetupX.
  • Axis Count: Use the default unless you are certain this is a multi-axis node.
  • Device Type: Drive for drives. Box for Gateways. Term for Terminals or slice modules.
• Current Output: Preview of the Output.
  • Write to CustomNodeInfo.xml: save the contents above to CustomNodeInfo.xml.
• PDOs: Change the PDOs exchanged or content of said PDOs.
  • Exchanged / Not Exchanged: Toggles whether this PDO is included in the cyclic exchange with the node.
  • ✕: Removes an entry from the PDO.
  • + Add Entry: Opens a dictionary picker to add an object from the ESI as a new PDO entry.
• IO: Identify IO on the node which is not automatically detected.
  • SigBits: Which bits in the Digital should be considered Digital Inputs.
  • Home: Bit number of the Home Input.
  • PosLimit: Bit number of the Positive Limit Input.
  • NegLimit: Bit number of the Negative Limit Input.
• InitCmds: Add any InitCmds you need for node configuration on startup.
  • Transition: When to send the InitCmd.
  • Data: What to send in the InitCmd.
• Current PDOs: Shows what the exchanged PDO information will contain when the network is active.
• Dictionary Objects: Pure reference of information scanned from the ESI file.

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