Node

Table of Contents

• 🔹 Sections
  • Main
  • Overview
  • SDO Read and Write

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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