Programming via ARCNET

Note

The ARCNET Communication Module is available as of Control Builder version V1.2 and PLC firmware version V1.2.0.

Programming via ARCNET is only possible on a PC with installed ARCNET board.

When programming via ARCNET, the PC is an ARCNET node.

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The “sender node”, i.e., the ARCNET subscriber address of the PC is set in the file:

Arcnet_xx.ini with the parameter NodeID1 = 254.

The file Arcnet_xx.ini is located in the folder where the PC operating system is installed (for example C:\WINNT for Win2000).

For a PC with installed ARCNET board, the file Arcnet_xx.ini contains for example the following entries:

[ARCNET]

DriverAccessName1=FARC

;Default = Farc

NodeID1 = 254

; Default = 254

;DriverAccessName2=FARC1

; Default = Farc1

;NodeID2 = 253

; Default = 253

;DriverAccessName3=FARC11

; Default = Farc11

;NodeID3 = 252

; Default = 252

;DriverAccessName4=FARC111

; Default = Farc111

;NodeID4 = 251

; Default = 251

The current card drivers can be downloaded from the SoHard website. The driver versions listed in the “Driver file” column were tested.