| Item | Description |
|---|---|
| Slave | In the slave mode the I-8000 Series can be controlled by the host machine
as a distributed I/O front ends.It receive the command from the host by the
comunication port, then explain the command and execute the command. So it
waste the time to receive command,explain command and echo result.It can't
be use for the control that must take care of the timing. It advantage is easy to use, user doesn't take care of the hardware structure. The user only need to know how the command work. |
| Master | In the Master mode the I-8000 Series can operate as an embedded application. The user must write himself application program and download into main control unit. |
| What is MASTER/SLAVE of I-8000 Series ? | The 8K485.EXE is a SLAVE firmware, it can be download into the main
control unit & make it act as a SLAVE device similar to 7000 series.
When the I-8000 series(8410/8810) is shipping, it is download with
AUTOEXEC.BAT & 8K485.EXE.So the I-8000 series(8410/8810) will automatically
execute the 8K485.EXE when the power is applied (INIT* pin OPEN). When the
8410/8810 execute the 8K485.EXE, it is a SLAVE device. If the INIT* pin &
INIT* COM pin are short together,user can download new user program into
8410/8810 to make it act as a MASTER device. When the 8411/8811 is shipping, it is master.Only the MIniOS7 in the main control unit. |
| How to change the 8410/8810 to a MASTER device ? | The working steps are giving as following:
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| How to change the 8411/8811 to a Slave device ? | The working steps are giving as following:
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