How it works

Anybus Communicator  - DF1 Master to your DF1 half-duplex slave device

In DF1 master mode, communication is based on ‘services’. A ‘service’ represents a set of commands and operations on the subnetwork, that is predefined in the Anybus Communicator. Each service is associated with a set of parameters controlling how and when to use it on the sub-network.

The communication is based on a request-response scheme, where the gateway issues a query on the sub-network. The addressed node on the sub-network is expected to issue a response to that query. Nodes are not permitted to issue responses spontaneously, i. e. without first receiving a request.

DF1 configuration highlights - Anybus Configuration Manager

The Anybus Configuration Manager (ACM) is included with the purchase of the Anybus Commuicator.

• Communicator functions as a DF1 Master towards the serial devices
• Selectable RS-232/422/485 serial interface
• Selectable pre-loaded DF1 commands. No scripting or serial frame building required!
• Ability to make popular checksum calaculations 
• In-built Line Listener to analyze serial telegrams on the sub-network
• Multi-language support, supporting English, German, Spansh, Italian, French, Polish, Russian, Chinese and Japanese
• Handy Save/Load function allows for a completed configuration to be re-used for many other installations
• Password protection prevents unauthorized upload and download of configurations