Commissioning
The NCUs are assigned bus address 13 in the delivery state. Every NCU on the bus must be
allocated its own, unique bus address.
Addresses are assigned in:
● HMI: NETNAMES.INI file
● NCK: In the menu "Commissioning/NC/NCK address"
● MCP: Switch... (address and possibly baud rate, see also /IBN/)
Power up with HMI Embedded/HMI Advanced
See Section "Several operator panel fronts and NCUs with control unit management
option/power up".
2.3.5
NCU replacement
The procedure for NCU replacement or configuration of an additional NCU is similar to that
for commissioning (see "Power up").
Variant 1
1. Establish 1:1 connection between PCU and NCU
2. Power up HMI on NCU with bus address "13" (see above)
3. Enter new NC address via the Commissioning/NC/NC address operating area and boot
4. Rewire bus for M:N operation
Variant 2
1. The NCU which is the "power-up NCU" for a PCU connected to the bus is disabled. (The
2. Power up HMI on NCU with bus address 13 (see above)
3. Enter new NC address via the Commissioning/NC/NC address operating area and boot
4. Reactivate "Power-up NCU" again
Extended Functions
Function Manual, 01/2008, 6FC5397-1BP10-3BA0
Several Operator Panels on Several NCUs, Distributed Systems (B3)
OB100 parameters: ...(see also FB1/P3).
Note
An NCK address is not deleted with "Delete SRAM" (switch S3= position "1" on NCU).
NCU.
HMI powers up at the first connection configured in the NETNAMES.INI file)
NCU.
2.3 Several operator panel fronts and NCUs, standard functionality
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