9.689 Timetech-Distributor

This page describes the device driver and the device window for Timetech Frequency Distributor

The Unit sends Module Status Message (starting with %DM) and Unit Status Message (%0) every 10 seconds. Therefore one GET procedure catches all inputs.

The driver was tested with the following model:

Device window pages

The following table shows which device window pages are available with this individual device type. Tool-bar functions not mentioned here are described at the general description of device windows .

Configuration parameters

At the maintenance page of the device window there are a couple of configuration parameters which must be set to make the software talk to the device.

parameter description
readBackDelay Defines the delay the driver uses when it reads back parameters recently commanded. The delay is initialized at a proved preset value which should not be changed under normal circumstances.

Remote Control

TCP Port 2000 Please set the TCP connection timeout to > 10sec (successfully tested with 15sec) to avoid read timeouts. Attention:

The network interface seems to be unstable under rare circumstances and the unit may crash. Recommendation: Use the serial interface instead. Unit Configuration

Please set ECHO=0 within units saterm.ini file. This disables the echo of commands.

Variables defined by this device driver

name type flags range
info.driver TEXT R/O StringRange R/O
lowLevel.cmd TEXT StringRange
lowLevel.reply TEXT R/O StringRange R/O
faults.99 ALARM R/O AlarmFlagRange R/O (Communication)
faults.commstat TEXT R/O StringRange R/O
info.type TEXT R/O StringRange R/O
info.port TEXT R/O StringRange R/O
info.frame TEXT R/O StringRange R/O
protection CHOICE EnumRange (OFF ON ONCE)
location CHOICE EnumRange (1 2)
config.readBackDelay INTEGER SAVE SETUP IntegerRange (100 .. 10000)
info.version TEXT R/O StringRange R/O
info.serial TEXT R/O StringRange R/O
internal.msg TEXT R/O StringRange R/O
info.module TEXT R/O StringRange R/O
info.unit TEXT R/O StringRange R/O
faults.01 ALARM R/O AlarmFlagRange R/O (Module 1)
faults.02 ALARM R/O AlarmFlagRange R/O (Module 2)
faults.03 ALARM R/O AlarmFlagRange R/O (Module 3)
faults.04 ALARM R/O AlarmFlagRange R/O (Module 4)
faults.05 ALARM R/O AlarmFlagRange R/O (Module 5)
faults.06 ALARM R/O AlarmFlagRange R/O (Module 6)
faults.07 ALARM R/O AlarmFlagRange R/O (Module 7)