ASCII - Command SCAN    
Syntax Transmit SCAN    
Syntax Receive SCAN <Data>   Available in  
Type Command   MMI No
ASCII Format Integer8   CANBus Object Number 35ED (hex)
DIM -   PROFIBUS PNU 1837 (dec) IND = 1 (dec)
Range -   DPR 237 (dec)
Default -    
Opmode All   Data Type Bus/DPR Integer8
Drive State -   Weighting  
Start Firmware 1.00    
Configuration No   Last Change of this Object 2.6
Function Group fieldbus   EEPROM No
Short Description Detect CAN Stations

Description

For a CAN network with several drives connected, there is an option for using a serial connection to one of the devices (master) to communicate with all the other amplifiers. To do this, the SCAN command is initiated on the master device, which performs an automatic detection of all the drivess that are connected. The response to the SCAN command contains the total number and a list of the addresses of all the drive devices that have been detected.

The time taken to carry out this command is strongly dependent on the baud rate (CBAUD) that is has been set for CAN, and is in the range from 1 second (at 1 Mbaud/1 Mbps) to 37 seconds (at 10Kbaud/10 kbps).