Diagnostic Status Register is set after a maximum
of 210mS (or 420mS if the ET1 and ET2 bits are
other than 1,1). To determine if another node on
the network already has this ID, the COM20022
compares the value in the Node ID Register with
the DID's of the token, and determines whether
there is a response to it. Once the Diagnostic
Status Register is read, the DUPID bit is cleared.
The user may then attempt a new ID value, wait
210mS before checking the Duplicate ID bit, and
repeat the process until a unique Node ID is
found. At this point, the TX Enable bit may be set
to allow the node to join the network. Once the
node joins the network, a reconfiguration occurs,
as usual, thus setting the MYRECON bit of the
Diagnostic Status Register.
The Tentative ID Register may be used to build a
network map of all the nodes on the network, even
once the COM20022 has joined the network.
Once a value is placed in the Tentative ID
Register, the COM20022 looks for a response to a
token whose DID matches the Tentative ID
Register. The software can record this
information and continue placing Tentative ID
values into the register to continue building the
network map. A complete network map is only
valid until nodes are added to or deleted from the
network. Note that a node cannot detect the
existence of the next logical node on the network
when using the Tentative ID. To determine the
next logical node, the software should read the
Next ID Register.
IMPROVED DIAGNOSTICS
The COM20022 allows the user to better manage
the operation of the network through the use of
the internal Diagnostic Status Register.
A high level on the My Reconfiguration
(MYRECON) bit indicates that the Token
Reception Timer of this node expired, causing a
reconfiguration by this node. After the
Reconfiguration (RECON) bit of the Status
Register interrupts the microcontroller, the
interrupt service routine will typically read the
MYRECON bit of the Diagnostic Status Register.
Reading the Diagnostic Status Register resets the
MYRECON bit. Successive occurrences of a logic
"1" on the MYRECON bit indicates that a problem
exists with this node. At that point, the transmitter
should be disabled so that the entire network is
not held down while the node is being evaluated.
The Duplicate ID (DUPID) bit is used before the
node joins the network to ensure that another
node with the same ID does not exist on the
network. Once it is determined that the ID in the
Node ID Register is unique, the software should
write a logic "1" to bit 5 of the Configuration
Register to enable the basic transmit function.
This allows the node to join the network.
The Receive Activity (RCVACT) bit of the
Diagnostic Status Register will be set to a logic "1"
whenever activity (logic "1") is detected on the
RXIN pin.
The Token Seen (TOKEN) bit is set to a logic "1"
whenever any token has been seen on the
network (except those tokens transmitted by this
node).
The RCVACT and TOKEN bits may help the user
to troubleshoot the network or the node. If unusual
events are occurring on the network, the user may
find it valuable to use the TXEN bit of the
Configuration Register to qualify events. Different
combinations of the RCVACT, TOKEN, and TXEN
bits, as shown indicate different situations:
Normal Results:
RCVACT=1, TOKEN=1, TXEN=0: The node is
not part of the network. The network is operating
properly without this node.
RCVACT=1, TOKEN=1, TXEN=1: The node sees
receive activity and sees the token. The basic
transmit function is enabled. Network and node
are operating properly.
MYRECON=0, DUPID=0, RCVACT=1, TXEN=0,
TOKEN=1: Single node network.
Abnormal Results:
RCVACT=1, TOKEN=0, TXEN=X: The node sees
receive activity, but does not see the token.
Either no other nodes exist on the network, some
type of data corruption exists, the media driver is
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