Commissioning instructions

The following steps enable rapid commissioning of an AS-i network with the KL6201/KL6211 AS-i master terminal:

  1. Address the AS-i slaves.
  2. Connect the AS-i slaves to the KL6201/KL6211.
  3. In delivery state the KL6201/KL6211 is set to the 12-byte process image, which supports direct access to the process data of AS-i slaves 1 to 11. A larger process image is required for direct access to further AS-i addresses.
Commissioning instructions 1:

Enabling process data communication

For enabling process data communication, set bit 3 in the AS-i command nibble (ASI CN in byte 6) to 1bin.

Example for the 12-byte process image:

Parameter data block

Process data block

Byte 0

Byte 1

Byte 2

Byte 3

Byte 4

Byte 5

Byte 6

Byte 7

Byte 8

Byte 9

Byte 10

Byte 11

CB0

CB1

ParaOut0

ParaOut1

ParaOut2

ParaOut3

ASI CN + ASI Out Slave 1

ASI Out Slave 2+3

ASI Out Slave 4+5

ASI Out Slave 6+7

ASI Out Slave 8+9

ASI Out Slave 10+11

0x00

0x00

0x00

0x00

0x00

0x00

0x8p

0xpp

0xpp

0xpp

0xpp

0xpp

Key

ASI CN: AS-i command nibble
p: process data nibbles (outputs) for the respective AS-i slaves
CB n: control byte n
Para Out n: Output parameter, byte n

5. Once the AS-i cycle is completed, the KL6201/KL6211 responds with the input data (delayed by one or several cycles, depending on the higher-level fieldbus system).

Commissioning instructions 2:

Short-circuiting the two set inputs is not necessary for operation

Short-circuiting of the two set inputs is not required for operation. During the commissioning phase this would in fact be a hindrance, since the KL6201/KL6211 would then only include those AS-i slaves in the data exchange that were found during short-circuiting of the set inputs.