Figure 2-4 EVL Discovery Panel
Panels in the loop appear here.
Panel status is indicated by
color: red = offline; green =
online.
Discovered panels appear automatically.
Figure 2-5 Registered Secondary Controllers
You have now finished creating an Ethernet Virtual Loop.
Configuring the System Via RS-485 Loop
By default, the Loop Mode is set to RS-485. If it was set EVL and the user set it back
to RS-485, the panel will automatically reboot. Panels in a RS-485 loop are wired
together in daisy chain fashion Up to 31 controllers may be wired together in a RS-
485 loop; that is one primary and up to 30 secondary controllers.
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d. Click REGISTER to register a panel. The REGISTER buttons changes to
UNREGISTER when the registration is successful.
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