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16.2 Aurora


Overview


The Aurora Protocol is a link layer communications protocol for use on point­to­point serial links. It
is intended for use in high­speed (gigabits/second and more) connections internally in a computer
or in an embedded system. It uses either 8b/10b encoding or 64b/66b encoding

Aurora parameters for Device tab:

Parameter

Type

Description

Required

Default value

(when not specified)

Range

Min

Max

name string User-friendly device name Yes


description string Description of the device No


device_alias string Device alias to be used in configuration Yes


enable boolean Enabling/disabling of a device No 1 0 1
protocol string Selection of protocol Yes
Aurora
baudrate integer Communication speed, bauds/s (See values 33.1.2) No 9600 300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600, 115200
databits integer Data bit count for communication No 8 6 9
stopbits integer Stop bit count for communication No 1 1 2
parity string Communication parity option
(”none”/”even”/”odd”)
No none

flowcontrol string Communication device flow control option. No none

scan_rate_ms integer If provided and positive ­ all reads and writes will be executed within the timeframe in miliseconds. No 10000

poll_delay_ms integer Minimum time delay in miliseconds to wait before sending any data on port. No 200

timeout_ms integer Timeout in milliseconds No 2500

id integer Inverter ID No 0

device string Communication port Yes
PORT1 PORT2

Aurora parameters for Signals tab:

Parameter

Type

Description

Required

Default value

(when not specified)

Range

Min

Max

signal_name string User-friendly device name Yes


device_alias string Device alias from a Devices tab Yes


enable boolean  Enabling/disabling of an individual signal  No 1 0 1
log  integer Enable logging in event log (Default: 0) No 0 0
signal_alias string Unique alphanumeric name of the signal to be used Yes


job_todo boolean Define tag­-function Yes


tag_job_todo string Define tag action that depends on tag function Yes


number_type integer Type of a number (FLOAT, DOUBLE, DIGITAL, etc.) Yes


pulse_short_time_ms integer Time interval for short output pulse to stay active No 0

pulse_long_time_ms integer Time interval for long output pulse to stay active No 0