Address Setting Metacentre Core TAGs
Metacentre Core TAGs come in 2 variants: Link+ and Drive+. However address setting for these is the same process, independent of the variant.
The first step involves a scan executed by the Metacentre Core to detect if all expected Metacentre Core TAGs are available on Airbus485.
At this moment, these Metacentre Core TAGs not yet have their final address
If this is not successful, you retrieve an error message:
In this case, this needs to be resolved before you can continue.
With a successful scan you get a page resembling:
In there, the AirMaster Interfaces are included, their addresses are indicated, however these cannot be adapted.
Now using the sheet you have prepared, for instance resembling:
You have to Set the Addresses. With the example above, you should this up as such:
Once these are filled in correctly, all Devices have their Address and you can click "Continue"
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