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Object 1017H: Producer Heartbeat Time
Description This object is used to configure the time interval in ms within which the module must
produce the Hearbeat message.
The default monitoring method of the splitter is "Node Guarding". If a non-zero value
is written in this object the Heartbeat mechanism is used.
Object
Characteristics
The characteristics of this object are outlined in the following table:
If the Heartbeat error monitoring protocol is selected, the splitter box sends a
Heartbeat message periodically, depending on the "Producer Heartbeat Time"
parameter. The products responsible for monitoring this message (Heartbeat
Consumer) generate a Heartbeat event if the message is not received within the
configured time (Consumer Heartbeat Time) in their object 1016H. "Node-
Guarding" and "Life-Guarding" Monitoring Protocols, p. 62
Sub-index Description Data type Default value Access PDO
Mapping
Backed up
0 - UNSIGNED16 0H rw no yes