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IRTUAL DATA CABLES
Virtual Data Cables
Three types of Virtual Data Cable (VDC) ports are available on the rear
panel of the 6416m Input Module. Fourteen VDC Slots are available
system-wide, regardless of the current network mode (Auto or Manual).
Virtual Data Cables are not affected by the network sample rate, channel
activation settings, or gain settings.
When a module requests to activate a Virtual Data Cable, the Control
Master checks the entire network to ensure that the requested VDC is
available. Depending on the type of VDC requested, one or more VDC
Slots must be available before the request can be granted.
When a VDC Slot has a valid input assignment, the Control Master
broadcasts this information to the entire network. Each module in the
network will display the In Use LED for any valid Virtual Data Cable
input.
See the VDC info elsewhere in this User Guide for help configuring and
using the fourteen available Virtual Data Cables.
Configuring a VDC
To assign a Virtual Data Cable Slot to one of the VDC ports on the 6416m
rear panel, first select an available VDC Slot using the inc/dec buttons
below the VDC Slot readout. (VDC Slots with inputs that are currently
in use somewhere in the network will have the In Use dot lit.) Use the
selector button to scroll through the choices in the Assign Port list. The
control data type LED and the Enter/Cancel LED will flash. Press the
E
NTER button to assign the port, or press CANCEL to exit.
VDC Slot 14 on the 6416m is set to input GPIO
data from the rear-panel jack to the network.
A remote Pro64 device is set to
output GPIO data.
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