
Chapter 2: | User Interface |
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User Interface
Indicators and Controls
When a signal collision occurs, the
The nodes then begin re- transmitting the packets at randomized intervals.
The user interface consists of LEDs that indicate various states or activities, a jumper for disabling Channel 0, and a Reset button. These are described in the table below and shown in Figure
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Power LED | The green power LED indicates that the | |
| powered on. | |
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Channel LEDs | Each channel has a pair of LEDs, one green and one | |
| red. | |
| • The green LED lights when signal transmission is | |
| occurring on that channel. | |
| • The red LED briefly lights when a signal collision | |
| occurs on that channel. | |
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Jamming LED | The jamming process occurs in conjunction with the | |
| collision detection feature and is indicated by a red | |
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Channel 0 Disable | Channel 0 is disabled with this jumper. | |
Jumper | This allows each | |
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| frame to act independently. | |
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Configuration LED | In the event of a configuration failure, this LED | |
| remains continuously lit. | |
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Reset Button | The Reset button is used to reset the | |
| module after a configuration failure. | |
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