Table 1. - continued, Controls and indicators, RFL NCM Module

Item

Name/Description

Function

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

DIP Switch, SW7

SW7-1 to SW7-2

Selects CM address pass setting in NMS application

 

 

 

mode only in accordance with the table below. In all

 

 

 

other application modes, these switch settings are

 

 

 

ignored.

 

 

 

 

 

 

SW7-1 SW7-2

 

 

 

 

 

(ADR1)

(ADR0)

Pass Setting

 

 

 

 

Down

Down

Will pass any messages

 

 

 

 

 

regardless of the “Local CM

 

 

 

 

 

Address” setting of the NCM.

 

 

 

 

 

Messages without address

 

 

 

 

 

headers are also passed.

 

 

 

Down

Up

Will only pass messages with

 

 

 

 

 

addresses equal to the “Local CM

 

 

 

 

 

Address” setting of the NCM as

 

 

 

 

 

defined by SW3, SW4 & SW5.

 

 

 

Up

Down

Will only pass messages with

 

 

 

 

 

addresses greater than or equal to

 

 

 

 

 

the “Local CM Address” setting of

 

 

 

 

 

the NCM as defined by SW3,

 

 

 

 

 

SW4 & SW5.

 

 

 

 

Up

Up

Will only pass messages with

 

 

 

 

 

addresses less than or equal to the

 

 

 

 

 

“Local CM Address” setting of the

 

 

 

 

 

NCM as defined by SW3, SW4 &

 

 

 

 

 

SW5.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SW7-3

Not Used

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SW7-4 to SW7-6 Selects “Application Mode Setting” in accordance

 

 

 

with the table below:

 

 

 

 

SW7-4

SW7-5

SW7-6

Application

 

 

 

(Mode 2)

(Mode 1) (Mode 0)

Mode Setting

 

 

 

Down

Down

Down

broadcast mode

 

 

 

Down

Down

Up

NMS mode

 

 

 

Down

Up

Down

master mode

 

 

 

Down

Up

Up

D&I slave mode

 

 

 

Up

Down

Down

End, slave mode

 

 

 

Up

Down

Up

Undefined

 

 

 

Up

Up

Down

Undefined

 

 

 

Up

Up

Up

Undefined

 

 

Note: Refer to Table 2 for additional switch setting information.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SW7-7

Enables or disables Port 2

 

 

 

 

UP = Port 2 enabled

 

 

 

 

DOWN = Port 2 disabled

 

 

 

Note: Port 2 not available when MA-485 I/O is used.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SW7-8

Enables or disables Rogue Control

 

 

 

 

UP = Rogue Control enabled

 

 

 

 

DOWN = Rogue Control disabled

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

DIP Switch, SW8

SW8-1 to SW8-8

Not Used

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

DIP Switch, SW9

SW9-1 to SW9-8

Not Used

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RFL NCM

 

 

 

 

RFL Electronics Inc.

November 6, 2007

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(973) 334-3100

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