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MODULE REGISTERS - SM8000 SERIES CONTROLLER - A24 / A32 - EXTENDED MEMORY

This module is assigned 1 k (1024) bytes of memory as shown in the SMIP II Configuration/Relay Register Map for A24/A32 address space. The upper 512 bytes of memory space are unused. The lower 512 bytes of memory are split in half, and form the standard module configuration and relay registers. The following describes these registers.

 

 

Control Register – Read and Write

 

ADDR

Plug-In LA+0x100

 

 

 

 

 

0 = Normal operation

 

D15

Reset

 

1 = Optical module reset

 

 

 

 

Module 4

 

Resets the optical module located at module base address plus 8h.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See Typical Optical Multi Switch Operation.

 

 

 

 

0 = Normal operation

 

D14

Reset

 

1 = Optical module reset

 

 

 

 

Module 3

 

Resets the optical module located at module base address plus 6h.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See Typical Optical Multi Switch Operation.

 

 

 

 

0 = Normal operation

 

D13

Reset

 

1 = Optical module reset

 

 

 

 

Module 2

 

Resets the optical module located at module base address plus 4h.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See Typical Optical Multi Switch Operation.

 

 

 

 

0 = Normal operation

 

D12

Reset

 

1 = Optical module reset

 

 

 

 

Module 1

 

Resets the optical module located at module base address plus 2h.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See Typical Optical Multi Switch Operation.

 

D11-D10

Unused

 

 

 

 

 

 

0 = Normal polarity relay data is read back from this module

 

 

 

 

1 = Inverted polarity relay data is read back from this module

 

D9

Relay Data Read

 

Pon state = 0

 

 

 

 

Back Polarity Bit

 

This bit may be used to invert the relay data read back from the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

plug-in module. Control, Delay, and Status Register read backs are

 

 

 

 

not effected by this bit.

 

D8

ACFAILN Enable

 

0 = ACFAILN is enabled to reset this module's relays

 

 

1 = ACFAILN is disabled from resetting this module's relays

 

Bit

 

 

 

 

Pon state = 0

 

 

 

 

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SM8000 Series Programming

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VXI SM8000 user manual Control Register Read and Write, See Typical Optical Multi Switch Operation

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