Installing / Setting Up Alternative Inputs; Sip And Puff Installation - Invacare LiNX Service Manual

7.9 Installing / Setting up alternative inputs

There are different types of alternative inputs, that interface
differently to the system. Connect the components to the
particular inputs, see table below.
Component
Sip and Puff breath tube kit
Sip and Puff Head Array
Pediatric Compact Joystick
Head Array
Chin control
Compact Single Switch
Joystick
Four Switch Proximity Array
Remote Stop Switch
To install a Remote Stop Switch, just connect to the
Power Module using the interface cable and the
4–way connector using the Bus cable, see wiring
diagram 3.8 Wiring diagrams, page 16. Programming
is not necessary.
Programming
1. Add new profile or add user function to existing
profile. For more information about adding profiles and
functions, refer to 7.1 Profile and function actions, page
58.
2.
Set User Input to TPI or to IN 5xx, depending on
component input.
Same procedure for drive, seating and
connectivity functions.
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Input
Input Module IN5xx
Input Module IN5xx
Input Module IN5xx
TPI
TPI
TPI
TPI
Power Module
Modifying wheelchair configuration with iOS tool
3. From Home screen open Chair Setup –> Modules –> IN
5xx or TPI, depending on component input.
4.
Set User Input Configuration to desired component.
Options are:
• Proportional Joystick: Pediatric Compact Joystick,
Chin Control, Compact Single Switch Joystick
• Discrete Proportional Joystick: not used
• Switches: Four Switch Proximity Array, Sip and Puff
Head Array
• Switched Head Array: Head Array
• Switched Joystick: not used
• Sip and Puff: Sip and Puff
5. Depending on component, modify other parameters. For
switched inputs, such as Sip and Puff, parameters are
found under User Preferences, refer to 4.2.1 Overview
User Preferences, page 42.
For more information about installing a Sip and Puff,
refer to 7.10 Sip and Puff installation, page 67.

7.10 Sip and Puff installation

A Sip and Puff module is included in the input module.
A Sip and Puff module provides the user with the ability
to activate four digital inputs with their breath via a tube
depending on pressure level, hard or soft, and direction,
sip or puff. These inputs can be used to control driving or
seating actions.
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