2793 Area S T A T Io N - IBM 2790 Manual

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The Digital Device Read-in (OEM)
(Optional on 2791 Model 1 Only)
The digital device read-in permits attachment of an OEM
digital device (such as a scale, meter, or counter) to the
area station. Up to ten decimal digits may be read from
the OEM device under control of the operator guidance
panel on the area station.
The 1035 Badge Reader Attachment
(Optional on 2791 Model 1 Only)
The 1035 Badge Reader Attachment allows the connection
of as many as three remote badge readers to each area
station.
Area Station Register
Area stations are attached to the communications line by
inserting a one-byte shift register in series with the trans­
mission line (Figure 15). This enables the station to ex­
amine and modify a full byte of information before retrans­
mitting the byte.
2793 A R E A S TA T IO N
The 2793 Area Station (Figure 16) services eight data
entry units. Optional features that can be attached to the
2793 are: three 2795/2796 Attachment Additional features
(for a total of 32 data entry units) and an IBM 1053 Printer
attachment.
Area Stations 21