Active Port Count; Devices & Ports Table; Master Ports; Slave Devices - Viavi 8380 RPC User Manual

Active Port Count

Upon loading, the page displays the number of currently active ports. As the user selects/
deselects ports, the count will automatically update to reflect the number of active ports that
would be present if the user was to submit the current form data. This allows the user to
preview the total number of active ports and keep track of how many additional ports they
can activate. The maximum number of active ports is 16.
Devices & Ports Table
This table is structured to allow the user to not only view the system layout, but to verify the
current status of all devices and ports in the 8380 RPC system.

Master Ports

Each master port that is selected to be displayed from the Device Settings page is
listed in the Master Ports column.
If the master port is not connected to a slave, a checkbox representing the current port
state will be displayed. Note that as slave ports are activated, the corresponding master
port is automatically activated. If all ports of a slave are inactive, the corresponding
master port automatically deactivates.
A master port may be active without affecting the active port count when connected to a
slave with active ports. Instead, the slave ports contribute to the port count. In addition,
if communications with the slave device are lost, the corresponding master port will
automatically deactivate.
Note that administrators may select/deselect any master port provided the maximum
port count is not exceeded. Field users may only select an inactive port if the maximum
port count is not exceeded, and they can only deselect ports that they originally
activated.

Slave Devices

Each slave device that is selected to be displayed from the Device Settings page is
listed in the Slave Device column.
If the slave device is present and communicating, its name will appear in black and a
radio button will be provided to access its ports. Slave devices that are specified as
present but not responding to RS-485 commands will be grayed out, and it will not be
possible to access their ports. Note that the corresponding master port must be present
for the slave device to appear.
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8380 RPC User's Guide
Document Num., Rev. 3 May 2018