Interface To Pc; Master/Slave Synchronization - Scanlab RTC 5 PC Interface Board Installation And Operation Manual

Pin17 Pin15
J2
Data7 Data7
+5V +5V
GND GND
Latch
JP2 - JP8
Master
Legend
Master . . . . . 6-pin MASTER connector (see
JP1 . . . . . . . . Jumper for selecting the output signal level at the EXTENSION 1 connector
(see page 49)
JP2 - JP8 . . . . Jumpers for configuring the EXTENSION 2 connector signals (see
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Layout of the RTC 5 (back side)

4.2 Interface to PC

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The RTC 5's PCI connector is the interface to the PC.
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The RTC 5 can be installed into any IBM-compatible
personal computer with a PCI bus interface and at
least one free PCI slot.
Caution!
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• The RTC 5 board does not support power-
saving modes that switch off power to the PCI
bus. Accordingly, you must disable standby or
sleep modes of the operating system. Also see
the note on page 27.
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RTC 5 PC Interface Board
Rev. 1.9 e
4 Layout and Interfaces
1
Digital I/O
Voltage
JP1
"Master/Slave Synchronization", page

4.2.1 Master/Slave Synchronization

If multiple synchronously-clocked RTC
to be used in a PC, then the RTC
be connected pairwise with each other via the
MASTER and SLAVE connectors and then installed in
adjacent PCI slots. Always connect a board's MASTER
connector to the SLAVE connector of another board.
Suitable connection cables are available from
SCANLAB.
Also see
page 84
Control Signals and Master/Slave Synchronization",
page 209.
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page 50)
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5 boards must first
chapter 6.6.3 "Master/Slave Operation",
and "Starting and Stopping Lists via External
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5 boards are
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