Scanlab RTC 5 PC Interface Board Installation And Operation Manual page 6

6.5.5 Loops ................................................................................................................................. 82
6.6 Using Multiple RTC
6.6.1 Multi-Board Programming ................................................................................................. 83
6.6.2 Sequential Programming ................................................................................................... 83
6.6.3 Master/Slave Operation ...................................................................................................... 84
Initialization .................................................................................................................. 84
Clock Phase Synchronization ........................................................................................ 84
Matching of Short-Command Counts (as of Version DLL 523, OUT 524) ...................... 84
Synchronous Starts and Stops ...................................................................................... 84
6.7 Usage by Multiple Applications ..................................................................................................... 85
6.7.1 Board Acquisition by an Application .................................................................................. 86
6.8 Error Handling .............................................................................................................................. 87
6.8.1 Download Verification ....................................................................................................... 88
6.8.2 Checking for Overruns ....................................................................................................... 89
6.8.3 Example Code .................................................................................................................... 90
6.9 Miscellaneous ............................................................................................................................... 92
6.9.1 Free Variables ..................................................................................................................... 92
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5 Boards in One Computer ............................................................................ 83
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