Yamaha mLAN Manual Book page 17

By power consumption
c. Nodes that take no power at all from the cable. When their power is turned off, they will
also cease functioning as bus relays.
d. Nodes that can obtain power from the cable and function as bus relays.
e. Nodes that can obtain power from the cable and perform all of their own functions (low
power consumption portable devices etc.).
For the purpose of power, a node will have a combination of functionality from [A, B] and [c, d, e].
mLAN feature
For the current mLAN devices, this will generally be [B] and [c]. In other words, a system consisting solely
of mLAN devices will function as a single system only if the power of all devices (nodes) is turned on.
ON
OFF
When the power is turned off, the nodes do not obtain power
and cease functioning as bus relays.
ON
OFF
When the power is turned off, the nodes can still obtain power
and function as bus relayWhen the power is turned off,
the nodes can still obtain power and function as bus relay.
ON
The nodes can obtain power
and perform all of their own functions.
ON
OFF
Technical Explanations
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