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Figure3‐22 Portsatthebackpanel(MasterRU)
3.2.1.3 OpticPort
ConnetstoADX‐H‐OPT‐8,ADX‐H‐OPT‐4,orADX‐R‐OEUviaopticline
3.2.1.4 PowerOn/OffSwitch&DCINPort
PowerOn/Offswitch
‐ MasterRUPowerOn/Offswitch
DCINPort
‐ ConnectstoDCoutputportofAC/DCadapter(ADX‐R‐ADP‐30)orRUPSU(ADX‐R‐PSU‐30)
3.2.1.5 PSUAlarmPort
ConnectstotheADX‐R‐PSU‐30
TheADX‐H‐NMSandtheMasterRUcanmonitorthestatusofthe
ADX‐H‐PSU‐30viathisport
3.2.1.6 GUIPort
ConnectstoalaptopviaUSBcable
Monitor/controltheRUandtheHEconnectedtotheRUusingUserGUI,whichisa Windowsbasedprogram.
ADRF32‐bitor64‐bitdriverswillalsoberequiredtoaccess
theRUusingtheUserGUI.
3.2.1.7 RS‐485Port
SlaveRUshouldbeconnectedtomasterRUinadiasychainstructureusingRS‐485linetomonitorandcontrol
slaveRUs.
TheRS‐485cableconnectedtomaster RU should beconnectedto RS‐485 IN
portof slaveRU.When a slave
RUisconnectedtoanotherslaveRU,thentheRS‐485cableshouldbeconnectedfromtheRS‐485OUTportto
theRS‐485INofthe2
nd
SlaveRU.(Figure3‐23)
IfRS‐485portconnectionsbetweenRemoteModulesarenotcorrect,masterRUwillnotbeabletorecognize
allsubordinateslaveRUs.(Figure3‐24)
WARNING!TheRS‐485portsshouldNEVERbeconnectedtotheEthernetportoflaptoporEthernet
Network
Equipment. Doing so may cause serious damage to the Remote Modules or network equipments. (Figure
3‐25)