MULTI-TASKER MANUAL PART NUMBER: 400-0163-002 MT100-101MT100-103/ MT101-103/MT101-104 8-SLOT MULTITASKER ENCLOSURE USER’S GUIDE
MULTI-TASKER TABLE OF CONTENTS Page This manual covers: MT100-101 - MultiTasker 8-slot Enclosure PRECAUTIONS / SAFETY WARNINGS ...............2 GENERAL ..........................................................2 MT100-103 - MultiTasker 8-slot Enclosure w/ control from card bus (no front panel control) INSTALLATION..................................................2 RACK-MOUNT INSTALLATION.........................2 MT101-103 - Blank Front Panel for MT100-101 (No micro, no buttons) CLEANING..............
MULTI-TASKER PRECAUTIONS / SAFETY WARNINGS 1.4 CLEANING 1 Please read this manual carefully before using your MT100-101 8-Slot Multi-Tasker™ Enclosure. Keep this manual handy for future reference. These safety instructions are to ensure the long life of your MT100-101 8-Slot Multi-Tasker™ Enclosure and to prevent fire and shock hazard. Please read them carefully and heed all warnings. Unplug the MT100-101 power cord before cleaning. • Clean surfaces with a dry cloth.
MULTI-TASKER ABOUT YOUR MT100-101 Programming is accomplished through either the front or back 9-pin RS-232 port. 2 MT100-101 Multi-Tasker 8-Slot Enclosure • • • • TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS FEATURES/ DESCRIPTION GENERAL Empty card-cage with 8 slots available Basic foundation of Multi-Tasker™ solutions 2U high, full rack wide Rack ears included 3 MT100-101 9-pin D connector (GND, RXD & TXD) Cards designed for the Compatibility Multi-Tasker™ System Table 1.
MULTI-TASKER DESCRIPTION OF MT100-101 4 FRONT PANEL OPTIONS Note: For information regarding front panel control for MT101-105/MT101-109, see the MT101105/MT101-109 user's guide.
MULTI-TASKER FRONT PANEL INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS 5 5
MULTI-TASKER INSTALLING YOUR MT100-101 number from 0 to 9. Each plug-in card also has its own card ID that is a number from 1 to 8. 6 Step 1. Connect the power entry connector of the MT100-101 to the power outlet with the provided power cord. The power supply is universal and will work throughout the world with voltages from 110V to 240VAC. 7.
MULTI-TASKER The input buffer is a 256-character ring buffer for 256 bytes. Use caution when sending consecutive commands from a computer or control system. To avoid an overflow of the command buffer, the user may send commands with the delay time. 7.3.2. [VERUi] This command displays the current version of the firmware for the controller unit located in the MT100-101. Ui = Unit ID (i = # from 0 to 9) There are two ways to send commands, see examples below. 1) Send commands with a delay time of 50ms.
MULTI-TASKER ER03: RS485 Communication Error 7.3.5. [HELPUi] This type of error is a communication error between the serial device and Controller unit and the cards in the Multi-Tasker™ Enclosure. This command displays all RS-232 commands available for controlling of the MT101-104. 7.4 ASSIGNING THE SAME UNIT ID TO MULTIPLE UNITS 7.3.4. [SETUi] This command sets the unit ID number for the MT100-101 Multi-Tasker™ Enclosure.
MULTI-TASKER Solution 2: See the troubleshooting section of each Multi-Tasker™ Card user's guide or call ALTINEX at (714) 990-2300. 7.6. WINDOWS BASED CONTROL SOFTWARE MTSetup is Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP based control software, available from ALTINEX website at www.altinex.com in the Download section. TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE ALTINEX POLICY 8 9.
