Owner's manual

Control Module Configuration
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4.4 Control Mode Selection
Thecontrolmodedeterminesthemethodusedtocontrolscanningofthelightscreen
array.Choosefromthreescancontrolmodes:
• ContinuousScanmode(theFactorydefaultsetting),
• HostCommandmode,and
• Gatemode
In Continuous Scan Mode,thecontrolmodulebeginsanewscanassoonasit
updatestheoutputsfromthepreviousscan.Thisisthefastestscancontrolmethod;it
isusedwhencontinuousupdatingoftheoutputsisacceptable.
Host Modeallowstheuser,withaDeviceNetconnection,todirecttheMINI-ARRAY
Systemtoscanoncommand.
Gate ModeactivatesanopticallyisolatedexternalGateinputbetweenterminals11(+)
and12(-)ofthecontrolmodule.TheGateinputhasimpedanceof7.5kΩandaccepts
a10to30Vdcsignal.Adcdevicesuchasaphotoelectricsensororopticalencoder
typicallysuppliestheGateinput.Gateinputsignalsmustbegreaterthan100
microsecondsinduration;thetimebetweensuccessiveGateinputsmustbegreater
thantheminimumscantimeforthelightscreenarray(seesection4.5forscantime
information).