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Communications and Control
Local Craft Interface (LCI)
 The first display represents the chassis
and contained hardware. Drill down via
the tree view or “double click” on a
module opens the device control screen.
 Second display
1. All gain settings
2. All alarm settings
3. Software and firmware versions
4. Serial number
5. Address information
6. Module type
7. Equipment status
 The Local Craft Interface is a DB9F connector
found on the front of each and every Prisma II
and XD chassis. This serial port is addressed
via a terminal type program that can be run on
a laptop or other PC. A serial cable is
connected to this port and the serial port of the
PC. The application can poll all the hardware in
the rack returning current configuration and
alarm information
 Serial cable can be purchased locally or
ordered from the factory part number 180143.
SSC
LCI
LCI Port
RS232