Owner's manual

PCLTA Installation Manual Introduction

CTI Products, Inc.

68-11199-135

1. Introduction

The

PC LonTalk® Adapter (PCLTA) cards

are members of the Monitoring and

Control Network (MCN™) family of

User Interface Modules

. Hardware

specifications and configuration information are described in this manual.

MCN Remote Comparator Display systems can achieve higher performance for

their monitoring and control system by using a PC LonTalk Adapter (PCLTA)

card and appropriate drivers. The PCLTA-10 is a 16-bit card that plugs into an

ISA bus expansion slot of the PC. The PCLTA-20 and PCLTA-21 are 32-bit

cards that plug into a PCI bus expansion slot of the PC. Either card connects a

PC, running the MCN Remote Comparator Display software (MCNRCD) to the

MCN network. Only the PCLTA-21 is available as a current product. The

PCLTA cards are used with the MCNRCD software and Comparator I/O Modules

(such as CIB or AIB) to create a Comparator display system. The MCN

Comparator display provides monitoring and control functions for your

Comparator system.

Note: The PCLTA cards can only be used in applications with local MCN

networks and remote networks using MCN-EXB modules.

They cannot be used over standard modems for dial-up connections !

Figure 1 is a diagram showing a basic monitoring and control network (MCN)

using a PCLTA card as the User Interface Module.

COM

CA-80237-100

MODULE

COMPARATOR

I/O

COMPARATOR

MCN NETWORK

Figure 1 - Basic MCN System with PCLTA

Reference Documents

•

Monitoring and Control Network Comparator Display System Manual.

Part Number S2-60425

•

Remote Comparator Display Software for DOS.

Part Number S2-60426