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Chapter 4 Multi-Drop Link Mode Control Procedure
4.1 Multi-Drop Link Mode ..........................................................................58
4.1.1 Controlling multi-drop link mode .............................................................58
4.1.2 Setup procedure .....................................................................................60
4.2 Data Communication in Multi-Drop Link Mode ................................. 61
4.2.1 Auto polling .............................................................................................61
4.2.2 Manual polling .........................................................................................62
4.2.3 Capacity of Transmission Buffer .............................................................63
4.2.4 Handshaking protocol .............................................................................65
4.3 Command Transmission To BL Series ..............................................66
4.4 N-400 Direct Control Commands ........................................................69
4.4.1 Communication procedure ......................................................................69
4.4.2 Description of commands .......................................................................70
4.5 N-400 Setup Command ........................................................................75
4.6 Communication Time Consideration ..................................................83
Chapter 5 Multi-Head Mode Control Procedure
5.1 Multi-head Mode ...................................................................................88
5.1.1 Controlling multi-head mode ...................................................................88
5.1.2 Setup procedure .....................................................................................89
5.2 Reading Operation in Multi-Head Mode .............................................91
5.2.1 Difference in operation depending on reading mode ..............................91
5.2.2 Trigger input signal type..........................................................................93
5.2.3 Data transmission timing.........................................................................94
5.3 Data Communication in Multi-Head Mode .........................................95
5.3.1 Communication format ............................................................................95
5.3.2 Handshaking protocol .............................................................................95
5.3.3 Read error code ......................................................................................95
5.4 Command Communication in Multi-Head Mode ...............................96
5.4.1 Sending a command to BL series ...........................................................96
5.4.2 N-400 direct control/setup commands ....................................................96
5.5 Interference Suppression Function ...................................................97
5.6 Communication Time ..........................................................................98