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Performance and Theory of Operations
Chapter 7
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Extended-Local I/O
Processors that have extended-local I/O capability scan the extended-local
I/O chassis (on channel 2) during the housekeeping portion of the program
scan. Extended-local I/O discrete data is exchanged between the processor
data-table image and the I/O in the extended-local I/O chassis. The time
that it takes to scan extended-local I/O chassis is added to the
housekeeping time. See Figure 7.2.
Figure 7.2
Extended-Local I/O Scan T ime
Processor
Checks
Remote
I/O Buffer
Extended-
Update
Local I/O
Scan
Housekeeping
Logic Scan
Program Scan
+
The time in ms that it takes to scan extended-local I/O chassis depends on
the number of 1771-ALX adapter modules and the number of extended-
local I/O logical racks. The formula used to calculate the total time to scan
extended-local I/O chassis is:
extended-local I/O scan time = (0.32 ms x A ) + (0.13 ms x L )
Where: Is the:
A
number of 1771-ALX modules
L
number of logical racks in the extended-local I/O system
If you have three 1771-ALX modules in three chassis and a total of 4
logical racks, for example, the total time is calculated as follows:
extended-local I/O scan time = (0.32 ms x 3) + (0.13 ms x 4)
or
extended-local I/O scan time = 1.48 ms
housekeeping time = 1.48 ms (extended-local I/O) + 4.50 ms
(other housekeeping) or
housekeeping time = 5.98 ms