MULTITASKER™
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Example:
There are two, 20 slot enclosures to be
connected together during normal operation.
The first unit will use the Card ID defaults which
are equal to their slot numbers. The second unit
will have the same Unit ID, but will have the
card ID's offset by 20.
Connect the computer to the second unit only
and send the command [SID+20] to set the ID
of all the cards in the enclosure to their slot
number plus 20. Reconnect both units to the
computer.
The cards in the first unit will be referenced as
Card ID's 1-20 and the cards in the second unit
will be referenced by Card ID's 21-40.
36.
[RSN]
This command reads the slot number of the
card with a specified ID number, and returns the
value to the system to be displayed in the
terminal window. If more than one card has the
same ID, each slot number will be displayed.
Command Format: [RSNCi]
Ci
= Card ID (i = # from 1 to 99)
Example:
The card in slot 4 takes up four slots in the
enclosure. Its ID was set to 1 since it is the first
card installed in the system, reading from left to
right. Send the command [RSNC1] to find the
slot number of this card. The system responds
with the following feedback:
[4]
37.
[WR]
This command groups multiple cards in the
enclosure allowing all the group members to be
controlled simultaneously with the same
command. Each unit may define a maximum of
eight groups.
In MultiTasker systems with audio and video
cards, boards are typically grouped as follows:
Group 1 = Video Cards
Group 2 = Audio Cards
Group 3 = Video and Audio Cards
If assigning group commands to button
functions, it is best to use the "Press and Hold
on Power Up" to make group settings.
Command Format: [WRCn
1
Cn
2
…GkUi]
Cn = Card ID (n = slot # from 1 to max slots)
Gk = Group number (k = # from 1-8)
Ui
= Unit ID (i = # from 0-9)
Example:
To group cards 1, 2, and 3 as group 5 of
Unit ID 1, send the command
[WRC1C2C3G5U1]. After executing this
command, cards 1, 2 and 3 will be grouped
together as group 5 of Unit ID 1. The system will
return the following feedback:
[G1=C1C2C3]
Now, when a command is sent to G1, each
board in G1 will execute the same command.
38.
[RMC]
This command may be used to remove one or
more group members from a group. Reset the
system after using this command for all changes
to take effect.
Command Format: [RMCn
1
Cn
2
…GkUi]
Cn = Card ID (n= # from 1 to max slots)
Gk = Group number (k = # from 1-8)
Ui
= Unit ID (i = # from 0-9)
Example:
Group 1 consists of the cards located in slots
numbered 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. Remove just cards
#4 and #5 from the group by sending the
command [RMC4C5G1]. The system will return
the following feedback:
[G1=C1C2C3]
