Quartech 9605, Product Manual

Section 1:  Introduction

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PM9605 Revision 1, 9605 Version 36.1.1

The Model 9605 is a 16 switch, pushbutton/selector switch panel (PB/SS) specifecally designed to interface with
an Allen Bradley SLC-500(DH+) Programmable Controller.  Each of the 9605's sixteen membrane switches can
be configured as a momentary push-button or a two position selector switch, utilizing a push on /push off method. 
Sixteen tri-color Light Emitting Diodes (LED) are also provided.  Each LED can be individually controlled to
illuminate Green, Amber, or Red.

Since the 9605 is designed to be an active node on the Data Highway Plus network, it does not require any ladder
logic programming, communication interface modules, or Input/Output modules to operate.  The 9605 connects
directly to the SLC-500's DH+ port.

When the 9605 is powered up the LEDs will imediately display a version number before it enters Setup mode or
attempts to communicate with the SLC-500.  There are two parts to the version number; the top two rows of LEDs
will show a Quartech product code in BCD and the bottom two rows display the BCD number for the software
version.  

1.1  Operating Modes

The 9605 has two operating modes, 

Mode B 

and 

Mode A.  Mode B 

controls the LEDs as an integral part of the

switch function.  That is, when a switch is pressed its associated LED will light to confirm the selection.  

Mode A

allows the SLC-500 to control the tri-color LEDs independent of the switches.  Both modes provide a watchdog
timer reset which allows the processor to detect a loss of communications.