INTRODUCTION
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SECTION 5 - OPERATING PROCEDURES
INTRODUCTION
This section explains the start-up and operating procedures for
the FBS module.
START-UP
To start up the FBS module:
1. Apply power to the FBS module.
2. Place the controlling module (MFP/MFC) in execute mode.
Communication between the FBS module and the controlling
module begins automatically if there are no configuration
errors and the controlling module is in the execute mode.
Upon start-up, all channels are marked bad quality. The con-
troller sends the FBS module the transmitter configurations
and the FBS module begins checking each channel. If the mod-
ule detects a channel that is set up for an analog input (func-
tion code 132 only) and there are no other errors, the module
marks that channel good quality and begins checking the next
channel.
When the FBS module detects a channel that is set up for a
smart transmitter (a configuration containing function codes
132 and 133), it does a check of that channel. It reads the
actual configuration of the smart transmitter and compares it
to the configuration within the controlling module. If these
configurations are identical and there are no other errors, the
FBS module marks that channel good quality. If the module
detects a difference in the two configurations, the channel
remains bad quality and a
configuration mismatch
status
error occurs. The FBS module proceeds until it checks all 15
channels.
The FBS module periodically checks each channel having a
smart transmitter configuration by trying to communicate with
the transmitter on that channel. If a transmitter fails to com-
municate, the module marks the channel bad quality and a
transmitter not responding
status error occurs. If the trans-
mitter resumes communication, the module does a configura-
tion check (like the one made at start-up) of the device on that
channel. The module marks the channel as good or bad quality
depending on the results of the check.
