
LaserSpeed 8000/9000 I/O Module Instruction Handbook
Installation
Part No. 93342 / Drawing No. 0921-01516
Page 26 of 84
Revision E (Dec 2013)
Synchronization
The High Speed Pulse Output can be used to generate the Synchronization
signal needed to synchronize all gauges in the system. This is accomplished by
configuring the High Speed Pulse output in LaserTrak Software to output the
Synchronization signal. In this configuration the gauge will output the
Synchronization pulse in place of Phase B of the High Speed Pulse output. The
Synchronization signal will automatically be routed to the gauge connected to the
I/O module and it will also be routed to the Synchronization Out connector that
goes to the first slave in the system. Each Slave in the system will replicate the
Synchronization signal, sending the Synchronization signal to its gauge and
outputting it on its Synchronization out connector. All Slaves can be Daisy
chained in this fashion. To enable Synchronization in the LaserSpeed gauges, all
the High Speed Pulse Outputs should be configured to output the synchronization
signal. This can be done using LaserTrak, or by setting the $H configuration
setting to 9. While only the Master gauge truly needs to output this signal,
configuring all the gauges and I/O Modules the same way will allow the gauges
and/or I/O Modules to be interchangeable with spares or moved around the
system without having to reconfigure any gauge settings.
The I/O Module does not require configuration to enable
Synchronization/Elongation Measurement. This functionality is automatically
enabled when the I/O Module detects that a Synchronization cable has been
attached.