Delta Tau Geo Brick, User Manual

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Geo Brick Drive User Manual
Macro Connectivity 223
MACRO Configuration Examples
The Geo Brick Drive, with the optional MACRO interface, supports a wide variety of MACRO ring
formations. The following common MACRO configurations are described in detail:
Configuration
Example
MACRO Ring Controller
(Master)
MACRO Ring
Slave(s)
Configuration
Type
1 Geo Brick Drive Geo Brick Drive MACRO Auxiliary
2 Geo Brick Drive Geo MACRO Drive(s) MACRO Slave
Notice that the Geo Brick Drive can be either a Master or a Slave in a MACRO Ring.
Whenever the Geo Brick Drive is a slave, the MACRO configuration is called MACRO auxiliary. This is
a designation which was implemented in the firmware for the Brick family of controllers.
If the Geo Brick Drive is a master and the station(s) consist of traditional MACRO hardware, the
MACRO configuration is then called MACRO Slave. This is the typical designation which supports the
majority of MACRO compatible amplifiers and peripherals.
Note
The Geo Brick Drive MACRO option is populated with 1 MACRO
IC, which consists of 8 servo nodes (motors/encoders) and 6 I/O nodes
(432 I/O points)
Note
Configuring a MACRO Auxiliary ring requires communicating (via
USB, Ethernet, or serial) separately to both the master and slave.