Intelligent Technologies QCPort System Install Manual
November 2005
MN05001002E
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Table of Contents
INTERCONNECTIVITY USING QCPORT....................................................................................... 6
I
NTRODUCING
QCP
ORT
.................................................................................................................. 6
QCP
ORT
P
HYSICAL
C
HARACTERISTICS
........................................................................................... 6
E
XAMPLES OF
QCP
ORT
U
SE
........................................................................................................... 7
One Device Using QCPort
7
Multiple Peripherals on One Device Using QCPort
8
Multiple Devices Being Controlled And Monitored Remotely Using QCPort
9
QCPORT OPERATING MODES ................................................................................................... 10
Overview
10
Understanding Master-Slave
10
Understanding Peer
10
OVERVIEW OF QCPORT INTERCONNECT SYSTEM................................................................ 11
D
EVICE
C
ONNECTION IN A
QCP
ORT
S
YSTEM
................................................................................. 11
QCPort Backplane
11
QCPort Interconnect Cable
12
D
AISY
C
HAIN
................................................................................................................................ 14
T
RUNK
D
ROP
................................................................................................................................ 14
P
HYSICAL
P
LACEMENT
.................................................................................................................. 15
U
SING
B
IASING
R
ESISTORS
........................................................................................................... 16
A
PPLICATION
E
XAMPLE
................................................................................................................. 17
PLANNING A QCPORT INTERCONNECT SYSTEM................................................................... 18
G
UIDELINES FOR
S
UPPLYING
P
OWER
............................................................................................. 18
IT.
Power Supplies
18
Other Power Supplies
18
P
OWER
R
ATINGS
.......................................................................................................................... 18
QCPort Interconnect Cable Rating
18
L
OCATING A
P
OWER
S
UPPLY
......................................................................................................... 19
1 Power Supply
20
G
ROUNDING THE
I
NTERCONNECT
S
YSTEM
..................................................................................... 20
SIZING A POWER SUPPLY ......................................................................................................... 21
S
UPPLYING
P
OWER
...................................................................................................................... 21
A
DJUSTING THE
C
ONFIGURATION
................................................................................................... 21
S
IZING
C
ALCULATION
.................................................................................................................... 22
U
SING THE
S
IZING
C
ALCULATION
................................................................................................... 23
Example 1 End Connected Power Supply
23
Example 2 End Connected Power Supply
23
Example 3 Middle Connected Power Supply
24
TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE .............................................................................. 25
APPENDIX A: USING LONG RUN CABLES ............................................................................... 26
TECHNICAL SUPPORT ................................................................................................................ 28
