i-MARK Installation and Hardware Manual
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For each i-MARK the application must define in which slot the device will transmit the LF telegram
making sure that the devices will not disturb each other. If all i-MARKs are synchronized, the slot
sequences on all i-MARKs shall start at the same time.
4.3.6
Slot Configuration Examples
Configuration example with two (2) i-MARKS, none of them can transmit at the same
time.
Slot Number
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Marker 1
T
T
T
T
T
T
Marker 2
T
T
T
T
T
T
Configuration example with 4 i-MARKs, none of them can transmit at the same time.
Slot number
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Marker 1
T
T
T
Marker 2
T
T
T
Marker 3
T
T
T
Marker 4
T
T
T
Configuration example with 8 i-MARKs
The cross table below defines which devices cannot transmit at the same time.
Marker 1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
1
X
X
X
2
X
X
X
3
X
X
X
X
X
4
X
X
X
X
X
5
X
X
X
X
X
6
X
X
X
X
X
7
X
X
X
8
X
X
X
Results in a slot configuration table:
Slot number
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Marker 1
T
T
T
Marker 2
T
T
T
Marker 3
T
T
T
Marker 4
T
T
T
Marker 5
T
T
T
Marker 6
T
T
T
Marker 7
T
T
T
Marker 8
T
T
T
