PSI System Controls and Diagnostics
F3200E User Manual
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12.2 Using the F3200E as a looped subdevice
The F3200E can be a subdevice on the loop of another device, such as an A360 or A560 loop
controller. This may be more convenient for some systems, but note that the data rates possible
over the fiber optics are lower than over Ethernet, so there will be some reduction in the ability to
measure fast signals at high rates compared to a direct connection to the F3200E using Ethernet.
The F3200E cannot be connected simultaneously via fiber optic and Ethernet. In the schematic
example below, an A360 loop controller connects the F3200E on one port and two F100s on its
second port.
F3200E
Ethernet
F100
Fiber optic
A360
F100
Figure 48. Example fiber optic loop configuration where another device is the loop controller.
When you connect the subdevices on the loop controller, the PTC DiagnosticG2 software will
display the tree of looped devices in the system pane.
