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148 TimeHub 5500 User’s Guide
097-55501-01 Revision M – January 2009
Chapter 4 Testing and Configuring the TimeHub
Establishing a Connection to the TimeHub
For unprotected outputs, install a single Output Driver card into the leftmost of the
two slots available for a card group. For protected outputs, install a second Output
Driver card into the right slot of the card group.
1. Insert the Output Driver cards (090-55581-01) in the appropriate slots on the
front side of the Expansion shelf: ensure that the card aligns properly with its
mating backplane connector and push the card into place until it is fully seated
into the backplane connectors. Do not tighten the captive screws at this time.
The front-panel LEDs blink as the card first powers up. The Power and Alarm
LEDs remain lit, as well as LEDs identifying any Output Connector modules
installed on the rear panel of the shelf. The Alarm LED indicates that the Master
shelf has not yet initialized the card (i.e., received configuration information from
the Master shelf).
2. The Master shelf automatically initializes the Output Driver cards according to the
current user configuration established for the slot into which the card is inserted.
As each card becomes initialized, its Alarm LED goes out. At this point the card
is configured per desired setup and is ready to be further configured if desired. If
outputs have been enabled for that card, they should be active.
Note that for a fully loaded shelf, the initialization process could take several
minutes in total. If only a single output card is being inserted, the time will be
much less than that.
Establishing a Connection to the TimeHub
You can connect to the TimeHub 5500 using either a serial connection or an
Ethernet connection. To connect via a serial port, see
If the TimeHub is connected to an Ethernet LAN, use the
procedure described in
for the serial and Ethernet communications port assignments.
Table 4-3. Communications Port Assignments
Port #
Function
Protocol
Serial Ports (RS-232)
Local (rear panel)
Craft port on rear panel of the
shelf
RS-232 ASCII TL1 commands or
THC GUI
Local (Management Card)
Craft port on MC card
RS-232 ASCII TL1 commands or
THC GUI