
Using This Manual
Chapter 1
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This manual is organized into the following chapters:
Chapter
Title
What's Covered
1
Using This Manual
The manual's purpose, its audience, its vocabulary, and its organization.
2
Introducing the 1779KFM Interface
An overview of the 1779KFM interface, its function, its application, and
the messages that it is capable of sending and receiving.
3
Installing Data Highway II Link Cabling
Hardware
Installing the taps, droplines, and trunkline for the Data Highway II link.
4
Installing the 1779KFM Interface
Installing the 1779KFM interface and connecting it to the synchronous
RS422/449 compatible device.
5
Operation and Troubleshooting
Operating the 1779KFM interface, troubleshooting problems within the
local station, and replacing faulty boards.
6
HDLC DataLink Layer
The HDLC frames, the fields within the frames, and the sequence of
transmitting and receiving frames at the datalink layer.
7
Introduction to Message Sets
The different message sets from which you can choose for sending and
receiving messages between your host device and the 1779KFM
interface.
8
Data Highway Message Set
The fields in each protocol layer above the datalink layer and the
specific fields required with each specific Data Highway message.
9
TimeCritical Message Set
The fields in each protocol layer above the datalink layer and the
specific fields required with each specific timecritical message.
10
Remote Command Control Message Set
The fields in each protocol layer above the datalink layer and the
specific fields required with each specific remote command control
message.
11
PAD Message Set
The fields in each protocol layer above the datalink layer for PAD
messages in both the PAD mode and the Native mode.
12
Station Management Message Set
The fields in each protocol layer above the datalink layer and the
specific fields required with each specific station management message.
Manual Organization