ibaFOB-SD Manual
9
Synchronization of more than one iba PCI card
9.1
Important information
Important information
A bad or missing sync-connection may lead to inconsistent data blocks. This would af-
fect the data integrity and data correlation.
Every delivered card comes with a synchronization cable (sync cable) for connecting
up to 6 cards. Unused plugs of the cable can left unconnected and must not be termi-
nated.
If you plug in or unplug PCI cards this may change the PCI configuration of the PC.
This can affect the signal or I/O configuration of the system because the ID of the
boards may change.
In that case move the fiber optic cables to the correct card.
Always save your system configuration before changing hardware components.
9.2
Procedure
You should perform the following steps after you’ve installed the PCI card:
1.
Connect all iba PCI cards with the synchronization cable using the blue plugs.
Figure 14:
Connecting multiple iba PCI cards by sync cable
2.
Close the PC.
3.
Plug in the power line.
4.
Switch on the power supply of the PC.
5.
Start the PC.
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