
2Ć3
The faceplate contains two green status lights and two
sevenĆsegment LEDs used for diagnostic purposes. The upper status
light, labeled BAT. OK", indicates whether the onĆboard battery is
providing sufficient voltage to retain the contents of RAM (ON) or
should be replaced (OFF). See 3.4 for directions on replacing the
battery and Appendix A for battery specifications. The lower status
light, labeled OK", indicates whether the board is operational (ON)
or should be replaced (OFF).
Five preĆassigned variables are available for use in all application
tasks to test the status of the onĆboard battery. These common
boolean variables will have the value 1 if the battery is functional and
0 if the battery is not functional. The variables are named according
to the Processor whose battery is being tested. BATTERYSTATUS0@
is used for the Processor in slot 0. BATTERYSTATUS1@ is used for
the Processor in slot 1, etc. up to slot 4.
See 3.5.1 and 3.5.2 for more information about the two
sevenĆsegment LEDs on the Processor.
2.2 Electrical Description
The Processor module contains a local watchdog timer which must
be reset within a specified interval or the Processor will shut down
and all I/O modules will be reset (initialized to 0, FALSE, or OFF).
Byte parity is supported for all backplane address and data lines.
The superĆcapacitor on the Processor module can be charged to
more than 90% of its rated capacity in approximately 15 minutes and
is typically capable of retaining the contents of RAM memory for
approximately 10 hours should the BAT. OK" light go out and power
is removed from the Processor.
The Processor serial ports support full modem control. RSĆ232C
signals have 450V isolation to logic common. Refer to figure 2.1 for a
typical circuit diagram.
+5V
+5V
12
OPTO ISOLATOR
GND
GND
12
OPTO ISOLATOR
XMIT
RECV
Figure 2.2 Ć Typical RSĆ232C Circuit
Refer to 4.2 for more information on the characteristics of the
Processor ports available to the user through application tasks.
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