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Page 2 - MULTITASKER; TABLE OF CONTENTS

MULTITASKER 400-0402-003 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page PRECAUTIONS / SAFETY WARNINGS ................ 2 GENERAL .......................................................... 2 INSTALLATION.................................................. 2 CLEANING......................................................... 2...

Page 3 - PRECAUTIONS / SAFETY WARNINGS; Please read this manual carefully before using your

MULTITASKER 400-0402-003 2 PRECAUTIONS / SAFETY WARNINGS 1 Please read this manual carefully before using your MT101-114/115/117 . Keep this manual handy for future reference. These safety instructions are to ensure the long life of your MT101-114/115/117 and to prevent fire and shock hazards. Pleas...

Page 4 - TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

MULTITASKER 400-0402-003 3 ABOUT YOUR MT101-114/115/117 2 MT101-114/115/117 Front Panels for the MultiTasker12-Slot Enclosure The MT101-114, MT101-115, and MT101-117 are currently the three front panels available for the MT100-108, 12-Slot MultiTasker. The front panel isordered separately based on t...

Page 5 - PRODUCT DESCRIPTION; KEY NUMBER LOCATIONS

MULTITASKER 400-0402-003 4 PRODUCT DESCRIPTION 4 RS-232 RS-232 36 PROGRAMMABLEBUTTONS RS-232 CONTROLFROM FRONT PANEL FROM FRONT PANEL RS-232 CONTROL MT101-115/117 MT101-114 MT101-115/117 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 KEY NUMBER LOC...

Page 6 - APPLICATION DIAGRAMS; DIAGRAM 1 – INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS; WARNING

MULTITASKER 400-0402-003 5 APPLICATION DIAGRAMS 5 DIAGRAM 1 – INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS POWER SUPPLY Make sure the ribbon cable is on this side as shown. 10-PIN HEADER P4 TO PCB-A TO PCB-B 10-PIN HEADERP3 10-PIN HEADER P1 Make sure the ribbon cables are on this side of the connector as shown. TO PCB...

Page 7 - DIAGRAM 2 – SAMPLE MATRIX SETUP; SUBROUTINES

MULTITASKER 400-0402-003 6 SYS SELECT OUTPUTS 1-8 for VOLUME ADJ. KEYS 29-36 KEYS 13-20 SELECT INPUTS 1-8 SELECT OUTPUTS 1-8 PWR KEYS 21-28 V OFF ON/ V+A DIAGRAM 2 – SAMPLE MATRIX SETUP SUBROUTINES {WRS1=LED*=0} // Turn all LEDs OFF {WRS1=LED1=1} // Turn LED1 ON {WRS1=WRC4C8G1} // Assign Group 1 {WR...

Page 8 - OPERATION

MULTITASKER 400-0402-003 7 INSTALLING YOUR MT101-114/115/117 6 Step 1. Turn off power to the MultiTasker enclosure and disconnect from AC power. WARNING! ALWAYS DISCONNECT THE AC POWER CORD BEFORE OPENING THE ENCLOSURE. Step 2. The electronic components inside theenclosure and front panel are static...

Page 10 - for the panel display commands.; MultiTasker

MULTITASKER 400-0402-003 9 7.3 RS-232 CONNECTION 7.3.1 RS-232 COMMUNICATION If a control system is used to control the cards in the MultiTasker, connect the 9-pin D connector of the MT101-114/115/117 to the control system's RS-232 port. In order to connect the MultiTasker (MT) to a computer or a ter...

Page 12 - and contains

MULTITASKER 400-0402-003 11 3. [RES] The [RES] command resets the enclosure. The controller and all cards in the enclosure will be reset to either their default or saved configurations. Units with IDs U0 and U1 will beep once and display "READY" after their initialization is complete and all...

Page 14 - CONFIGURATION COMMANDS

MULTITASKER 400-0402-003 13 CONFIGURATION COMMANDS These commands allow some basic communication properties to be changed as well as access to internal processor functions like BEEP and PING. Use caution when changing RATE and BAUD settings as changes may result in unforeseen problems. 16. [RATE] Th...

Page 16 - Ui

MULTITASKER 400-0402-003 15 Example: Send the text string "HELLO" to the RS-232 bus. The string will be ignored by the MultiTasker, but not the unit receiving the command. Additionallly, it will add opening and closing brackets. To do this, send the command [TXMHELLO] and the following will ...

Page 17 - LED COMMANDS; Command

MULTITASKER 400-0402-003 16 LED COMMANDS LED commands apply to the MT101-115/117 only and are used to control the LED states and retrieve matrix settings based upon key entries. The LED states (on, off, flashing) may be controlled directly over the RS-232 bus or through the use of subroutines progra...

Page 21 - The keys do not have to be programmed

MULTITASKER 400-0402-003 20 Send the command {KFB=1} to enable key feedback. Press Key 1 and then press Key 36. The feedback will be as follows: K01OS10 K36NS36 NOTE: The keys do not have to be programmed in order to return feedback. If they are not programmed or there is no subroutine defined for t...

Page 24 - MATRIX FUNCTIONS

MULTITASKER 400-0402-003 23 After sending the command above, the contents of Subroutine 1 will be as follows: ON1C3, ON2C3, LED1=1,ON3C3, ON4C3 MATRIX FUNCTIONS Command Format: {WRSn=&…&} Sn = Subroutine ID (n = # from 1 to 180) & = Continuity of the function NOTE: The "&" is...

Page 25 - This command clears one or all subroutines.; ITS LED – TO EXIT: SEND RES OR TURN OFF

MULTITASKER 400-0402-003 24 52. {PING} This command displays “OK”, but not until after is has been processed through the incoming memory buffer. After downloading a program file to the MultiTasker, this command can be used to indicate when the MultiTasker has finished writing everything to memory. T...

Page 27 - TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE; CARD IS NOT WORKING; Solution

MULTITASKER 400-0402-003 26 7.7 CONTROL SOFTWARE Windows-(95/98/NT)-based control software is available from the ALTINEX website at www.altinex.com in the Software section. 7.8 MENU MODE Menu Mode commands allow virtually the same functionality as programming commands. Unlike the programming command...

Page 28 - The input power voltage is incorrect.; ALTINEX POLICIES; Please see the ALTINEX website at; CONTACT INFORMATION

MULTITASKER 400-0402-003 27 Solution 2: Take any other known good card and verify the questionable slot is good by seeing if its LED lights in that slot. If it lights, then the original card may be the source of the problem. Call ALTINEX at (714) 990-2300. If the original card was not the source of ...