MULTI-TASKER™ MANUAL PART NUMBER: 400-0401-001 MT100-108 12-SLOT MULTI-TASKER™ ENCLOSURE USER’S GUIDE
MULTI-TASKER TABLE OF CONTENTS Page PRECAUTIONS / SAFETY WARNINGS ..............2 GENERAL..........................................................2 INSTALLATION .................................................2 RACK-MOUNT INSTALLATION.........................2 CLEANING.........................................................2 FCC NOTICE .....................................................2 ABOUT YOUR MT100-108...................................3 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS...........................
MULTI-TASKER PRECAUTIONS / SAFETY WARNINGS 1.5 FCC NOTICE 1 • Please read this manual carefully before using your MT100-108 12-Slot Multi-Tasker™ Enclosure. Keep this manual handy for future reference. These safety instructions are to ensure the long life of your MT100-108 12-Slot Multi-Tasker™ Enclosure and to prevent fire and shock hazard. Please read them carefully and heed all warnings. • 1.
MULTI-TASKER ABOUT YOUR MT100-108 2 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS MT100-108 Multi-Tasker™ 12-Slot Enclosure • • • • FEATURES/ DESCRIPTION GENERAL 9-Pin D Connector (GND, RXD & TXD) Cards designed for the Compatibility Multi-Tasker™ System Table 1. MT100-108 Electrical Empty card-cage with 12 slots available Basic foundation of Multi-Tasker™ solutions 3U high, full rack wide Rack ears included RS-232 The Multi-Tasker™ 12-Slot Enclosure, MT100-108, comes with a front panel installed.
MULTI-TASKER PRODUCT DESCRIPTION 4 MT100-108 FRONT PANEL OPTION MT101-115 1 2 3 4 5 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 8 9 10 6 11 12 RS-232 36 PROGRAMMABLE RS-232 CONTROL BUTTONS FROM FRONT PANEL MT100-108 REAR VIEW RS-232 CONTROL SLOTS 1-12 400-0401-001 7 POWER INPUT 4
MULTI-TASKER INSTALLING YOUR MT100-108 In this section, "Basic Enclosure" or "Unit" has the same meaning. The basic enclosure is a complete and independent card cage that has a controller and 12 slots for plug-in cards. Each unit or basic enclosure has its own Unit ID that is based on a number from 0 to 9. Each plug-in card also has its own Card ID that is a number from 1 to 12. 5 Step 1. Connect the power entry connector of the MT100-108 to the power outlet with the provided power cord.
MULTI-TASKER 6.2 RS-232 PROTOCOL Cause 2: Solution 1: Push the card in all the way. If the card still does not work, see Solution 2. The RS-232 protocol for the MT100-108 uses a simple ASCII character format. See the MT101-115 Front Panel User Guide for Multi-Tasker™ commands and formats. TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE Solution 2: See the troubleshooting section of each the card's user guide or call ALTINEX at (714) 990-2300.
