Software Instruction Manual

IQ–MSD Turbo 1.4 Advanced IQ System Software
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8.5.5 AUX Output Assignments
AUX outputs are provided to signal other components in the system—including non-IQ components. They can
also be used to provide monitoring capability to a custom control panel. For example, an AUX output can be used
to drive a “power” LED to indicate on a remote control panel that an amplifier is turned on. A wide variety of things
can be monitored by the drone and used to turn an AUX output on or off.
The Aux Output Commands Sub-block screen is located between the Binary Input Commands Sub-block screen
and Paralyze Commands Sub-block screen. It is used to assign monitor functions to any of the 16 AUX outputs.
To assign one or more commands to a logic output, first use
O N to advance to the command Sub-block
screen titled “AUX Output Commands.” Then select the Add button. The window in Figure 8.10 will appear:
Only one monitor function can be assigned to an output at a time with the command window but you can assign
as many functions as you want to an output by repeating the steps described next and assigning additional
commands to the same input.
Output #: The drone AUX output number.
Components: The Components list is used to select the IQ component that will be monitored by the drone
output. All a component needs to be included in the list is a control block—it does
not have to be on-line to appear
in the list. By including off-line components it is possible to preconfigure a drone before it is connected to an actual
IQ System.
Available Functions: The Available Functions list is used to select the function of the selected IQ
component that will be monitored with the drone output. After you have finished linking a function from the list to
the selected output it is possible to go back and (using the Add button again) to assign additional functions to the
same output. In this way, more than one monitor function can cause the same output to turn on (or off).
Fig. 8.10 Adding a Command Assignment to an AUX Output