User's Manual

i-MARK Installation and Hardware Manual
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For each i-MARK the application must define in which slot the device will transmit the LF telegram
making sure that the devices will not disturb each other. If all i-MARKs are synchronized, the slot
sequences on all i-MARKs shall start at the same time.
4.3.6 Slot Configuration Examples
Configuration example with two (2) i-MARKS, none of them can transmit at the same
time.
Slot Number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Marker 1 T T T T T T
Marker 2 T T T T T T
Configuration example with 4 i-MARKs, none of them can transmit at the same time.
Slot number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Marker 1 T T T
Marker 2 T T T
Marker 3 T T T
Marker 4 T T T
Configuration example with 8 i-MARKs
The cross table below defines which devices cannot transmit at the same time.
Marker 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1 X X X
2 X X X
3 X X X X X
4 X X X X X
5 X X X X X
6 X X X X X
7 X X X
8 X X X
Results in a slot configuration table:
Slot number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Marker 1 T T T
Marker 2 T T T
Marker 3 T T T
Marker 4 T T T
Marker 5 T T T
Marker 6 T T T
Marker 7 T T T
Marker 8 T T T