Alps Electric Virtual Cable Light Module Network Card User Manual


 
CONFIDENTIAL Rev 1.0
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1. Purpose
This document is intended as a quick guide for the user to get up and running
quickly with the ALPS Virtual Cable Light modules, software and the hardware
boards on which the modules are mounted. The various switches and their
modes of operation will also be explained.
2. Description
The actual board used for the Virtual Cable Light module can be seen below.
It comprises of 2 boards connected to each other through a 10-pin connector.
The board on the right-hand side of the figure is where the module is mounted.
On the left-hand side of the above figure the line-driver board can be seen. This
Board is used to convert between TTL levels and RS232 levels. The boards can
be powered through a single 5V supply, which is connected to the board on
which the module is mounted. The line driver board is powered from that board.
In the following sections the function of each the 4 switches will be explained.