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Understanding Addressing and System Modes
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8 Understanding Addressing and System Modes
To control multiple machines, the VS-162AVM uses a system of addressing
that includes hardware DIP-switches and menu commands. The DIP-
switches are used to set the MACHINE#, and menu commands are used to
set the MACHINE ADDRESS #. Note the following:
• A standalone machine is always set to MACHINE# 1
• When configuring multiple VS-162AVM units or a matrix of
VS-162AVM machines, the array is viewed as one large unit and
the DIP-switches of all machines are set to the same MACHINE#.
However, each machine is set to a unique MACHINE ADDRESS
# with a menu command on its display panel according to the
addressing rule shown in 8.1
• When configuring a mix of different model machines, each group
of models receives a different MACHINE# and each machine is
set to a unique MACHINE ADDRESS # (see section 8.2 ).
8.1 Setting the DIP-Switches
Configure the unit by setting the 8 DIP-switches as defined in Figure 8 and
Table 4 :
1 2
ON
3 4 5 6 7 8
}
RS-232 NULL-MODEM
MACHINE #
SYSTEM MODE SLAVE MODE
RS-485 TERMINATION
Figure 8: Rear Panel DIP-switches