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Front panel theory of operation – Comtech EF Data SMS-458B User Manual

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SMS-458B Modem Protection Switch

Revision 2

Operation

MN/SMS458B.IOM

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3.4.6.4 Battery

Faults

The fault menu displays BATTERY fault when a battery failure occurs in the switch. The
message will be as follows:


M & C BATTERY FAULT

3.4.7

Front Panel Theory of Operation

The Front Panel Control module contains:

• 48-character, dual row LCD display
• 16-key

keypad

• 9

LEDs

• Audible

buzzer

• Peripheral logic to interface with the M&C module


The display, LEDs, and buzzer are mapped into address space of the external bus
structure. The display updates every second, and the LEDs and buzzer update as needed.

Any keypad activity provides an interrupt to the processor, which then scans the keypad.
After the input has been recognized, the processor takes the appropriate action.