Comtest Networks MTAS-192 METALLIC TEST ACCESS SYSTEM - Manual (Page 14)

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MTAS-192
8 Installation Guide June 2006
1.3.2 The Test Access Controller Cards
The MTAS-CM (Control Master) card has the following visible features and interfaces
on its front panel.
Figure 7: Test Access Controller Card MTAS-CM (Control Master) (Rotated 90 Degrees)
Table 4: Features of the MTAS-CM Control Master Card
Item Description
PWR / Status LED One Tri-colour LED to show PWR and Status
TAPs LEDs Two TAPs LEDs to show status of TAPS 1 and 2
Ethernet Female RJ-45 shielded jack for 10/100 BaseT cable
COM 1 Female RS-232 shielded DB-9 connector (debug port)
AUX 1 Female RS-232D shielded RJ-45 connector
ACO (Alarm Cut-off) Push button cutoff switch for audible alarms
More than one MTAS-192 shelf can be daisy-chained into a master/slave configuration.
In such applications, a slave version of the Test Access Controller Card is available
(MTAS-CS). The MTAS-CS (Control Slave) card has the following visible features and
interfaces on its front panel.
Table 5: Features of the MTAS-CS Control Slave Card
Item Description
PWR / Status LED One Tri-colour LED to show PWR and Status
Binary ID LEDs Four LEDs to identify the Shelf ID (1-11)
CRAFT Female RS-232 shielded DB-9 connector (debug port)
ACO (Alarm Cut-off) Push button cutoff switch for audible alarms
Figure 8: Test Access Controller Card MTAS-CS (Control Slave) (Rotated 90 Degrees)