B862–001 Register Output, Switch Settings
(Original Document)
Switch Settings
Two toggle switches are located at the top left of the module and are used to determine the type of communication with external devices. Both switches are user selectable.
1. Bin/BCD Switch
This toggle switch determines whether the output data is to be interpreted by the target devices as a BCD or a binary value.
2. Strobes Active Hi/Lo Switch
This toggle switch allows selection of either true-hi or true-lo for strobing output data.
NOTE: The relation between the I/O map selection, the BCD/binary switch setting, and the results at the output are summarized in the following table:
Table
The following table identifies the relationship between the switch and I/O map facility.
I/O Map Selection
B862 Switch Setting
Result
Binary
BCD
BCD
Binary
Binary
Binary
BCD
BCD
Erroneous
BCD
Binary
BCD