LIGHTech Fiberoptics, Inc. EZ 16x16 matriX Controller User`s Manual
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1. LIGHTech Fiberoptics Inc EZ 16x16 matriX Controller User s Manual EZ 16x16 matriX Controller User s manual 1 of 7 LIGHTech Fiberoptics Inc EZ 16x16 matriX Controller User s Manual Version 1 2 LIGHTech Fiberoptics Inc EZ 16x16 matriX Controller User s Manual EZ 16x16 matriX Controller User s manual 2 of 7 Table of Contents I Introduction 3 II Computer Requirements 4 III Using EZ 16x16 matriX Controller 5 1 Control Type Setting 5 2 Control Address Setting 5 3 Path Selection 6 IV Clear All Paths Setting 7 LIGHTech Fiberoptics Inc EZ 16x16 matriX Controller User s Manual EZ 16x16 matriX Controller User s manual 3 of 7 I Introduction LIGHTech s EZ matriX Controller is control software that allows users to manage and configure LIGHTech s LT2000 series products It supports communication with RS232 and GPIB control interfaces This software allows users to configure various optical paths by selecting 16 input channels and 16 output channels EZ matriX memorizes previously selected optical paths to prevent erroneous path selections Figure 1 shows the interface of EZ 16x16 matriX Control Figure 1 EZ 16x16 matriX Control Interface LIGHTech Fiberoptics Inc EZ 16x16 matriX Controller User s Manual EZ 16x16 matriX Controller User s manual 4 of 7 II Computer Requirement Personal computer compatible with follows attribute a Inte2. l Pentium or AMD K2 processor or higher b Minimum of 32 MB DRAM c Microsoft Windows 95 98 Me d National Instrument GPIB communication card OR RS 232 COM port with a 9 pin or 25 pin D type connector LIGHTech Fiberoptics Inc EZ 16x16 matriX Controller User s Manual EZ 16x16 matriX Controller User s manual 5 of 7 III Using EZ 16x16 matriX Controller This program launches either from the start menu Start Programs LIGHTech EZ 16x16 matriX LIGHTech EZ 16x16 matriX or click on the program shortcut on the desktop if it was created during installation 1 Control Type Setting Users can change Control Type to RS 232 or GPIB by making a selection in the Control Type Dialog Box Figure 2 The default selection is RS 232 Figure 2 Control Type Dialog Box Figure 3 RS 232 Control Address 2 Control Address Setting Users can change the Control Address after the Control Type RS 232 or GPIB is set If Control Type is RS 232 Control Address can be either COM1 or COM2 Figure 3 The Control Address is COM1 by default If Control Type is GPIB the Control Address can be any GPIB port between 1 25 Figure 4 User must also manually select the GPIB Address on the LIGHTech s LT2000 series switches to match the GPIB Control Address selected in this program refer to LT2100 Matrix Switch Operation Manual The Control Address is GPIB 16 by default Figure 4 GPIB C
3. ontrol Address LIGHTech Fiberoptics Inc EZ 16x16 matriX Controller User s Manual EZ 16x16 matriX Controller User s manual 6 of 7 3 Path Selection Users can select 256 paths in various orders For example to select input 6 to output 2 users can click Input6 and pick Output2 on the drop down list Figure 5 The Output2 option will now be hidden from all other selection menus to prevent inadvertent selection of output ports that are already in use To select the input 3 to output 10 users can click Input6 and pick Output2 on the drop down list Figure 6 Users can chose Parking on the drop down list to cut off the optical path or reset the previous choice Figure 5 Setting Input 6 to Output 2 Figure 6 Setting Input 3 to Output 10 LIGHTech Fiberoptics Inc EZ 16x16 matriX Controller User s Manual EZ 16x16 matriX Controller User s manual 7 of 7 IV Clear All Paths Setting All selected paths can be cleared simultaneously by clicking the Clear button on the title window All switches can be reset to off state by clicking the Reset button Figure 7 shows the Clear and Reset buttons on title window Figure 7 Clear and Reset Buttons on Title Window
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