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4. SYSTEM STARTUP
4.3 Position board setting
Board ID is set by board ID selection (SW1) switch of the position board.
(1) Board ID
Board ID and board ID selection switch No. are correlated as shown on the table below. Set board ID so
that it will not be duplicated. If it is duplicated, it may interfere with board identification on the host controller
side.
Board ID selection
Board ID Switch 2 Switch 1
3 ON ON
2 ON OFF
1 OFF ON
0 OFF OFF
The following is a setting example for controlling four position boards.
Bus on host controller
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board
Position board
Board ID: 0
Position board
Board ID: 2
Position board
Board ID: 1
Position board
Board ID: 3
Board ID Switch 2 Switch 1
0 OFF OFF
2 ON OFF
1 OFF ON
3 ON ON
POINT
• The board ID may be in no particular order, and can be arbitrarily selected
between 0 to 3.
• No. of connectable position boards vary by bus specifications of the host
controller.