VISTEK V6081 rack controller card

Technical Details

The following features are new to the V6081 rack controller. Some are described elsewhere, the remainder are described below.

• 7-segment status display with display selectable via function switch. (See 2.2.1 Front panel display and function switch).
• Program easily upgradable. (See 5.1 Upgrade procedure).
• Adjustable heartbeat rate with faster default setting – controllable by user over DARTnet. (See 3.5.2 Rack controller status and control and 3.5.3 Rack controller heartbeat).
• Adjustable refresh rate – controllable over DARTnet. (See 3.5.2 Rack controller status and control).
• Status readback after control change. (See 3.5.2 Rack controller status and control).
• DARTbus integrity checking. (See 3.5.2 Rack controller status and control).
• DARTnet error handling. (See 4.1 DARTnet error handling).
• DARTnet failed request handling. (See 4.4 DARTnet failed request handling).
• New module clear data. (See 4.5 New module clear data).
• Wrong module swap memory. (See 4.6 Wrong module swap memory).
• Non-volatile RAM integrity checks. (See 4.7 Non-volatile RAM integrity checks).