OPTIONAL FEATURES
The Mapboard Display Control System also provides the capability of adding a wide variety of hardware and software options which further enhance the flexibility of the system as follows:
* Expansion to control up to 4095 individual display points.
* Expansion to control up to 16,384 individual display points (without DIM and MODULATE features).
* Optional output drive capabilities.
- 50 VDC at 600 milliamps
- 240 VAC at 100 milliamps
- Current limited outputs with short-circuit protection
* Automatic Lamp Test - All display lamps, LED's, and drive electronics can be tested automatically.
* Control of serial or parallel driven BCD Numeric Displays.
* Update of display board status via single or dual port parallel interface.
* Bi-synchronous serial communication protocol.
* DMux Control Units can be operated in a redundant configuration.
Figure 1-2 illustrates a block diagram of a system configured with 4095 output points and automatic lamp test monitor. There is a wide variety of hardware and software options to allow for many other configurations which can be tailored to suit any mapboard control application.
