F6 top panel features, A-net ports, A-net via cat-5e – Aviom AllFrame User Manual
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All F6 top panel features and functions are described in this section.
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The F6 Modular I/O Frame top panel connectors
A-Net Ports
Two EtherCon jacks and two SFP fiber optic ports are provided for Pro64 A-Net connections; each set is labeled
A
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B. The fiber and Cat-5e jacks are associated in pairs. Only one type of A-Net connection per pair can be used
at a time.
The F6 Modular I/O Frame scans its A-Net ports only on power-up to determine which ports to enable. If an SFP
transceiver is installed, the matching Cat-5e port is disabled, even if no fiber cable is connected to the SFP. Power
the F6 down and restart it if the cabling to/from the F6 and other Pro64 devices needs to be changed.
A-Net Via Cat-5e
The Cat-5e/Cat-6 connections can use standard RJ45-style cables or cables outfitted with the Cat-5 version of the
locking EtherCon connector. Once connected, cables with the EtherCon connector can be released from the jack
by pressing down on the jack’s tab and then pulling the cable outward.