Aviom 6416dio - Manual (Page 57)

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Channel Activation Button
Each of the sixteen AES3 digital input channels on the 6416dio can be made
active on the network individually using the lighted Active button on each
channel. (Note that the 6416dio Digital I/O Module accesses its 16 channels in
two banks of 8, which are chosen with the Bank Select buttons.)
Activating a channel assigns it to an A‑Net Slot in the network, making it part
of the network and available to any output module in the network.
Channel activation buttons are found below the Link buttons.
In Auto Mode, each A‑Net Slot is unique. The Control Master manages the
availability of A‑Net Slots and will grant or deny a channel activation request
from an input module based on the current makeup of the network, the
sample rate, and the Slots already in use.
To activate a 6416dio input channel within a given A‑Net Slot range, press
its numbered a
CtivE
button. (Note that the word “Active” does not appear
on the front panel user interface.) If the Slot is available, the Control Master
will enable the Slot and the channel’s green LED will light. If the Slot is not
available, the LED will flash briefly, indicating that the requested Slot is in use
elsewhere in the network.
In Manual Mode, a channel can be activated at any time. Depending on how
the network is set up and configured, activating a channel can replace a
channel that was added to the network elsewhere.
Channel Activation Rules
It is not necessary to press the Enter button to activate or deactivate a
channel.
Each Pro64 module remembers a unique set of active channels for Auto and
Manual Modes. For example, an input module could have channels 1‑8 active
for an Auto Mode application and channels 5‑6 and 12‑16 active for a Manual
Mode application. Changing network modes will restore the active channel
status for each connected module.