CTI Products MCN RCD System Overview - Manual (Page 5)

MCN System Manual Introduction and Overview
CTI Products, Inc.
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1. Introduction and Overview
CTI Products’ Monitoring and Control Network (MCN™) system provides a
modular, scaleable system for managing your comparator display requirements.
MCN modules connect to your comparator device to provide comparator status
monitoring and control. Monitor and control functions can be provided either
locally, in the same physical building as the comparator, or remotely over phone
lines.
This manual includes sections on MCN system architecture, operation,
installation, and troubleshooting. A summary of each MCN module is provided
in this manual, while specific features are covered their respective hardware
reference manuals. These hardware reference manuals are listed in section 1.2,
Reference Documents.
Note: All MCN modules are shipped with default switch settings. When
installing a module into a system, you must configure the module’s switches
appropriately for your application. The module’s hardware reference manual
describes the switches and gives the default switch settings.
1.1 MCN System Architecture
Figure 1 shows a basic MCN comparator display system. The MCN system is
made up of two modules, a Comparator I/O Module and a User Interface Module.
The Comparator I/O Module provides the hardware interface to the comparator.
The User Interface Module provides the mechanism for the user to monitor and
control the comparator.
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INTERFACE
INTERFACE
MODULE MODULE
COMPARATOR
COMPARATOR
MCN NETWORK
USER
I/0
MCN SYSTEM
Figure 1 - Basic MCN System