CTI Products RCD Standard - Remote Comparator Display - Manual (Page 48)

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7.2.2 System Initialization
When the screen file is loaded, an MCN Initialization message box will appear on
the screen. This message box will show the progress of the HIB initialization, as
shown in Figure 23. When this message box appears, MCNRCD attempts to
communicate with and initialize the HIB or PCLTA.
Figure 23 - HIB Initialization Message Box
For the first screen load of your MCNRCD session, the message “Checking for
router” will appear. The MCNRCD software is attempting to initialize a router
that may be installed in the system (this router is used only in large, custom
systems). This router initialization or attempt to find the router takes a few
seconds. If your system does not have a router installed, this message will not
appear on any other screen loads (unless you exit to DOS and restart the
MCNRCD software). If your system does have a router installed, this router
initialization will occur on every screen load.
After the HIB or PCLTA is initialized, MCNRCD removes the message box from
the screen and logs a status message indicating that the HIB or PCLTA has been
successfully initialized.
MCNRCD then begins to communicate with all of the Comparator I/O Modules
that are defined in your Group Configuration Files for the loaded screen file.
Figure 24 shows the screen display during this part of the system initialization.
Notice the message “Initializing Network...” that appears in the upper right corner
of the screen. This message indicates that MCNRCD is trying to initialize all of
the configured Comparator I/O Modules. MCNRCD will attempt to establish