Nevion Multicon - Manual (Page 61)

Hardware Information 61
ID: man-multicon Multicon Manual Rev. L
12 Hardware Information
12.1 Housing
It is possible to place the Multicon controller either in a Flashlink frame or in an N-BOX housing
as illustrated as shown below.
Normally the Multicon controller is placed in a Flashlink frame to control up to 8 frames. The
Multicon controller may be placed in any frame and slot of the Flashlink sub-system, but it is
recommended to place the controller in frame 0 slot 10.
Figure 12.1 Multicon in Flashlink frame with LEDs
In special circumstances it is also possible to place Multicon in a N-BOX housing for controlling
up to 3 other Flashlink cards in separate N-BOX housings. Note that this requires a special cable
for inter-connecting the modules.
Figure 12.2 Multicon in N-BOX with LEDs
Normally the Multicon controller is placed in a N-BOX housing to control VikinX Sublime, but if
multiple controllers are in use, the Multicon controller may also be placed in a Flashlink housing
for this purpose. One benefit of this is that the Flashlink frame can be fitted with redundant power
supplies.
Note that only one controller in the Flashlink frame may have licenses to control the Flashlink sub-
system to prevent collisions on the Flashlink internal communication bus. This is not a problem
if all the controllers in the frame are Multicon VX-SLC products.
The Multicon VX-MOD controller has to be placed inside the VikinX Modular frames. The frame
allows two redundant controllers to be inserted as depicted in the figure below. If only one con-
troller is in use it is recommended to place this in the left-most position.