Installation
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F-FEM-CON — User’s Guide
3.3.2.2
Recommended Bus Topology
Fig. 9 shows IEEE1394 wiring as recommended.
In the parameterization, the F-FEM that has the number 1 should be next to the
test bed workstation, most commonly the F-FEM-CON.
3.3.2.3
About F-FEM Devices, Nodes, Cables and Repeaters
The maximum distance between any two nodes (e.g. F-FEM devices) must be
no more than 16 cables.
Example
In Fig. 9 the distance between F-FEM-X and F-FEM-Y is 6 cables.
Each repeater counts as one node, like the test bed workstation or an F-FEM.
The maximum number of parameterized F-FEMs (between 22 and 40) and the
maximum cable lengths between the different nodes (20 or 30 m) depend on the
installed PUMA Open version and licence option (basic, standard, high-perfor-
mance).
Fig. 8
Fig. 9
Information
You can use multiple repeaters to reach distant F-FEM devices if the cable
length is too short. (from PUMA Open Release 1.2, Order number is
TP08BB011B.01)