Chapter
3
FIGURE 3-17. PC Board Layout
Hard Drive
The hard drive is connected to the
PC
board, and stores all of the
RVM
’s data, including the bar code
table and counts, the
RVM
software, and
RVM
configuration.
Hardware Controller Boards
These custom boards control the motors in the
FLEX
.
There are two (2) of these boards:
MC
5, and
MD
5. For a detailed discussion of how these boards work in conjunction with the
RVM
software, see
Section “Software Theory of Operation” on page 4-23.
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••
•
MC
5 &
MD
5 Boards - These two boards work together to control the In-Feed,
Sorting Cylinder, Conveyor, and receipt button.
M
C
5 also acts as an
uninterruptible power supply
(
UPS
)
controller to prevent
data loss. See Section
“Battery
Backup Feature” on page 3-17 for details. See Figure 3-18
and Figure
3-19 for the layouts of these boards.