HBM MX440B - Multiple Ethernet Connection and Firewire Synchronization

Connecting individual QuantumX modules
64 I3031-14.0 HBM: public Quantum
X
With the star structure displayed here, measurement
data from other modules is not lost if the Ethernet cable
is broken!
7.2.3 Multiple Ethernet connection and FireWire
synchronization
TCP/IP, 100 Mbps
Patch cable
Patch cable
10 V ... 30 V DC
FireWire connection
1-KAB272-x: Connection cable with various lengths (x m)
Basic rule: X102 -> X01 -> X102… to acceptor (PC, data recorder)
Standard Ethernet‐Switch
Fig. 7.4 Example of multiple connection via Ethernet with
synchronization
The supply voltage for the modules is looped through
FireWire in the configuration shown above (max. 1.5 A
through FireWire; for power consumption of the modules,
see Chapter 7).