HEIDENHAIN iTNC 530 HSCI - Master, Slaves and Clients

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12.1.6 Master, slaves and clients
In HSCI bus diagnosis, one speaks of master, slaves and clients.
The example below is supposed to illustrate the relation of these bus participants:
Figure: Display of master and slaves in the HSCI bus diagnosis
Figure: The HSCI bus is interrupted after Client 3 (= Slave 2 = PL 6204).
Relation of master, slaves and clients
MC Master Master
CC (first controller basic board) Slave (0) Client 1
CC (second controller basic board) Slave (1) Client 2
PL Slave (2) Client 3
MB Slave (3) Client 4