DiCon GP600 Switch Ports

The following picture shows how the GP600 switch modules are named. The ID string for a matrix switch module includes an "X" character and for 1 x N switches module includes an "M" character.

Switch X1 is a switch matrix. FlexOTO expects that the test equipment be connected to the switch ports as marked in the following table. You can disregard the switch's front panel INPUTS and OUTPUTS labels as these switches are bidirectional, and FlexOTO needs the larger number of ports to be assigned to Fixtures, Demultiplexers, and Impairments.

Because Switch M1 only has one output which must be connected to a DCA-M, outputs are unavailable to a demultiplexer, impairment, or user instrument.

Available Port Connections

Front Panel
	Switch X1		Switch M1
Front Panel Label	OUTPUTS (Ports 1 through 32)	INPUTS (Ports 1 through 8)	1 to 8 (Ports 1 through 8)	IN
Port Function in FlexOTO	Inputs From	Outputs To	Inputs From	Outputs To
DCA-M Modules		●		●
Fixtures	●		●
Demultiplexers	●	●
Impairments	●	●
User Instruments		●
Color definitions in table:
	Switch ports that FlexOTO considers to be switch inputs.
	Switch ports that FlexOTO considers to be switch ouputs.

Example Switch Block

Hardware Diagram Switch Block	Switch Setup Dialog (To open, click on Switch Block)