Invacare LiNX DLX-REM400 User manual

Invacare®LiNX
DLX-REM400
enRemote
UserManual
ThismanualMUSTbegiventotheuseroftheproduct.
BEFOREusingthisproduct,thismanualMUSTbereadandsavedfor
futurereference.

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Contents
1General.........................................5
1.1AboutThisManual.............................5
1.2SymbolsinThisManual..........................5
1.3WarrantyInformation...........................5
1.4ServiceLife...................................5
1.5LimitationofLiability............................6
2Safety..........................................7
2.1Generalsafetynotes............................7
3Components......................................9
3.1UserinterfaceREM400..........................9
3.2Screencompositionoverview.....................9
3.2.1Batterybar................................10
3.2.2StatusBar.................................10
3.2.3UserFunctionCardOverview...................11
3.3Navigationbutton..............................15
3.4LabelsontheProduct...........................16
4Setup...........................................20
4.1Generalinformationonsetup.....................20
4.1.1ConditionalControlInput/Output(ControlIO).......20
4.2Wiring......................................20
4.3Connectingtheremote..........................21
5Usage..........................................23
5.1PoweringUp/DownRemote.......................23
5.2MenuScreen.................................24
5.2.1ControlsonMenuScreen......................25
5.2.2ConguringTime............................26
5.2.3LockingScreentoAvoidUnintentionalResponse.....27
5.2.4ConguringSettings..........................28
5.2.5ConguringOdometer........................30
5.3SelectingFunctions.............................31
5.3.1FunctionChangeInhibits......................31
5.4UsingDirectNavigation..........................31
5.4.1Swipe-and-TapMode.........................32
5.4.2Tap-OnlyMode.............................33
5.4.3ControlInput(CI)............................34
5.5UsingIndirectNavigation.........................34
5.5.1QuadrantMapping...........................36
5.5.2MenuSelect...............................37
5.5.3NavigationEntryPointsinMenuSelect...........40
5.5.4MenuScan................................41
5.5.5NavigationEntryPointsinMenuScan............44
5.6Usingthemultipurposebuttons....................46
5.7UsingtheToggleSwitches(Optional)................46
5.8Proportional/DiscreteDrivingMode.................47
5.8.1UsingJoystick..............................47
5.8.2ControllingMaximumSpeed....................48
5.9Latcheddrivingmode...........................50
5.9.1Externalstopswitch..........................52
5.9.21StepUp.................................53
5.9.33StepUp.................................54
5.9.45StepUp.................................55
5.9.53StepUp/Down............................56
5.9.65StepUp/Down............................57
5.9.7CruiseControl..............................58
5.10Emergencystop...............................59
5.11Operatingthepositionlights.....................59
5.12Operatingthehazardlights......................60
5.13Operatingthedirectionindicators.................62
5.14Operatingthehorn............................63
5.15OperatingLightingFunctionsandHornviaUtility
FunctionCard................................63
5.16Locking/unlockingtheremote....................64
5.17RestMode..................................65
5.18Thesleepmode..............................66
5.19Operatingpoweredseatingfunctions...............67
5.19.1ThroughSeatingCards.......................67
5.19.2ThroughExternalSwitches....................69

5.19.3SpeedReductionandSeatingFunctionInhibits.....73
5.20ConnectivityCards.............................75
5.20.1ConguringConnectivityCard..................76
5.20.2MouseMover.............................84
5.20.3SwitchControl.............................88
5.21AudibleCues.................................94
5.22Usingsecondaryinputs.........................97
5.22.1UsingManualSwing-AwayChinControl..........98
5.22.2UsingPoweredSwing-AwayChinControl.........100
5.22.3UsingtheCompactSingleSwitchJoystick.........101
5.22.4UsingMicroExtremityControlJoystick...........102
5.22.5UsingPediatricCompactJoystick...............103
5.22.6UsingtheSip-N-Puff.........................104
5.22.7UsingtheSip-N-PuffHeadArray................105
5.22.8UsingtheHeadArray........................107
5.22.9UsingtheFourSwitchProximityArray...........110
5.22.10UsingtheRemoteStopSwitch................111
5.22.11UsingtheWirelessMouseEmulator............111
5.23DisablingBluetooth............................114
5.24ChargingtheBatteries..........................114
5.24.1Batteryalarms.............................115
5.25UsingtheUSBcharger..........................115
6Maintenance.....................................117
6.1ReplacingMouthpiece...........................117
6.2ReplacingSalivaTrap............................117
6.3CleaningSip-N-Puff.............................118
7Troubleshooting...................................119
7.1Faultdiagnosis................................119
7.1.1FaultCodesandDiagnosisCodes................119
7.2OON(“OutOfNeutral”).........................121
8TechnicalData....................................123
8.1Technicalspecications..........................123

General
1General
1.1AboutThisManual
Thisdocumentisasupplementtothepowerwheelchair’s
documentation.
TheproductitselfdoesnotbearaCEmarkbutispartofa
productthatcomplieswiththeMedicalDeviceRegulation
2017/745,ClassIconcerningmedicaldevices.Itistherefore
coveredbythepowerwheelchair’sCEmarking.Seethe
powerwheelchair’sdocumentationformoreinformation.
Notethattheremaybesectionsinthisdocument,whichare
notrelevanttoyourproduct,sincethisdocumentapplies
toallavailablemodels(onthedateofprinting).Ifnot
otherwisestated,eachsectioninthisdocumentreferstoall
modelsoftheproduct.
Invacarereservestherighttoalterproductspecications
withoutfurthernotice.
Beforereadingthisdocument,makesureyouhavethe
latestversion.YoundthelatestversionasaPDFonthe
Invacarewebsite.
Formoreinformationabouttheproduct,forexample
productsafetynoticesandproductrecalls,contactyour
Invacarerepresentative.Seeaddressesattheendofthis
document.
1.2SymbolsinThisManual
Symbolsandsignalwordsareusedinthismanualandapply
tohazardsorunsafepracticeswhichcouldresultinpersonal
injuryorpropertydamage.Seetheinformationbelowfor
denitionsofthesignalwords.
WARNING
Indicatesahazardoussituationthatcouldresult
inseriousinjuryordeathifitisnotavoided.
CAUTION
Indicatesahazardoussituationthatcouldresult
inminororslightinjuryifitisnotavoided.
IMPORTANT
Indicatesahazardoussituationthatcouldresult
indamagetopropertyifitisnotavoided.
Tips
Givesusefultips,recommendationsand
informationforefcient,trouble-freeuse.
Tools
Identiesrequiredtools,componentsanditems
whichareneededtocarryoutcertainwork.
1.3WarrantyInformation
Weprovideamanufacturer’swarrantyfortheproduct
inaccordancewithourGeneralTermsandConditionsof
Businessintherespectivecountries.
Warrantyclaimscanonlybemadethroughtheprovider
fromwhomtheproductwasobtained.
1.4ServiceLife
Weestimateaservicelifeofveyearsforthisproduct,
provideditisusedinstrictaccordancewiththeintended
useassetoutinthisdocumentandallmaintenanceand
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servicerequirementsaremet.Theestimatedservicelifecan
beexceedediftheproductiscarefullyusedandproperly
maintained,andprovidedtechnicalandscienticadvances
donotresultintechnicallimitations.Theservicelifecan
alsobeconsiderablyreducedbyextremeorincorrectusage.
Thefactthatweestimateaservicelifeforthisproductdoes
notconstituteanadditionalwarranty.
1.5LimitationofLiability
Invacareacceptsnoliabilityfordamagearisingfrom:
•Non-compliancewiththeusermanual
•Incorrectuse
•Naturalwearandtear
•Incorrectassemblyorset-upbythepurchaserora
thirdparty
•Technicalmodications
•Unauthorisedmodicationsand/oruseofunsuitable
spareparts
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Safety
2Safety
2.1Generalsafetynotes
WARNING!
Riskofinjuryordamagetothemobilitydevice
Donotinstall,maintainoroperatethisequipment
beforeyouhavereadandunderstoodallthe
instructionsandallthemanualsforthisproduct
andallotherproductsthatyouuseorinstall
togetherwiththisproduct.
–Followtheinstructionsintheusermanuals.
WARNING!
Riskofseriousinjuryordamagetothemobility
deviceorsurroundingproperty
Wrongsettingscanmakethemobilitydevice
uncontrollableorunstable.Anuncontrolledor
unstablemobilitydevicecancauseanunsafe
situationsuchasacrash.
–Performanceadjustmentsmustonlybemade
byqualiedtechniciansorbypersonswho
completelyunderstandtheprogramming
parameters,theadjustmentprocess,the
congurationofthemobilitydeviceandthe
capabilitiesofthedriver.
–Performanceadjustmentsmustonlybemade
indryconditions.
WARNING!
Riskofinjuryordamageduetoelectricalshorts
Connectorpinsoncablesconnectedtothepower
modulecanstillbeliveevenwhenthesystem
isoff.
–Cableswithlivepinsshouldbeconnected,
restrainedorcovered(withnon-conductive
materials)sothattheyarenotexposedto
humancontactormaterialsthatcouldcause
electricalshorts.
–Whencableswithlivepinshavetobe
disconnected,forexample,whenremovingthe
buscablefromtheremoteforsafetyreasons,
makesuretorestrainorcoverthepins(with
non-conductivematerials).
CAUTION!
Riskofinjuryfromhotsurfaces
Remotemodulecangethotwhenexposedto
strongsunlightforlongperiods.
–Donotleavemobilitydeviceindirectsunlight
forlongperiods.
Riskofdamagetotheconnectorpins
Ifyoutouchtheconnectorpins,theycanbecome
dirtyortheycanbedamagedbyelectrostatic
discharge.
–Donottouchtheconnectorpins.
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Riskofdamagetothemobilitydevice
Therearenouser-serviceablepartsinsideany
case.
–Donotopenordisassembleanycase.
Riskofinjuryduetounintendedmovement
Itisrecommendedthatthemobilitydevice,tted
withaGyromodule,hasadrivefunctionwith
disabledGyro.Ifthemobilitydeviceisusedina
movingvehicle(e.g.boat,busortrain)maybe
theGyrofunctionisimpairedanddrivedemands
canresultinunintendedmovement.
–Whendrivingonamovingvehiclechoosea
drivefunctionwithdisabledGyro.
–Ifthemobilitydevicedoesnothaveadrive
functionwithdisabledGyro,contactyour
Invacareprovider .
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3Components
3.1UserinterfaceREM400
AMultipurposebuttons
BON/OFFbutton/StatusLED
CTouchdisplay
DJoystick
EBussocket
FStereojacksockets
GInfraredtransmitter
HSpeaker
IChargersocket
JToggleswitches
3.2Screencompositionoverview
ABatterybar
BStatusbar
CUserfunctioncard
DNavigationbutton
EFunctioninformation
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3.2.1Batterybar
Thebatterybarprovidesagraphicaldisplayofthebattery’s
currentstateofchargeand,whenabatterychargeris
connected,thechargingstatus.
Batterybardisplaysgreen
whenstateofchargeis
between60and100%.
Batterybardisplaysorange
whenstateofchargeis
between20and59%.
Batterybardisplaysred
whenstateofchargeisless
than20%.
Charging.
3.2.2StatusBar
Fig.3-1
AProlename
BTime
CStatusinformation
ProleName
Theprolenamecanonlybesetbytheprovider .
Time
Thetimeisdisplayedasa12–or24–hourclock.Itisset
usingthecoordinateduniversaltime(UTC)andanoffset
basedonthelocation(country)oftheuser.TheUTCis
automaticallyacquiredwhenasystemisconnectedtoa
programminganddiagnostictool.Thecountry-basedoffset
issetthroughtheremotemodule’sMenuscreen.See5.2.4
ConguringSettings,page28.
StatusInformation
ThestatusinformationdisplaysthecurrentstateoftheLiNX
systemwithstatusicons.
Thisnotiesyouthatadrivelock-out
isactive.Adrivelock-outisastate
thatpreventsthewheelchairbeing
driven.See5.19.3SpeedReductionand
SeatingFunctionInhibits,page73for
moreinformationaboutlock-outsand
slow-downs.
Thisnotiesyouthatadriveslow-down
isactive.Adriveslow-downisastate
thatpreventsthewheelchairbeing
drivenatmaximumspeedforsafety
reasons.Instead,thewheelchairis
allowedtodriveatareducedspeed
forthedurationoftheactivedrive
slow-down.See5.19.3SpeedReduction
andSeatingFunctionInhibits,page73
formoreinformationaboutlock-outs
andslow-downs.
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Thisnotiesyouthatafaultoccurred.
Thenumberindicatesthetypeoffault.
See7.1.1FaultCodesandDiagnosis
Codes,page119formoreinformation
aboutfaultcodes.
Thisnotiesyouthataseatinglock-outis
active.Aseatinglock-outisastatethat
preventsthewheelchair’sseatingbeing
operated.See5.19.3SpeedReduction
andSeatingFunctionInhibits,page73
formoreinformationaboutlock-outs
andslow-downs.
ThisnotiesyouthatBluetooth
connectivityisdisabled.See5.23
DisablingBluetooth,page114formore
informationaboutdisablingBluetooth.
Threebatteryalarmsareshownontheright-handsideof
thestatusbar.See5.24.1Batteryalarms,page115 .
3.2.3UserFunctionCardOverview
Left-orRight-Handed
WiththeLiNXsystem,itispossible,toadjustthefunction
cardsforleft-handedorright-handedusers.See5.2Menu
Screen,page24.
Fig.3-2Left-handedFig.3-3Right-handed
Beaware,thatinthefollowingmanualright-handed
functioncardsaredisplayedonly.Allbuttonshave
thesamefunctionsforright-andleft-handed,sothe
descriptionscanbeusedforleft-handedusers,too.
FunctionCardHeader
Fig.3-4
Thefunctioncardtypeisidentiedbythecolorofthe
functioncard’sheader:
•greenindicatesadrivecard,
•orangeindicatesaseatingcard,
•blueindicatesaconnectivitycard,and
•purpleindicatesautilitycard.
TheiconAindicatesthetypeofprimaryinput.
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ThetextBisprogrammablebyyourproviderandcanbe
usedtonamethefunction.
IndicatorMeaning
DLX-REM400
DLX-REM500
DLX-REM2xx
DLX-CR400
DLX-CR400LF
DLX-ACU200
Inputmoduleor
third-partyinterface
HeadArray
SipandPuff
Userswitch
DriveCard
Fig.3-5
Drivecardscanbepre-setwithdifferentmaximumspeeds
totyourneedsandyourenvironment.Forexampleadrive
cardwithpre-setlowermaximumspeedcanbeusedfor
indoorsandadrivecardwithpre-settotalmaximumspeed
foroutdoors.Inadditiontothatyoucanalsocontrolthe
pre-setmaximumspeed,see5.8.2ControllingMaximum
Speed,page48.
Withadrivecardyouarealsoabletosoundthehornandto
operatethelightingfunctions.See5.14Operatingthehorn,
page63and5.11Operatingthepositionlights,page59.
Thespeedometer/odometerfeatureisenabledbythe
manufacturer.Ifthemanufacturerdoesnotenableit,you
donothaveaspeed/distanceindication.Ifitisenabled,you
canchoosetodisplaythespeedometer/odometerandyou
cansettheunitstometricorimperial,see5.2.4Conguring
Settings,page28.
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Speedometerdisplaysstandstill.
Whiledriving,thespeedometerdisplaysthe
wheelchair’scurrentspeed.
Theodometerdisplaysthedistancetravelled
bythewheelchairsinceitwaslastresetto
zeroorrolledovertozero.
Theodometercandisplayuptoamaximum
distanceof9999kmormiles,afterwhich
itrollsovertozero.
Atanytimetheodometercanberesetback
tozero,see5.2.5ConguringOdometer,
page30.
Thefunctioninformationdisplayseitherthelatcheddriving
mode,see5.9Latcheddrivingmode,page50ortheGyro
indication,seetablebelow.
nosymbolNoGyroisconnectedtothesystemor
enabledfordrivefunction.
Gyrodisabled.
Gyroenabled.
SeatingCard
Fig.3-6
Seatingcardsareforoperatingtheseatingfunctions,see
5.19.1ThroughSeatingCards,page67.
ConnectivityCard
Fig.3-7MouseMoverfunctionFig.3-8SwitchControlfunction
Connectivitycardsallowyoutocommunicatewithexternal
devices.Theconnectivityfunctionsthataresupportedby
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yourremoteareMouseMoverandSwitchControl.By
default,thesefunctionsaredisabled.Contactyourprovider
tochangetheconguration.
ThemousemoverallowsyoutocontrolthecursoronaPC
orlaptop’sscreenwithauserinputonthewheelchair,such
asthejoystickontheremotemoduleoranexternaljoystick.
Switchcontrolisanaccessibilityfeaturethatallowsyouto
navigateandselectitemsonyouriOSorAndroiddevice
usingtheremote'sjoystickortouchscreen.
FormoreinformationaboutConnectivitycardsandhowto
usethem,see5.20ConnectivityCards,page75.
UtilityCard
Fig.3-9Exampleofa
three-quadrant(3Q)navigation
utilitycard
Fig.3-10Exampleofa
four-quadrant(4Q)navigation
utilitycard
Utilitycardallowsyoutooperatesystemcontrols(suchas
lightingfunctionsandhorn)aswellascontroloutputswith
externalinputs.Theutilitycardfunctionissuitableforboth
three-quadrant(3Q)andfour-quadrant(4Q)inputs.
Utilitycardallowsyoutooperatetwocontrols/outputs
perquadrant,accordingtothedurationthattheuserinput
isactivated:
•AShortpress/
Momentarypress,
and
•BLongpress.
Fig.3-11
Bydefault,thisfunctionisonlyenabledforchair
congurationswithanexternalcontrolinputthatwillnot
allowthecontrolofhornorlights.Contactyourprovider
tochangethecongurationandtosetupyourdesired
operations.
Foranexamplehowtouseanutilitycardindailyuse,
see5.15OperatingLightingFunctionsandHornviaUtility
FunctionCard,page63.
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Arrangement
Functioncards
F1F2F3F4F5F6
P1
P2
P3
Pro-
les
P4
Userfunctioncardsarearrangedinrowsofproles.Each
prolecanholduserfunctioncards,whichcanbeofthe
sametype,forexamplealldrivecards,orcanbeamixture
ofdrive,seatingandconnectivitycards.
Themaximumnumberoffunctioncardsacrossallprolesis
40.Inacongurationwithveproles,forexample,each
prolecanholduptoeightfunctioncards.
3.3Navigationbutton
Dependingonthecongurationoftheremotemodule
andtheuser’sneeds,thenavigationbuttonisdisplayed
bottom-leftorbottom-rightonthescreen.
Whenactivated,thenavigationbuttonchangesitscolor
fromgreytoblue.
Thenavigationbuttonhastwoimportantfunctions:
1.Avisualindicationoftheconguredinteractionmode.
Conguredforswipe-and-tapactions
Thismeans,thatswipingandtappingthescreen
activatesdifferentfunctions.
Conguredfortapactions
Thismeans,thatonlytappingthescreenactivates
differentfunctions.Swipeinputsareignored.
Formoreinformationaboutchangingthe
interactionmode,referto5.2.4Conguring
Settings,page28.
2.Anavigationfunctiondependingoncontextand
activationduration.Forexample,ashortpresson
thenavigationbutton,whileviewinganactiveuser
functioncard,opensthecardpreviewdisplay,referto
5.3SelectingFunctions,page31.Alongpressopens
thestatusscreen,referto5.2.4ConguringSettings,
page28.
Additionaltothetouchdisplay,externalinputscanbeused
tointeractwiththesystem,referto5.22Usingsecondary
inputs,page97.
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3.4LabelsontheProduct
LabelsonDynamicControls’Parts
LabelsofDynamicControls’partsarelocatedonrearsideof
thepart.Dependingonthepartnotalllabelsareavailable.
Fig.3-12Rearsideof
DLX-REM400
Fig.3-13RearsideofDLX-IN500
inputmodule
AProductlabelcontaining:
1.Partnumber
2.DynamicControlslogo
3.DynamicControls’part
description
4.DynamicControls'
websiteaddress
5.Serialnumber
6.Warningtoread
manualbeforeuse
7.Ingressprotection
rating
8.WEEEsymbol
BHardwareandapplication
rmwareversionlabel:
1.Hardwareversion
2.Hardwaremajor
version
3.Hardwareminor
version
4.Applicationversion
5.Applicationmajor
version
6.Applicationminor
version
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CProductlabelcontaining:
•DynamicControls'logo
•Theproduct'sbarcode
•Theproduct'sserial
number
•Theproduct'spart
number
DTamperevidentseal.
EThisistheWEEEsymbol
(WasteElectricaland
ElectronicEquipment
Directive).
Thisproducthasbeen
suppliedfroman
environmentallyaware
manufacturer.Thisproduct
maycontainsubstances
thatcouldbeharmful
totheenvironmentif
disposedofinplaces
(landlls)thatarenot
appropriateaccordingto
legislation.
•The‘crossedout
wheeliebin’symbolis
placedonthisproduct
toencourageyou
torecyclewherever
possible.
•Pleasebe
environmentally
responsibleandrecycle
thisproductthrough
yourrecyclingfacility
atitsendoflife.
FIPX4Thisistheenclosure's
ingressprotectionrating.
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G
READINSTALLATION
MANUALBEFOREUSE
Recommendationtoread
theinstructionmanual
beforeusingthemodule.
HProductlabelcontaining:
•DynamicControls'
websiteaddress
•DynamicControls’
Bluetoothregistration
Serialnumberanddateofmanufacture
TheserialnumberonaDynamicControlsproductprovides
boththedateofmanufactureaswellasauniqueserial
numberfortheparticularmodule.
Theformat,asshownabove,isMYYnnnnnn,where:
•Misforthemonthofmanufacture,usingthelettersA
toL(A=Jan,B=Feb,C=Mar,etc.),
•YYistheyearofmanufacture,
•nnnnnnisauniquesixdigitsequentialnumber.
Forexample,theremote’sserialnumber,asshownabove,
beginswithA14indicatingthatitwasmanufacturedin
January2014,anditsunique,sequentialvalueis132800.
LabelsonToggleSwitches
Fig.3-14
Power
Speedpotleft
Speedpotright
Functionandprole
Seating
A
Blank
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LabelsonAdaptiveSwitchLabs’Parts
LabelsofAdaptiveSwitchLabs’partsarelocatedeitheron
leftrearsideofthepart(headarrays)ortheinterfacebox.
Dependingontheusedpartnotalllabelsareavailable.
Productlabel(headarray)
containing:
•A:AdaptiveSwitch
Labs’logo
•B:Serialnumber
Productlabel(interface
boxes)containing:
•A:Modelnumber
•B:Serialnumber
•C:AdaptiveSwitch
Labs’logo
•D:AdaptiveSwitch
Labs’contact
information
Productlabelcontaining:
•AdaptiveSwitchLabs’
Bluetoothregistration
•Informationabout
conditions
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4Setup
4.1Generalinformationonsetup
Thetasksdescribedinthischapterareintendedtobe
performedbytrainedandauthorizedservicetechnicians
forinitialsetup.Theyarenotintendedtobeperformed
bytheuser.
4.1.1ConditionalControlInput/Output(ControlIO)
Theindividualprogrammingofthewheelchairwithone
oftheLiNXAccessToolsmustbemadebyaqualied
technician.
TheLiNXsystemnowsupportsconditionalcontrolIO,
extendingthecurrentalwaysrule-basedmodel,wherea
singleoutputactionisalwaysactivatedinresponsetoa
singleinputaction.Withtheintroductionofconditional
controlIO,aqualiedtechniciancannowcreate:
•multiplealwaysrules—oneormoreoutputsare
alwaysactivatedfromasingleinput,
•conditionalrules—oneormoreoutputsareactivated
fromasingleinputifthespeciedconditionsaretrue,
•conditional/elserules—anoutputisactivatedfrom
asingleinputifaspeciedconditionistrue,else
(otherwise)analternativeoutputisactivatedifthe
samespeciedconditionisfalse.
ThebenetofconditionalIOistwo-fold.Firstly,asingle
inputcannowactivatemultipleoutputs.Secondly,control
inputscanbeoverloaded.Overloadingiswhereasingle
inputcanhavemultipleuses,eachofwhichdependson
speciedconditions.Thismeansthataninputcanbeused
toactivateoneoutputifthesystemisinonestateor
function,andthenactivateadifferentoutputwhenthe
systemisinanotherstateorfunction.Forexample,abuddy
buttonthatisusedtostopawheelchairwhendrivingcan
alsobeusedtoextendaseatingmotionwheninaseating
function.
4.2Wiring
Forsafeandreliableoperation,theinstallationofloomsand
cablesmustfollowthebasicprinciplesofpowerwiring.
Cablesmustbesecuredbetweentheirconnectorsandany
pointofexingsothatexingforcesarenottransferred
totheconnectors.
CAUTION!
Riskofinjuryanddamagetotheremote
Damagetocablesincreaseswiringimpedance.A
damagedcablecanpotentiallyproducelocalized
heat,sparksorarcingandbecomeasourceof
ignitiontosurroundingammablematerial.
–Theinstallationmustensurethatallpower
cables,includingthebuscable,areprotected
againstdamageandpotentialcontactwith
ammablematerials.
Riskofdamage
Cablesandremotemodulescangetdamagedif
notpositionedproperly.
–Routeandpositioncablesandremotemodules
sothattheyarefreefromphysicalstrain,abuse
ordamage,suchassnagging,crushing,impacts
fromexternalobjects,pinchingorabrasion.
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