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Subject: Re: Data Fanouts
From: Ned Arnold <[email protected]>
To: [email protected], [email protected]
Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2000 13:07:58 -0600 (CST)
I have never used the data fanout, so I don't know about it. For the
requirement you described I would use two sequence (seq) records (each 
has ten output links with a unique data source link (DOLn) for each). 
Make all the data source links (DOLn) indentical and it becomes a data fanout.


	Ned
	


> 
> Hi All:
> 
> According to the Record Reference Manual, a Fanout record which supports six
> output links, can be chained with one or more additional Fanout records in 
order
> to increase the number of output links available. For example, two Fanouts
> records chained together can propagate 11 outputs (one output from the first
> record links to the input of the second).
> 
> The Data Fanout record is "similar" to the Fanout. Where as the Fanout record
> only supports control links (i.e. no data is passed), the Data Fanout 
propagates
> control AND data. A Data Fanout record supports eight output links. Can the 
Data
> Fanout record also be chained, like the Fanout? If so, could someone explain
> how? I have tried every permutation I can thank of, linking various types of
> records with the Data Fanout, to no avail.
> 
> My needs are a Data Fanout of 16 outputs from a single Binary Output. I have
> successfully used a single Data Fanout with all eight outputs.
> 
> Thanks
> Russ



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