Optical Fiber Switch

This service controls an optical fibers switch through a serial connection.

On a 2x2 switch, the input channel is either 1 or two, depending on whether the switch does a direct or crossed connection.

Configuration

optical_switch_8x1:
    service_type: optical_fiber_switch
    simulated_service_type: optical_fiber_switch_sim
    requires_safety: false

    port: 'COM5'
    baudrate: 9600

    min_channel: 1
    max_channel: 8

Properties

None.

Commands

None.

Datastreams

input_channel: The data stream being monitored for input channel changes. This is an int that sets the current input channel of the switch. Must be between the min_channel and max_channel defined in the configuration.

current_input: The current input channel of the switch.