A Switch Pair is used to define a switch and its position. A switch pair is the switch name and the position separated by a colon. A switch position can be zero or any positive number up to the position limit of the switch.

For example:

SwitchA:1    (specifies that a switch named "SwitchA" should be set to position 1)

MySwitch:0    (specifies that a switch named "MySwitch" should be set to position 0)

Switch Paths define how to set a set of switches to enable a specific RF Path.

A switch path maybe one of the following 3 items:

  • A set of switch pairs separated by commas.

The switch path can refer to any switch that is defined in the configuration file regardless of whether the switches are controlled by the same controller or not.

If the switch path is a reference to a Path configuration then that path's SwitchPath will be used.

If the switch path is a reference to a Sequence configuration then that sequence will be executed. The sequence could contain a set of commands to a user device that will set the switches to the desired path.

For example:

A set of switch pairs:

ThruPath1To2 = Switch1:1,Switch2:1,MySwitch:0


A reference to an existing Path configuration:

SwitchPath = ICM_ThruPath1_2


(where "ICM_ThruPath1_2" is the name of a defined Path Config)

A reference to an existing Sequence configuration:

ThruPath2To3 = Sequence_1


(where "Sequence_1" is the name of a defined Sequence Config)

Switch Paths are used in the following configurations: