Master
In master mode a The Analog Thing computer can control another computer in a Minion chain to realize a
bigger analog computer for complex tasks or simulations. There is no limit to the number of THATs working
together in this way. The connection is made with a small flat cable (ribbon cable) from the port named MASTER to
the next device's MINION IN port. If more than two THAT are needed, the next one is to be connected
connected to the second one, and so on.
The THAT furthest to the left in a minion chain is the chain's MASTER. It controls all remaining THATs of that chain, which must all be switched to MINION mode. The speed (OP TIME) and all modes are controlled from the MASTER. In the COEFFICIENT mode, the values for the eight coefficients on any device can be setup separately while IC/OP/HALT/REP/REPF modes are controlled only from the MASTER. Computing elements of different THATs in the same minion chain can be connected with patch cables in the same way connections are patched on a single THAT.
Daisy-Chaining gallery
Two THE ANALOG THINGs connected in a Minion Chain
The same setup including a single Oscilloscope
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