Commit da3f42d9 authored by Dimitris Lampridis's avatar Dimitris Lampridis

[doc] minor doc updates

parent e3f72058
......@@ -113,12 +113,11 @@ Local Channels represent the connections of a :ref:`node` to its environment. Th
inputs or outputs.
A Local Channel input delivers input Events to the :ref:`node`. Typical examples include the
external trigger output of a digitiser, a Time to Digital Converter (TDC) or a TTL input channel on
external trigger input of a digitiser, a Time to Digital Converter (TDC) or a TTL input channel on
a digital I/O board.
A Local Channel output receives output Events from the :ref:`node`. Typical examples include the
external trigger input of a digitiser, a Fine Delay generator or a TTL output channel on a digital
I/O board.
A Local Channel output transmits output Events from the :ref:`node`. Typical examples include a Fine
Delay generator or a TTL output channel on a digital I/O board.
All Local Channels use reserved :ref:`Event IDs <event_id>`.
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......@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ an existing WRTD Node, please refer to :numref:`usage` instead.
It should be noted that a new Node does not necessarily need to use the resources provided by the
WRTD project itself. In fact, the only hard requirement is that the Node must be able to send and/or
receive :ref:`Event Messages <message>` over an Ethernet-based LAN, using multicast UDP on address
``224.0.23.159``, port ``5044``.
``224.0.23.159``, port ``5044``. It should also respect the :ref:`event_id` naming conventions of
WRTD.
Of course, the above is the absolute minimum requirement, which is already fullfilled by any LXI
device supporting the relevant LXI extended functions (see also :ref:`lxi`).
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......@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ Relation to IVI and LXI
`LAN eXtensions for Instrumentation (LXI) <http://www.lxistandard.org>`_ is a standard, defining a
communication protocol for the remote control of instrumentation over an Ethernet-based LAN.
Version 1.5 of the LXI splits the specification in two parts:
Version 1.5 of the LXI standard splits the specification in two parts:
#. The `LXI Core Specification`_, to which all LXI Devices must conform.
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