Configuring ion modules for digital and analog i/o – Multi-Tech Systems 7500 User Manual
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Configuring ION Modules for Digital and Analog I/O
ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide
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Digital and Analog I/O Technical Note
Configuring ION Modules for Digital and Analog I/O
Designer software lets you change the configuration of existing modules or create
new modules. Below are general considerations for using Designer software:
When using Designer software for configuration, ensure Show Toolbox is
selected from the Tools menu.
From the toolbox you can search for the module you want to create or modify
and click on the icon.
Right-click on the module to display existing modules. If you want to edit an
existing module, click on that module to jump to its location.
To create a new module, left-click its icon and drag it onto the workspace.
Right-click on the module icon to access setup registers. You can read the input
or output register owners by Shift Left-clicking on the either side of the module.
Configuring modules for digital or analog I/O
1.
Once you have connected the external I/O field equipment to the appropriate
input or output ports, run Designer software, and open the meter template.
2.
If required, create the appropriate module for each input or output port you are
going to use.
3.
Link the Source input of these modules to a value you want to reflect through the
desired outputs, or configure the input Port setup register to match the input
port you want to monitor.
4.
Configure the settings of the controlling module to match your requirements.
The various module settings for each module are found under the appropriate
Module Settings heading.
These software modules have Port registers that allow you to specify which port
handles the incoming or outgoing signals.
Assigning a port to a module
1.
Locate the appropriate module in Designer.
2.
Right-click the module to open the ION Module Setup.
3.
Modify the Port setup register by picking from the enumerated list.
The enumerated list only
shows those ports which have
not already been assigned to
another module.
Port DO4 has already been
assigned to another module,
so it is absent from the list.