User`s guide

20 • Configuration and Diagnostic
4.1.2 Search Devices
In addition to adding the device manually, you can utilize the Search
Devices command to list all of the NuDAQ PCI cards currently plugged on
the computer.
From the menu bar:
Select Search Devices from the Server menu to bring up the Search
Devices dialog box.
From the Tree Browser:
Click the right button on the root (NuDAQ OPC Server) then select the
Search Devices command in the popup menu. The Search Devices
dialog box will appear.
1. In the Search Devices dialog box, the list box lists the NuDAQ
PCI cards plugged in the PCI slots. Select the NuDAQ PCI card
you want to add into your configuration, then click Add button.
2. If the selected NuDAQ PCI data acquisition card needs more
properties (e.g.: I/O port selection), another dialog box will be
prompted for you to set the properties.
3. The new device appears in the Tree Browser and the List View.
Then you can add items to this device.
4.1.3 Adding a New Item
From the Tree Browser and List View:
In Configuration view, click the right button on the device you want to add
item to, then select the Add Item in the popup menu. The Add Item dialog
box will appear.
From the menu bar:
In Configuration view, select Add Item from the Device menu to bring up
the Add Item dialog box.
1. In the Add Item dialog box, you need to enter the item name,
and select the properties of this item, then click the OK button.
2. The new item appears in the Tree Browser and the List View.
4.1.4 Adding New Items
From the Tree Browser and List View:
In Configuration view, click the right button on the device you want to add
items to, then select the Add Items in the popup menu. The Add Items
dialog box will appear.