Setup guide

Setting up the Host to Reference the I/O Rack

Setting up the Host to Refer ence the I/O Rack

Configuring the I/O Boards in ControlWave Designer

Now that the I/O Expansion Rack is configured, you must make reference to its boards in the

ControlWave project of the host ControlWave controller.

1. Start ControlWave Designer software by clicking on StartÆProgramsÆOpenBSI

ToolsÆControlWave Designer

2. Open the ControlWave Project used in the Host Controller by clicking on File Æ Open

Project / Unzip Project.

3. Start the I/O Configuration Wizard by clicking as follows: ViewÆIO Configurator

4. Define I/O Boards in the I/O Configuration Wizard. This involves selecting the proper

board(s) from a list, specifying the IP addresses and slot numbers for the boards, and defining

variable names and other parameters for the individual I/O pins. (These subjects are

discussed on the pages that follow.) For more details on using the I/O Configuration Wizard,

see the Getting Started with ControlWave Designer Manual (document# D5085).

5. Once you have defined the I/O boards, and named the individual pins, you can reference

those pin names as I/O variables within your control strategy. For more information on using

variables see the Getting Started with ControlWave Designer Manual (document# D5085)

and the ControlWave Designer Reference Manual (document# D5088).

6. Compile your revised project, and download it into the ControlWave host controller. For

details on compiling and downloading, see the Getting Started with ControlWave Designer

Manual (document# D5085).

NOTE

This section assumes that the following has already been done:

• The host controller must have been installed.

• The host controller must have a ControlWave project already defined.

• ControlWave Designer software must have been installed on a PC to allow editing of the

ControlWave project.