Setup guide

Setting up the Host to Reference the I/O Rack
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In the "Ext Rack Boards" section, is a list of boards which can reside in the I/O Expansion
Rack. The possible choices include:
ER_DI32 32 Digital Inputs (DI)
ER_DO32 32 Digital Outputs (DO)
ER_AI16 16 Analog Inputs (AI)
ER_AO8 8 Analog Outputs (AO)
ER_HSC12 12 High Speed Counter Channels (HSC)
ER_STAT Statistics
Click on the choice which corresponds to the board in the first I/O slot of the I/O rack, then click
on the [Add] button (or just double-click on the choice). In either case the board will be added to
the "Selected Boards List". Repeat for each additional board residing in the I/O rack, in the
order they reside in the rack.
Click on [Next] to configure the board.
Configure Selected I/O Boards:
To configure a board, click on its name in the "Selected Boards List" and complete the
parameters on the right hand side of the page. NOTE: It is possible to have both local I/O boards
in the ControlWave host controller, and remote I/O boards in the I/O Expansion Rack.
The I/O slot (1 to 8)
in the rack.
We recommend you
do NOT leave this at
‘IGNORE TASK’ but
instead reference on
e
of your cyclic tasks.
This must match
the IP address
defined for the
Ethernet Port of
the I/O Rack
Click here to
define the
I/O pins
This should be
checked only if this
unit is part of a
redundant pair.