Specifications

I/O Expansion Modules Hardware Configuration
37 VisiLogic: Getting Started
Hardware Configuration
Hardware Configuration opens automatically when you first create a new
project. In order to open Hardware Configuration in an existing project, either
select Hardware Configuration from the View menu or click the button on
the toolbar.
Click on the appropriate icon to select the model Vision, the Snap-in I/O
module, and any I/O Expansion modules required by your application.
After you select the Snap-in or Expansion I/O modules connected to the
controller, you can configure inputs: analog, digital, and high-speed
counter/shaft-encoder/frequency measurers and PT100; and outputs: analog,
digital, and PWM high-speed outputs.
Note
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You must select the correct Vision model and Snap
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in I/O modules
before downloading your project.
To avoid exceeding the I/O capacity of your controller, check the I/O
report at the bottom of the Hardware Configuration window.
I/O Expansion Modules
Vision controller are compatible with I/O Expansion modules.
There are three ways to integrate them into the system:
Locally, via an EX-A1 adapter connected to the controller's I/O Expansion
port
A Vision controller can support up to 8 local I/O Expansion Modules