I/O station

Add an I/O station

Delete an I/O station

Copy an I/O station

I/O stations hold the I/O units.

For example:

• A station called “Rack-10”. This rack has space for 10 I/O units.

• A station called “Rack-30”. This rack has space for 30 I/O units

Notes

• Product with sub products can not be used on I/O unit/stations inside the library and inside the project.

See also:

Products

Add an I/O station

• Click New.

• Enter a unique name for the new I/O station.

• Optionally a description can be entered

• Select the maximum number of I/O units this station can hold.

• If I/O remote is selected, unlimited I/O utilities can be added to a remote I/O station. The I/O units and I/O CPU's are limited to the maximum available slots.

• To make managing of imported files more convenient, a group and subgroup can be assigned.

• If you do not want this station to appear in the library and project screens, it can be disabled by unchecking the ‘enabled’ checkbox.

Delete an I/O station

• Select the I/O station to delete.

• Click Delete.

• Click OK in the message dialog.

Please note that an I/O station in use (status locked) cannot be deleted if it is.

Copy an I/O station

Instead of creating a new I/O station from scratch, an existing I/O station can be copied.

• Select the I/O station to be copied.

• Click Copy.

• Enter a new, unique name for the copy.

• Optionally change the I/O station’s description and enable or disable it.