PCDIO
I/O Scanner Board
(Industrial Computer Source)
User’s Guide
Revision B
December, 1997
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Contents
Contents ...................................................................................................................iii
Overview...................................................................................................................2
General Procedure .............................................................................................3
Adding/Removing Drivers.................................................................................3
Checking Driver Version ...................................................................................3
Monitoring the I/O.............................................................................................3
Accessing the Configuration Dialog Boxes ..............................................................4
Defining the Ports .....................................................................................................6
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C H A P T E R 1
Configuration
This chapter describes how to configure the PCDIO I/O scanner board for
operation with InControl.
Contents
n Overview
n Accessing the Configuration Dialog Boxes
n Defining the Ports
2
Overview
Wonderware® InControl™ is an open-architecture programming package that
allows you to design, create, test, and run application programs for controlling your
process. An I/O scanner board must be installed in your system for InControl to
communicate with factory floor devices.
The following figure shows the physical relationship of the I/O scanner boards and
modules to the InControl hardware unit.
I/O Modules
I/O Board
InControl
Hardware Unit
Various scanner board models and designs are available that allow communication
to discrete and analog I/O points. InControl supports several third-party I/O
scanner boards. To acquire a board, contact your distributor or the third-party
manufacturer directly.
This manual describes the configuration for the Industrial Computer Source
PCDIO interface. It is assumed that you have already installed this I/O scanner
board and the PCDIO driver in your InControl system and are ready to configure
the driver.
Configuration 3
General Procedure
To use the PCDIO I/O board with InControl, follow this general procedure:
Note the configuration for the InControl hardware unit:
memory addresses, interrupts, port addresses.
Refer to the user manual for the I/O board, and
configure and install the board in the hardware unit.
Install the driver for the I/O board.
Add the driver to the Project View of the
Project window.
Access the configuration dialog boxes.
Adding/Removing Drivers
After installing the I/O board and driver, you need to add the driver to the Project
View in the Project window.
For instructions that describe adding or removing drivers, see the "I/O
Configuration" chapter of the InControl User Guide.
Checking Driver Version
The driver version number appears in the title bar of the first configuration dialog
box that you display. For the PCDIO driver, this is the PCDIO (Industrial
Computer Source) dialog box, shown on page 4.
Monitoring the I/O
For information about monitoring the I/O during runtime, refer to the "Running a
Project" chapter in the InControl User Guide.
Warning As a part of the power up or reset sequence, the PCDIO board could
pulse all outputs, forcing them on and then off, with the potential risk of death or
injury to personnel and/or damage to equipment.
See the user documentation for the PCDIO board for information about how to
configure this board for your factory floor application.
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Accessing the Configuration Dialog Boxes
When you double-click the PCDIO board in the Project View, the PCDIO
(Industrial Computer Source) dialog box appears.
PCDIO (Industrial Computer Source) Dialog Box
Field/Button Description
Board Name Optional. Assign the board a meaningful name to identify it.
The name appears in the Project View.
Description Optional. Give the board a meaningful description.
Model Number Specify the PCDIO model number. The model number
corresponds to the number of I/O points on the board
Base Address Defines the base I/O address in the InControl hardware unit
occupied by the board. Specify a beginning address that does
not interfere with any other expansion boards in the system.
Configuration 5
Field/Button Description
Simulate Causes the system to start in the simulate mode. InControl does
Board not attempt to access the board or any modules connected to
the board. This allows you to test your programs. Note that due
to constraints of the board, InControl cannot detect this board
automatically, and you must choose the Simulate Board option
if you do not have a board installed.
Define Displays the Port Definition dialog box (page 6).
Connectors
Save and Exit Saves your entries and ends the edit session.
Cancel Ends the edit session without saving your entries.
Help Displays help for the dialog box.
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Defining the Ports
When you click Define Connectors on the PCDIO (Industrial Computer
Source) dialog box, the Port Definition dialog box appears.
Configuration 7
Port Definition Dialog Box
Field/Button Description
Connector Read-only field displays the connector number.
Number
Connector Name (Optional) Assign the connector a meaningful name to
identify it.
Inverted Inputs / Check the Inverted Inputs and Outputs checkbox to invert
Outputs the values of the inputs and the outputs. This forces logical
TRUE to equal 1 and logical FALSE to equal 0. Most
applications require that you select this option.
Input/Output Specify whether each port is an input or output. Each of the
three ports on a connector can be defined independently.
Note that you must specify Port A as an output.
Port Name Assign a meaningful name to each port. The name addresses
(A-C) the entire port as an eight-bit number. You can use the name
in the application program to reference the port.
I/O Points 1-24 Assign a meaningful name to each I/O point in a port. You
can use these names in the application program to reference
each point as a Boolean value.
Define Board Displays the PCDIO (Industrial Computer Source) dialog
box.
Save and Exit Saves your entries and ends the edit session.
Cancel Ends the edit session without saving your entries.
Help Displays help for the dialog box.
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