Associate an I/O card with an I/O Termination - Intergraph Smart Instrumentation - Help

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I/O terminations function as termination blocks for I/O cards that do not have built-in termination blocks. Therefore, you need to associate an I/O termination with an I/O card that needs a built-in termination block. You can associate only those I/O cards that have been created in a particular rack and slot.

  • In a redundant system configuration, an I/O card can function as a primary or secondary I/O card and can be associated with several I/O terminations. Therefore, an I/O termination can serve multi-paired redundant I/O cards. However, in these redundant I/O card configurations, the I/O termination can be associated only with one pair of primary and secondary I/O cards. Also, an I/O card cannot function as both a primary and secondary I/O card for the same I/O termination.

  • If an I/O card functions as a primary I/O card, the Control System tab of the Wiring Equipment Properties – I/O Card dialog displays the secondary I/O card data and the primary I/O card data properties remain blank. If an I/O card functions as a secondary I/O card, the Control System tab displays the primary I/O card data and the secondary I/O card data properties remain blank.

  1. Press F7 to open the Domain Explorer, or press F8 to open the Reference Explorer and expand the Panels folder.

  2. In the Domain Explorer, do one of the following:

    • Expand the Panels by Category folder, hierarchy and navigate to a wiring item under which you want to create a new I/O card.

    • Expand the Panels by Location hierarchy and navigate to a wiring item under which you want to create a new I/O card.

  3. Create or select an I/O card under a particular panel, rack, and slot.

  4. Create or select an I/O termination that you want to associate with an I/O card.

  5. In the Wiring Equipment Properties – I/O Termination dialog, select the Control System tab.

    SHARED Tip To open the Wiring Equipment Properties – I/O Termination dialog, in the Domain Explorer, right-click an I/O termination and then select Properties.

  6. To associate a primary I/O card, in the Primary I/O card group box, select next to the I/O card select list arrow.

  7. In the Domain Explorer, select an appropriate I/O card and select OK.

    • You cannot select an I/O card whose child item is a terminal strip with channels.

    • Note that the I/O type of both the I/O card and the I/O termination must be the same. If the I/O type of the I/O termination differs from the I/O type of the I/O card, the software displays a warning.

  8. To associate a secondary I/O card, do the following:

    1. Select the Define a redundant I/O card check box.

    2. In the Secondary I/O card group box, select next to the I/O card select list arrow.

  9. Select OK.

To be able to effect I/O assignment and make connections, create a terminal strip with channels under the I/O termination you are editing.