BusWorks Model XT1531‐000
4 CH Current 4 CH Digital I/O w/USB & Modbus
Acromag, Inc. Tel: 248‐295‐0880
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I/O Config/Test…
Digital Input & Output Test…continued
Start Polling] Button:
This toggles between Start/Stop. Click this button to Start/Stop periodic polling of the input
channels. The small green simulated lamp next to this button will flash each time a new sample is taken (channel states
are indicated and updated about once per second). Be sure to first stop polling before moving onto another page.
Status:
This field displays status messages relative to sending and receiving channel I/O over USB to the module.
Input Test
At this point, you can test the module’s operation
by clicking on the
[Start Polling]
button of the Input
Test section of the I/O Config/Test page to trigger
the software to periodically read the digital inputs
(updates about once per second) and display their
states (0/1) inside their simulated channel LED’s.
Note the simulated green lamp next to the [Start
Polling] button flashes slowly each time it samples
the input. Click
[Stop Polling]
to stop polling the
inputs before moving onto the next page.
Start Polling Button (Toggle Start/Stop):
Click this
button to Start/Stop periodic polling of the digital
input channels. The channel states are indicated
(via 1/0 and LED color) and updated about once per
second. Be sure to first stop polling before moving
onto another page.
IMPORTANT:
If you drive the input high from a field signal and also turn the tandem output ON, this contention will
trigger a protection mechanism in the output that will cause it to turn OFF, and you will have to cycle excitation OFF/ON
to restore output operation.
TIP:
Be sure to Stop polling a module before moving onto another page. Note that you will always have to restart polling
if you come back to this page and want to poll the inputs.
HELP
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You can press
[F1]
for Help on a selected or highlighted field or control. You can also click the
[?]
button in the
upper‐right hand corner of the screen and click to point to a field or control to get a Help message pertaining to the ite
m
you pointed to.