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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Quick Overview…
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 then click to point to a field or
control to get a Help message pertaining to the item you pointed
to.
If you click on the I/O Config/Test Page tab, a screen similar to the
following will appear:
For a more detailed configuration procedure, see the
Configuration Step‐by‐Step section of the Technical Reference
on page 18 of this manual.
I/O Configure (Configure I/O Channels Here)
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Use
[Get Config]
to retrieve the connected
module’s I/O
configuration.
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Select the specific channel to configure.
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Set the range for the selected analog output
channel.
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Optionally apply a Tag Name to the channel for
reference over USB (up to 8 characters).
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Configure a watchdog timer for the output
channel and a Timeout value or state. Setup
auto‐refresh for the outputs to combat digital
upset or force a restart following thermal
shutdown (digital outputs). You can even
choose to invert the logic for the tandem digital
input channel, useful for i2o operation.
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Choose Legacy Support=”Yes” if you want
the
output to scale 0‐100% to 0‐20000, versus 0‐
100% to
0‐30000.
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Optionally invert the Input Logic of digital input
channels.
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Check Support Coil Register versus Holding
Register to enable write digital outputs to all
four digital outputs using a single register in one
transaction.
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Read the status of your configuration message
over USB in the Status field.
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Use
[Send Config]
to send your configuration to
the connected unit and read message Status.
You only need to click [Send…] one time after
setting up each channel, and all channels will be
written at once.
Analog Output & Digital Output Test
After making I/O configuration changes, you can use
the I/O Test controls to verify operation of your I/O.
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Read the current analog output settings by
clicking [Read Analog Output Settings].
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Set the output level of analog output channels
by entering field values and clicking [Write
Analog Outputs].
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Turn digital outputs On/Off with
[Channel…].
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Use [Start/Stop Polling] to poll digital inputs.
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Display the current state of the inputs with
simulated LED’s and “1” or “0” superimposed on
the lamps for ON or OFF.
