Cognex In-Sight 3400, Manual

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Installing the In-Sight
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6. Open the drop-down list to the left of the OK button and select I/O Expansion Module. The
Discrete Output dialog will automatically reconfigure to correspond to the I/O Expansion
Module, as shown in Figure C-14.
7. Configure the Line Name, Type and Details as required.
NOTE
When an existing .JOB file containing a WriteDiscrete function is loaded on an In-Sight
sensor to which the I/O Expansion Module has just been added, the Start Bit and
Number of Bits parameters in WriteDiscrete must be changed to reflect the new
configuration of the I/O lines. For example, the physical output lines 0 and 1 become
lines 8 and 9 (HSOUT 0 and HSOUT 1) when the I/O Expansion Module is enabled.
Figure C-14: Discrete Output Dialog, I/O Expansion Configuration
8. Select OK to save the new settings to the sensor’s flash RAM.
NOTE
An error message will appear if the I/O Expansion Module is not attached to the In-Sight
sensor, and the Discrete Output dialog will return to its default configuration. Verify that
the I/O Expansion Module is connected, then repeat steps 1 - 8 as described above.
The sensor can also be configured to use the I/O Expansion Module by opening the Discrete
Input dialog and following steps 6 - 8, as described above.
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