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GPI-8941 User Guide (v9.0) Setting up Remote Control • 41
Setting up Remote Control
This chapter outlines how to specifying the communication protocol for a GPI output, and to set up
communications on the Serial or Ethernet port.
Specifying the Protocol for an Output
Each GPI Output can be configured to use or exclude the supported communication protocols.
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If the GPI All Configuration box is selected in the Config tab, you can change the settings for all GPI Outputs
on the Control tab.
To specify the protocol for a GPI Output
1. From the Tree View , select the node for the GPI-8941 you want to configure.
2. Select the GPI Output Setup tab.
3. Select the Control tab located at the bottom of the GPI Output Setup tab.
1. Use the Command menu to control the GPI output directly from DashBoard and specify the trigger type usage
for the specified GPI output connection. This is a control command sent from DashBoard where:
• An On command will activate the output.
• An Off command will deactivate the output.
• A Trigger command will activate the output and then deactivate it after the Pulse Width setting.
2. Use the DashBoard Control menu to enable the user to change the control settings for the GPI output
connection via the DashBoard menus (Allowed) or not (Not Allowed).
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When DashBoard Command is set to Disable , custom panels created in DashBoard using the OIDs will not be
able to control the GPI.
3. Use the RossTalk Control menu to enable a RossTalk command to change the state of the GPI output
connection (Allowed) or not (Not Allowed).
4. Use the GPInet Control menu to enable an GPInet Ethernet command to change the state of the GPI output
connection (Allowed) or not (Not Allowed).