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CONFIGURATION
The WI-I/O K module is configured by creating a configuration file on a PC and downloading to
the WI-I/O K via the RS232 serial port. You will require the configuration software, and a serial
cable - refer to the previous section for details on the cable.
The configuration software is supplied as "free-ware" on the Product Catalog CD supplied with
each order. The configuration software for the WI-I/O K is the same as the software for the WI-
I/O 9-x. Please read section 4.3 of the WI-I/O 9-x User Manual before proceeding further.
Setup the project name and system address as per the WI-I/O 9-x manual. Enter the “units” as
per the manual. Select “WI-I/O-K” as the unit type for WI-I/O K modules.
Each WI-I/O K has a unit address and a secondary address - WI-I/O 9-x modules only have a unit
address, they do not use a secondary address. Up to eight WI-I/O K modules can use the same
unit address. This allows a large number of WI-I/O K modules to be used in a system. If you
enter the same unit address for more than one WI-I/O K, the configuration software will
automatically increase the secondary address. In the example above, WI-I/O-K#14 is the first
module configured with unit address 14 - its secondary address is 0. If a second WI-I/O K
module is configured with unit address 14, it will appear as WI-I/O-K#14_1 - its secondary
address is 1. Note that this module is recognised as a completely different module to the first
WI-I/O K.
For small systems, it is simpler to select a unique unit address for each WI-I/O K module.
