iSMA-B-MAC36NL User Manual
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2.7
Local I/O
The iSMA-B-MAC36NL has built-in different types of I/O. The specific local I/O set 16x UI, 8x
AO, 4x DI and 8x DO allows to use the device in different applications. For the detailed
description of the local IO set please refer to the Local IO User Manual, available at the
support.gc5.pl.
3
Start-up
3.1
Before the Start
To be able to operate normally the device needs to have the following:
1.
SD card (fitted in SD card box)
2.
License assigned
The hardware itself is only the base for SD card which consists of all the software parts needed
for hardware management.
The SD card is not assigned to a particular hardware unit. It can be moved to another
hardware. This function allows for easy hardware replacement. Together with the SD card all
the parameters such as Communication Settings, station, Niagara, JVM and Operation
System are moved.
License file provides a limited number of points which can be used to build your application.
Without the license file, user is not allowed to run the station on the device.
3.2
SD Card
Without the microSD card the device cannot operate properly.
MicroSD Card contains all main software parts which are crucial for the device functioning:
1.
Linux Operating System
2.
Java Virtual Machine
3.
Niagara N4
