About the IO Manager

Description

The IO Manager allows you to assign signals from the Automation Control Unit (ACU) to:

•	Status lights and audible alarms

•	Pass-through gates

•	Other sensors

Opening the IO Manager

IMPORTANT Digital signal channels that have been assigned a name will appear in the IO Manager dialog box. Channels that have the default port names will not appear in the IO Manager dialog box. For instructions on naming the digital signal channels, see the Automation Control Unit User Guide.

To open the IO Manager:

1	In the VWorks window, select Agilent ACU, ensure the correct Profile is selected, and then click Initialize selected devices.

 

2	Select Tools > Manage IO. The Manage IO dialog box opens and displays the Lights and Alarms tab.

Notice the following:

•	The Outputs list contains the renamed digital output channels.

•	The Inputs list contains the renamed digital input channels. The fields in the Inputs area are automatically filled in and cannot be changed.

 

Related information

 

For information about...	See...
Automation Control Unit	Automation Control Unit User Guide
Writing protocols	Creating a protocol: basic procedure
Adding I/O-handling tasks	Setting parameters for I/O-handling tasks