Configuring and Programming I/O

 

Tutorial overview

The Power and I/O tutorial covered the basic hardware setup of the general purpose I/O points in sinking and sourcing configurations. This tutorial should be used in conjunction with that tutorial as it coveres the sofware configuration of the I/O points and using the I/O to trigger events within a program.

The following is covered in this tutorial

  1. I/O commands
  2. Sinking I/O
  3. Sourcing I/O
  4. Programming I/O

What you need:

  1. DC power supply
  2. Optional: +5 to +34 VDC Auxiliary supply
  3. +5 to +24 VDC I/O supply (if using sourcing outputs).
  4. Input and/or output devices
  5. Cabling: 22 AWG shielded twisted pairs for I/O, Shielded twisted pair for power, AWG determined by length and current.
 
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