I/O Module Configuration

The I/O Module Configuration dialog is used to configure the I/O module for use within In-Sight Explorer.

Access the I/O Module Configuration Dialog

  • From the EasyBuilder application Steps pane:
    • Click on the Inputs/Outputs Application Step; or
    • Click on the Communication Application Step, add a serial device and click the Serial Port Settings tab.
  • From the Spreadsheet view, select Serial Port Settings or Discrete I/O Settings from the Sensor menu. Click the I/O Module button.

Connect to the CIO-1400, CIO-1450 or CIO-1460

  1. Connect to a supported vision system from In-Sight Explorer.
  2. Open the I/O Module Configuration dialog.

  3. Select CIO-1400, CIO-1450 or CIO-1460 from the Select I/O Module drop-down list.

  4. Click OK to close the dialog.

Connect to the CIO-MICRO or CIO-MICRO-CC

  1. Connect to a supported vision system from In-Sight Explorer.
  2. Open the I/O Module Configuration dialog.

  3. Select CIO-MICRO or CIO-MICRO-CC from the Select I/O Module drop-down list.

  4. Select the appropriate I/O module from the Connect To drop-down list.

    Note: If the I/O module's host name is not displayed in the list, select <Connect by IP Address> and manually enter the I/O module's IP address.

  5. In the Update Time field, specify the time interval required for input and output synchronization (3ms - 500ms; default = 20ms) between the vision system and the CIO-MICRO or CIO-MICRO-CC I/O module.

    Note:
    • If excess output signal latency is a problem, decrease the Update Time. However, decrease the Update Time as little as necessary for your application; as the Update Time is decreased, job execution time may be increased.
    • When configuring the CIO-MICRO or CIO-MICRO-CC I/O modules, the specified Update Time must be no more than half of the time of the shortest expected input or output signal to ensure the signals are properly received and sent. For example, if the shortest expected I/O signal is 100ms, the Update Time should be no more than 50ms.

  6. Optionally, click the Change Settings... button to configure the I/O module's network settings.

  7. Optionally, assign the I/O module a new host name.

  8. By default, the In-Sight CIO-MICRO and CIO-MICRO-CC I/O modules are configured dynamically by the DHCP server on startup. If no DHCP server is available, the I/O module times out and binds to a link-local IP address. For more information, see Link-local IP Address. To manually configure the I/O module for a Non-DHCP network, uncheck the Use DHCP Server checkbox and setting the appropriate network settings:

    • IP Address: Assigns a unique identifier for each In-Sight vision system on the network, which must be consistent with the IP address-numbering scheme of the local network.

    • Subnet Mask: Defines which part of the IP address refers to the network and which part refers to the host. The network part of the IP address is the same for all hosts on the same subnet, and the remainder is unique to each host. 

      There are three classes of subnet masks. The class of a particular subnet on a network is defined by the number of bits used to represent the network and host address portions in the IP address, as in the table below:

      Class Subnet Mask Network Address Host Address

      A

      255.0.0.0

      8 bit

      24 bit

      B

      255.255.0.0

      16 bit

      16 bit

      C

      255.255.255.0

      24 bit

      8 bit

      For example, consider a networked In-Sight host system with the IP address 192.168.0.1. If the first three numbers (192.168.0) identify the 24-bit network address, and the last number (1) is the 8-bit address for the In-Sight host on the network, then the subnet mask for this host is 255.255.255.0.

    • Default Gateway: Specifies the IP address of the gateway host, if available on the network. The gateway host is responsible for relaying data between hosts on different networks. If an In-Sight device needs to communicate with a device on a different subnet, enter the address of the gateway device in the Default Gateway field. Otherwise, leave the field blank.
    • DNS Server: Specifies the IP address of the host on the network providing DNS resolution, if available. For more information, see Domain Name Service (DNS) Server.
    • Domain Name: Specifies the network domain for the host network. Domain names can contain a maximum of 63 characters. For more information, see About Domains.
  9. Click OK to close the dialog.

Connect to the CIO-WENET

Note: Before the CIO-WENET Ethernet I/O Module can be configured in In-Sight Explorer, you will first need to assign an IP Address to the module. For more information, see Connect the CIO-WENET.
  1. Connect to supported vision system from In-Sight Explorer.
  2. Open the I/O Module Configuration dialog.

  3. Select CIO-WENET from the Select I/O Module drop-down list.

  4. In the IP Address field, specify the IP address that you previously assigned to the CIO-WENET.

  5. In the Update Time field, specify the time interval required for input and output synchronization (1ms - 500ms; default = 20ms) between the In-Sight Micro 1000 series vision system and the CIO-WENET I/O module.

    Note:
    • If excess output signal latency is a problem, decrease the Update Time. However, decrease the Update Time as little as necessary for your application; as the Update Time is decreased, job execution time may be increased.
    • For the CIO-WENET, the synchronization time is 3ms longer than the Update Time.
  6. Click OK to close the dialog.