Availability of interfaces
In the left part of the I/O Manager window, you will find a tree structure containing all data interfaces that...
a) are installed and have been detected automatically (e.g. ibaFOB-4i-D card) and/or
b) are enabled according to the license in the dongle (e.g. TCP/IP protocols) and/or
c) were added manually afterwards.
Some interfaces and branches are always available by default, such as OPC, Playback and Virtual.
Adding a data interface
Manual addition of data interfaces is not required, as the system automatically detects which interfaces are installed on the computer or activated in the dongle.
The installed and enabled interfaces are displayed in the I/O Manager tree.
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If you decide, however, to add an interface manually, e.g. in order to prepare an I/O configuration, then proceed as follows: 1. Press and hold<Shift> and make a right mouse click on the node General up in the interface tree. 2. In the context menu, click on Add interface... 3. Select the desired interface |
Removing an interface
Manual removal of data interfaces is not required as the system automatically detects which interfaces are installed on the computer or activated in the dongle.
With startup of ibaPDA, the system is checked for available interfaces. If the recent I/O configuration included interfaces, which are no longer available, then the interfaces in question are marked as blocked.
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If you want, however, to remove an interface manually, then do as follows: 1. Press and hold <Shift> and make a right mouse click on the interface you'd like to remove in the interface tree. 2. In the context menu, click on Clear. |