User guide

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FIGURE 1 - I/O BOX & PORT LABELS SCREEN
I/O BOXES AND PORT LABELS
H2O can be used to manage
box labels, port names and port
descriptions. Custom labels entered
in H2O are relayed to all control
surfaces on the network, replacing
their default labels.
Custom labels entered on a console are
not overwritten by H2O labels, only default
console labels are replaced. Labels
provided by H2O can be edited locally
on each console if ports require different
labels depending on where they are being
accessed from. Consoles are not aware
of each others custom labels, only of
defaults and custom H2O labels.
On the ‘IO Boxes & Port Labels’ screen,
all I/O boxes currently in the system
database are displayed on the left hand
side of the screen.
If a new I/O box is connected anywhere
on the network, H2O will recognise it and
automatically add it to the database.
I/O boxes remain in the database, even
if they are removed from the network or
powered down.
Add / Remove I/O boxes
I/O boxes can be added or removed from
the database by clicking on the Boxes
+ / - buttons at the bottom of the list
window.
The Boxes + function can be used to add
I/O to the database when the physical I/O
box is not available. This allows for setup
and pre-configuration of future expansion
to the network.
The Boxes - function can be used to
remove boxes that are no longer required,
or that have been added in error.
Physical I/O boxes can be replaced with
units of the same I/O type and quantity
if the replacement’s HID is set the same
as the original without any configuration
changes being required to either H20, or
any of the consoles’ PC/Touch display
interfaces.
It is important however not to duplicate
HIDs on the network. Connecting a box
with the same ID as one already in the
database, whether it is online or not, will
cause confusion. If an ID value is to be
reused by a different I/O type or quantity,
the original ID should be removed from
the database first using the Boxes -
function.
To manually add an I/O box using the
Boxes + function, you are required
to choose the box type from the box
selection screen, shown in Figure 2, on
the following page, and select an ID value
from a drop-down list. H2O will only offer
IDs that are not currently in the database.
Box and Port Labels
I/O boxes in the database can be selected
by clicking on them to bring up the box
details in the main window, as shown in
Figure 1 above, where custom information
about the box can be entered.