Moxa ioLogik 2542 [27/88] Introduction

ioLogik 2500 Series Offline Configuration Management

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Introduction

With Offline Configuration Management, the operator uses IOxpress to store configuration options offline in

IOxpress Projects. The configuration settings are stored on the user’s computer.

Saving Configurations as a Project

IOxpress configuration schemes are called Projects (saved as *.prj files).

The first step to using IOxpress is to create a project for automating your device configuration processes.

This can be done offline, after which the project can be exported to other devices over the network during

the online configuration phase (discussed in Chapter 5).

Projects are automatically saved in the following folder:

C:\Users\Public\Documents\Moxa\IOxpress\Database

The first time you use offline configuration, create a new project by clicking New from the dropdown menu

under the Project tab.

Click Offline Configuration Management and then select Device Configuration from the toolbar. You

may click on either the Add Configuration or Add Configuration from File… option to add a

configuration to the new project.

Adding an ioLogik 2500 Device to a Project

The ioLogik 2500 can be used as the head of a cascaded array of ioLogik E1200 modules, with Click&Go

Plus logic used to extend communication capability to the all of the expansion units.

Adding E1200 I/O Expansion Modules to a Project

Up to 8 ioLogik E1200 series devices can be

connected to the ioLogik 2500 in a daisy

-chain

configuration.

Right click on the ioLogik 2500 device you have just

added, and then select

Add Expansion

Configuration

…. After adding an E1200, the

settings for the

added device can be found in the

I/O settings

, Tag selection, and data logging –

profile

areas.

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