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Configures which I/O devices are installed on the real-time host. The I/O Devices and I/O Tasks forms are accessed through the Map I/O menu. These resources are not access controlled by resource groups and are global to all RTDBs.

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Available Devices Table

Table of devices that are supported by SIMulation Workbench. It is located on the left side of the I/O Devices form.

To add an available device to the list of configured devices, click on a device in the Available Devices column, then click on the Add button.

Configured Devices Table

Table of devices that are configured on the real-time host. It is located on the right side of the I/O Devices form.

Some boards need to have the number of channels actually present configured. These boards have the number in the # of Channels column flagged with an asterisk. To edit this number, double click on it, type the new number, and press return.

To remove a device from the Configured Devices list, click on the device in the Configured Devices column to select it, then click on the Remove button.

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Regular expression for restricting the boards visible in the Available Devices and Configured Devices tables. See Regular Expressions.

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Opens a short video clip that demonstrates the basic workflow of this form.

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Opens this section of the manual.

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Adds the device selected in Available Devices to the Configured Devices list.

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Removes the device selected in the Configured Devices list from that list.

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Commits all pending edits to the real-time host. See Apply .

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Discards all pending edits. See Cancel.