Adding an I/O Driver to the Configured I/O Drivers List Box

To add an I/O Driver to the Configured I/O Drivers list box:

  1. In Classic view, from the iFIX WorkSpace, click the System Configuration Utility button on the toolbar.

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In Ribbon view, on the Applications tab, in the System & Security group, click SCU.

  1. On the SCU toolbox, click the SCADA button.
  2. Next to the I/O Driver Name field, click the browse (...) button to display a list of I/O drivers installed on the local node.  The Drivers Available dialog box appears.
  3. Select the driver you want and click OK. The driver appears in the I/O Driver Name field.
  4. Click the Add button. The SCU adds the I/O driver to the Configured I/O Drivers list box. Only drivers added to this list box are started during iFIX startup.

NOTE: During installation, the Simulation (SIM) driver is automatically installed for you. This driver provides 2000 registers for simulating process data and testing your database. Refer to the Building a SCADA System e-book for more information on using the SIM driver.

 

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