Impulse MAQ20-940 Configuration - Manual (Page 18)

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7.0 Configure the MAQ
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20 Discrete Input/Output Module
Figure 9: MAQ20-DIO Discrete Input/Output Module Configuration Panel
To configure the module click on any cell in a row of the Main Registration Panel and then click the
Configure Module button this will open the MAQ20 Discrete Input/Output Module configuration panel.
7.1 Discrete I/O Configuration:
The I/O channel display on the panel represents the fixed configuration of the module. Starting from the
top, the first 5 channels are Discrete Output and the last 5 are Discrete Input. The current state of the
channels is displayed in the Status column. The state of the Output channels can be changed by
selecting the channel number from the Chan pull down menu and pressing the Toggle button. The
Default Out state of the Output modules can be changed by clicking on the cell corresponding to the
Output channel and entering a value of “0” or “1”. Data will remain in module memory until the next
power cycle. Press the Save button to store the settings in the module nonvolatile memory.