Moving an rta, Removing an rta, Disconnecting an rta from within the software – Perle Systems RIO 5500036-17 User Manual
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RIO Remote I/O System User Guide
Installing RIO under Windows NT
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Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software
Moving an RTA
Under windows NT RIO allows you to relocate a previously configured RTA within your RIO
system without further configuration. The device driver will detect its ID and configuration
automatically, and will relocate the unit on the system map in the RIO Configuration window.
For details on installing RTAs, see
Installing Remote Terminal Adaptors (RTAs)
Removing an RTA
To remove an RTA from your system under Windows NT proceed as follows;
1. Remove the RTA from your system using the procedures detailed in
.
2. In the RIO Configuration window, single click on the RTA you want to remove from the
system.
3. In the RIO Configuration menu, click on
.
The ports that were assigned to the RTA are now added to the list of available ports.
Disconnecting an RTA from within the software
The RIO configuration utility allows you to disconnect an RTA from the system without
physically unplugging it. This process is known as
zombieing
. To disconnect an RTA in this
way proceed as follows;
1. In the RIO Configuration window, single click on the RTA you want to zombie.
2. In the RIO Configuration menu, click on
On the system map the RTA is now disconnected (orphaned) from the host and becomes
dimmed.
Note
If you fail to delete RTAs from the system map configuration, the RIO system will assume the
ports associated with that RTA are still installed and subsequently reject any new RTAs added
to the system.
Note
To remove an RTA from a zombied state, go to the unit and re-power it. The map should
update itself to show the RTA connected once more.