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3.5 Spectrum I/O Configuration Utility
“SCIOCFG.EXE” is a utility provided on the install disk under the typical pathname
“A:\CONCEPT\SCIOCFG.EXE”. “SCIOCFG.EXE” is intended to help users configure Spectrum I/O when
using Concept. This tool is intended to make the configuration of I/O modules supplied by Spectrum Controls
easy to accomplish when using Concept.
Version 2.1 of the Concept programming software introduced the tool for importing ModConnect module
definition files into the Concept database. This allows Concept users to configure ModConnect I/O such as
the 140 AUI 040 00sc. However, Concept V2.1 does not provide a means for ModConnect I/O developers to
design their own I/O configuration menus. Instead, Concept provides a generic interface where the user must
enter configuration parameters in hexadecimal values. The Spectrum I/O modules are designed to be feature
rich with an efficient use of registers. This requires the user to be intimately aware of the initialization param-
eters structure in order to perform simple I/O configuration changes. Simply stated, users can calculate the
correct hexadecimal values for the configuration parameters but it is a tedious task, SCIOCFG is designed to
relieve the user of this burden.
SCIOCFG presents the user with user friendly selection lists using standard Windows interfaces. SCIOCFG
also automatically constrains all parameters to legal values during the data entry process.
SCIOCFG may be run in one of two modes, stand alone mode, or synchronous mode. In the stand alone
mode, the user configures the data for a given module as desired. SCIOCFG then presents the parameters in
hexadecimal values so the user may then manually transfer this data to Concept at a later time.
In the synchronous mode, SCIOCFG runs in the background waiting for the user to select the generic I/O
parameters configuration menu for any one of the modules supported. When this occurs, SCIOCFG reads the
data from the Concept generic I/O parameter configuration menu, and activates the appropriate I/O parameter
configuration menu. When the user clicks on the SCIOCFG OK button, the new data is sent back to Concept.
3.6 SCIOCFG.EXE Installation:
SCIOCFG.EXE is a 32-bit Windows program requiring Windows 95 or newer. Installation of SCIOCFG.EXE
is simple. Copy the SCIOCFG.EXE file from the installation disk to the desired directory. Then you may add
a shortcut to the windows desktop or add the program to the windows taskbar using standard windows
techniques.
e.g. From a DOS window:
C:\>MD C:\SCIOCFG
C:\> COPY A:\CONCEPT\SCIOCFG.EXE C:\SCIOCFG
To add a shortcut:
1. Place the mouse cursor on an open area of the windows desktop.
2. Click the right mouse button.
3. Select the “New” option.
4. Select the “Shortcut” option.
5. Enter the full install pathname. E.G. C:\SCIOCFG\SCIOCFG.EXE
+ Note :The user may optionally configure SCIOCFG to always run in either the stand alone mode or the
synchronous mode. To do this, place a space in one of the following strings immediately after the full
pathname:
NO_SYNC
SYNC_WITH_CONCEPT
E.G. C:\SCIOCFG\SCIOCFG.EXE SYNC_WITH_CONCEPT