Nrio Device Manager

The default view on an M2mIoNetwork or NrioNetwork, the Nrio Device Manager provides a table based view of device level NrioModule components. If you are using an M2mIoNetwork copied from the nrio palette, the only NrioModule you need is already configured, ready to access the onboard I/O of an M2M JACE.

Figure 5. Nrio Device Manager

The default name for the child Nrio16Module is LocalIo16, and you can further edit by double-clicking and entering a Description value. This component auto discovers the onboard JACE IO module, and you can double-click on the Exts to go to its Nrio Point Manager view.

For an NrioNetwork, used to support remote I/O modules (devices available at some later date), the Nrio Device Manager also provides a Learn Mode to find such RS-485 connected devices. In this case, this view allows you to discover and add one or more device-level NrioModule components to the station database.

Figure 6. Adding NrioModule discovered using Nrio Device Manager

Figure 7. Add dialog for NrioModule(s)

After adding all discovered NrioModule(s), use the Nrio Point Manager view of each NrioModule to add Nrio proxy points—one for each available I/O hardware point (terminal address).