To discover and add NdioBoards

In Ndio architecture, NdioBoards act as “device-level” components. An NdioBoard represents one or more Ndio processors, servicing some number of I/O points (see NdioBoard).

Depending on JACE hardware platform, the number of NdioBoards to be discovered varies:

Other JACE models may have an externally-attached I/O module, which appears as an NdioBoard.

To discover NdioBoards:

1. Double-click the NdioNetwork, or:

   right-click the NdioNetwork and select Views->Ndio Board Manager.

   This brings up the Ndio Board Manager.

2. Click the Discover button to launch an Ndio Board Discovery job.

   A progress bar appears at the top of the view, and updates as the discovery occurs.

3. When the discovery job completes, discovered NdioBoards are listed in the top pane of the view, in the “Discovered” table (Figure 4). The bottom pane, labeled “Database,” is a table of NdioBoards that are currently mapped into the Niagara station—initially, this table will be empty.

4. Click to select all discovered NdioBoards, then click the Add button .

   The Add dialog appears, in which you can accept all defaults (see Figure 5).

5. Click OK to add the NdioBoard(s) to your station.