6.1 Auto Config
Unless the console is shipped with a specic, customer-dened conguration,
the automatic conguration functions may be applied when powering up the
console for the rst time. Manually conguring all the different parameters
can become a quite time-consuming task, so auto conguration is the recom
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mended procedure in such a case.
Auto conguration considers the currently installed I/O hardware, creates
logical inputs and outputs that are mapped to the physical input and output
modules, provides a common desk setup allowing the user to operate the
console, and species the GPIO functions. Thus the conguration effort is
reduced to a minimum. Of course, some manual ne tuning will be necessary
afterwards, such as editing the input/output labels displayed by the desk.
Auto conguration may be activated by a user having access to conguration
(this is, usually, the system administrator only) by touching one of the ... Init
buttons on the Admin - Cong page. A user warning pops up, saying “You
are about to recongure the console. This operation will overwrite your
I/O (or desk, or GPIO) conguration”, as shown below.
After conrmation with Continue, the conguration process starts. It takes
a few seconds to be completed, depending on system size. As long as the pro-
cess is active, the button remains highlighted in blue, and auto conguration
cannot be restarted.
Important! System configuration is intended for use by trained personnel (such as the
system administrator) only. Great care shall be applied when using it.
When auto configuration is started inadvertently, the current console
configuration will immediately be overwritten. However, the previous con-
figuration may be rescued by powering the console off and on again, as
long as none of the
Save buttons has been used before. Nevertheless it is
recommended to have a backup of the current configuration files available
on an external backup media (for details see chapter 6.3).
The main goal of the auto conguration is to initialize the logical inputs and
outputs and matching them to the available input/output hardware.
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