Column Headings

The following table describes the contents of the columns in the I/O Configuration application:

Path

In the Control Strategies view, the path shows the area, module, block and parameter.

In the Network view, the path shows the controller, I/O card and channel.

Type

For parameters, type indicates the parameter type.

Device Tag

Device Tag is the name associated with a specific device. The system provides a default name for each channel in the form:

NodeModuleChannel, for example, CTLR1C01P1.

You can use the default name or change it.

Referenced By

Shows the path to the module parameter or block parameter that references this Device Tag.

Enabled

Indicates whether the channel has been enabled.

Description

Shows the description specified in the Properties dialog of the parameter or channel.

Node Assignment

Shows the controller associated with a remote I/O node.