The Scorpion IO Modules is new in Scorpion Version X.I.



The status panel at the top of the IO system displays:

• The ON / OFF button
• Counters
• IO Image

The ON/OF Button has the following right mous click menu

The user can reset counter and link the ON / OFF button to a dynamic guard in the tag database.

The IO system is added to the Scorpion by adding a page from the Page Adminstrator.

IO System Architecture

The IO System is designed to have the following properties and features:

• Significantly reduce the cost of implementing IO systems using Scorpion Vision Software
  • Eliminate the need for any scripting connecting IO
• To handle multiple IO devices
• To provide a means to simulate IO without connecting the actual IO device
• Ability move / change IO signals easily between io-devices
• Make it easy to add support for io-devices
• Be a high performance IO system
• Have a log to monitor the events and changes.

The system is well connected with the Scorpion Vision Software event system. The following units is included:

• Signals - defined by Module, Signal and its Value
• Module - defined by Name, Driver and Poll rate
• Events - an event is connected to a Signal transition and has an user defined action

The screen below shows the three main elements of the system

• Status Panel
• Signals list
  • displays the name, module, connection, value and error code
• Eventlog
  • state - alarm, warning, information level
  • Time
  • Sender or Module
  • Event description