You can create I/Os (dimmer, on/off, push button, timer, etc.) in two ways.
- When programming modules, you can create I/Os for each button of the switch (see "Programming Switches", "Programming REL08", ...).
- You can create all the I/Os at once without immediately assigning them to a specific switch, detector or other module. This is what we will explain in this section.
When you click on the I/Os (lamp) button, the following screen is displayed.
Use the "Wizard new I/O…" button to create a new I/O. The following window is displayed.
In this window, select the type of I/O you wish to create. To select lighting, use the first option displayed and choose the type of I/O. Via following link, you can find a list of I/O types that you can use in your Qbus system.
After selecting the desired I/O type, click "Next" and give the I/O a name, click on "Finish".
If you wish to create several I/O’s of the same type simultaneously, you can also enter the number here. The names are therefore numbered consecutively, starting from the entered name.
All I/O’s will then be visible in the screen above.
The buttons on the right side of the list of I/O’s (All, On/Off, Dimmers, ...) allow you to select which I/O’s are displayed, so that you can find the desired I/O more quickly. For example, the "All" key displays all I/O’s. With the on/off key only on/off contacts are displayed. With the "Dimmer" button, only the dimmer contacts, etc.
When you select one I/O and click the “Used in…" button, information is displayed about where in your program this I/O is used. In addition, you will be shown the serial number of the relay or dimmer component, the serial number of the switches, the scenes, clock times and logic rules where this I/O is used, ...
Finally, by selecting an I/O and clicking the "Read mode" button, you will see the current status of the I/O (on or off, percentage, temperature, ...). Of course, this only works after you have also sent the changes via the upload arrow. The "Test" button can be used to test this specific I/O.