The PDISO8 Series includes the following hardware:
The PDISO16 Series includes the following hardware:
The PDISO8 and PDISO16 Series supports the following features.
Port I/O
Functions
Python for Windows: d_in(), d_out()
PortNum
AUXPORT
DataValue
PDISO8: 0 to 255 for AUXPORT
PDISO16: 0 to 65,535 for AUXPORT (Refer to 16-bit values using a signed integer data type for information on 16-bit values using unsigned integers.)
Bit I/O
Functions
UL: cbDBitIn(), cbDBitOut()
UL for .NET: DBitIn(), DBitOut()
Python for Windows: d_bit_in(), d_bit_out()
PortType
AUXPORT
BitNum
PDISO8: 0 to 7 on AUXPORT
PDISO16: 0 to 15 on AUXPORT
USB-PDISO8, USB-PDISO8/40, and E-PDISO16 only.
Functions
UL: cbFlashLED()
UL for .NET: FlashLED()
Python for Windows: flash_led()
Causes the USB LED on the USB device to blink, and the LINK LED on the Ethernet device to blink. When you have several devices connected, use this function to identify a particular device.
The USB-PDISO8 and USB-PDISO8/40 support device detection with the API. Refer to the InstaCal, API Detection, or Both? section for information about whether to use InstaCal or the API to detect and configure hardware.
Factory serial number
Listed as Factory Serial No. (read only)
Identifier
Identifier text box
AC filter settings
Enable checkbox for each channel; Set All button to enable/disable all channels.
LED indicator
Flash LED button
Hardware version
Listed as Firmware Version (read only)
Factory serial number
ConfigItem = BIDEVSERIALNUM
DevNum = VER_FW_MAIN
UL for .NET: GetDeviceSerialNum()
Python for Windows: get_config_string()
config_item = DEVSERIALNUM
dev_num = MAIN
Identifier
UL: cbGetConfig()
ConfigItem = BIUSERDEVIDNUM
UL for .Net: GetUserDeviceIdNum()
Python for Windows: get_config()
config_item = USERDEVIDNUM
AC filter settings
UL: cbGetConfig(), cbSetConfig()
ConfigItem = BIDISOFILTER
ConfigVal = ENABLED, DISABLED
DevNum = Bit number
UL for .NET: GetDisoFilter(), SetDisoFilter()
Python for Windows: get_config(), set_config()
config_item = DISOFILTER
dev_num = bit number
config_val = State enum
LED indicator
UL: cbFlashLED()
UL for .NET: FlashLED()
Python for Windows: flash_led()
Hardware version
ConfigItem = BIDEVVERSION
DevNum = VER_FW_MAIN
UL for .NET: GetDeviceVersion()
Type = VersionType.FW_MAIN
Python for Windows: get_config_string()
config_item = DEVVERSION
dev_num = MAIN
Through InstaCal, you can configure the system to automatically attempt to establish control over the E-PDISO16 when an application starts up. To do this, check the "Try to acquire ownership on application startup" option on InstaCal's Ethernet Settings tab. Note that only one computer should have this option selected; otherwise, two or more computers might compete for control over the E-PDISO16. To manually request control over the E-PDISO16, press the Request Ownership button on the Ethernet Settings tab.
Only one computer can establish control over an E-PDISO16 at a time. Additional computers that contact the device can only query the state of the device and its ports. The name of the computer with control over the E-PDISO16 appears in the Device Owner property on the Ethernet Settings tab.
If another computer already has control over E-PDISO16 when you connect to it, you can send a message to the controlling computer. Do the following.
If your computer controls an E-PDISO16 and you receive a message from another person requesting control of the device, the message shows on your screen for the time set in the Maximum Wait drop-down list.
When a computer sends a message to the computer controlling the device, the message displays on the monitor of the controlling computer for the time specified by the Time-out value.
The message box has two buttons used to respond to the message. When you receive a message, enter a response in the message box and click on one of the following buttons.