How to create a Local I/O

In System Administration, complete the following steps:

1) Select Local I/O from the Access Control menu.

2) Select the Local I/O Function Lists tab, and then click [Add].

2) In the Name field, type a unique, descriptive name for the list.

3) Select an access panel from the Access Panel drop-down.

4) Select an execution mode from the Execution Mode drop-down. The execution mode describes the circumstances under which the system will execute the function list. Choices include:
- Execute on State Change - Specifies the function list will execute when the state of the list changes from True to False, or from False to True (this is   enabled only for Apollo panels).
- Unconditional Execution - Specifies the function list will always execute.

5) For each function statement you need to include in the list:
- Select the function name from the Function drop-down. Descriptive information about the selected function is displayed in the Function Behavior section.
- If the function requires an argument, select its value from the Argument 1 drop-down.
- If the Argument 2 drop-down is available, select a second argument from that drop-down.

6) Click [OK] to save the change.

Local I/O Device Linkage

1) In the Local Input/Output form, select the Device -> Function Links tab, and then select an access panel from the Access Panel drop-down.
- Hardware devices associated with the selected access panel will be listed in the Devices field. Devices include access panels, readers, alarm panels, and workstations.
- Local I/O function lists associated with the selected access panel will be listed in the Function Lists field.
Note: You cannot create a link unless at least one function list has been created for the panel.

2) Select an item in the Devices field.

3) Select a local I/O function list in the Function Lists field. The [Link] button becomes available.

4) Click [Link]. A Link window will be displayed. The contents of the Link window vary with the device and also with the Logical Event selected in the Link window.

6) In the Link window, select a Logical Event from the list. The State/Action parameters will be displayed.

7) For each item in the On State list, select the corresponding Take Action choice. The choices are:
- Do Nothing - when the event is in that state, do nothing to the term in the specified function list. Typically, for a "Not Configured" state, you would select this action.
- Set TRUE - execute the function list with an input argument of TRUE (for Apollo hardware, sets the specified logic term value to TRUE).
- Set FALSE - execute the function list with an input argument of FALSE (for Apollo hardware, sets the specified logic term value to FALSE).
- PULSE - execute the function list with an input argument of PULSE.

8) Click [OK] to save the device/function link.