Issue
If a MNB-1000 application contains R-I/O programming, can it be successfully downloaded without the actual R-I/O hardware connected and communicating?
Environment
- MNB-1000
- Remote I/O Module
Cause
Communication lost between MNB-1000 and Remote I/O module
Resolution
Yes. The R-I/O modules (MNB-1000-15) are not controllers and do not have control applications within them. All processing is done at the MNB-1000 (except fallback). Lack of R-I/O or R-I/O communications or loss of R-I/O communications has no effect on or during a download. In fact, the MNB-1000 cannot communicate with or even determine if R-I/O exists until an application configured for R-I/O has been downloaded at least once. This is because the R-I/O configuration information is stored in the application and the MNB-1000 must rely on the application to know if R I/O modules even exist.