Adding an RIO Drop using CCOTF

Introduction

This chapter describes how to add an using the standard or virtual mode. When you add an RIO drop to a running system, the cycle time and bandwidth usage may increase.

NOTE: Confirm that the RIO drop you are adding contains only non-configured modules or modules configured with the MAST task.

What Is in This Chapter?

This chapter contains the following topics:

Adding an RIO Drop Using the Standard Connected Mode
Adding an RIO Drop Using the Virtual Connected Mode

RIO drop

One of the three types of RIO modules in an Ethernet RIO network. An RIO drop is an M580 rack of I/O modules that are connected to an Ethernet RIO network and managed by an Ethernet RIO adapter module. A drop can be a single rack or a main rack with an extended rack.