Configuration via Software

If you use Opto Trigger 5 together with microEnable 5 marathon, you can - as an alternative to the DIP switches - use software to configure the physical interface of Opto Trigger 5. This is especially helpful if you want to test Opto Trigger 5 under laboratory conditions.

As soon as you configure Opto trigger 5 via software, the position of the DIP switches does not provide any information about the actual configuration.

However, the LEDs on Opto Trigger 5 always inform you which setting is active*. In addition, you can use the software to get information about the current settings.

 

Software Configuration Overrides DIP Switch Position

 

If you configure the physical interface of the trigger board via Software, the DIP switch position has no effect on the actual physical interface of the trigger board.

How to reset the trigger board to read the DIP position for configuration of its physical interface, see Re-Enabling DIP Switch Configuration.

 

 

* Known issue: In some cases, LED O INV shines less brightly than the other LEDs when Opto Trigger 5 has been configured via software. This doesn't indicate any difference in function.

Find detailed information on configuring Opto Trigger 5 via software in the following sections: