nGI has support for digital IO modules. This is helpful to control machinery from image processing applications or to react upon input signals sent from machinery.

Advantech Adam-60xx Ethernet Modules

nGI supports various digital IO modules from Advatech ().

The modules are connected via LAN or wireless LAN to a PC and support a variety of input/output lines. The modules may have additional features, such as counters, etc. but these are not supported.

module	bus	features
ADAM-6050	LAN	12 digital inputs, 6 digital outputs
ADAM-6050W	WLAN	12 digital inputs, 6 digital outputs
ADAM-6051	LAN	12 digital inputs, 2 digital outputs
ADAM-6051W	WLAN	12 digital inputs, 2 digital outputs
ADAM-6052	LAN	8 digital inputs, 8 digital outputs
ADAM-6060	LAN	6 digital inputs, 6 digital outputs
ADAM-6060W	WLAN	6 digital inputs, 6 digital outputs
ADAM-6066	LAN	6 digital outputs

Support for the Advantech Adam-60xx modules is implemented in the C# version of nGI only. The following class is available:

C# / .NET	purpose
Adam6000Module	An Advantech Adam-6000 module abstraction, whichis needed to intialize the module and get information from it. It is also needed to write to digital outputs and to read from digital inputs.

Data Translation OpenLayers

nGI supports various digital IO modules from Data Translation ().

The modules are connected via USB or PCI buses to a PC and support a variety of input/output lines. The modules may have additional features, such as counters, etc. but these are not supported.

module	bus	features
DT9817	USB	28 digital inputs/outputs
DT9817-H	USB	28 digital inputs/outputs
DT9817-R	USB	8 digital inputs, 8 digital outputs
DT9835	USB	64 digital inputs/outputs
DT335	PCI	32 digital inputs/outputs
DT351	PCI	8 digital inputs, 8 digital outputs
DT340	PCI	32 digital inputs, 8 digital outputs

You need to install the Data Translation OpenLayers software in order to use the modules from within nGI. We have used OpenLayers 7.5 to implement the support, so OpenLayers 7.5 or higher is needed.

The following classes are available:

C# / .NET	C++ / native	purpose
DtOpenlayersSystem	dt_openlayers_system	Provide information about the installed DT OpenLayers software and the connected devices.
DtOpenlayersModule	dt_openlayers_module	A DT OpenLayers module abstraction, whichis needed to intialize the module and get information from it. It is also needed to write to digital outputs and to read from digital inputs.