IPIO Manager 2.0

This is the user guide for the new web based IPIO Manager, version 2.0. The new version is a web based tool that can be deployed on any web server and can be used to connect and manage any IPIO on the same network. The new IPIO Manager will be deployed on each Visbox, on port 20000 by default. If it is not available at that port on older devices, open a ticket for refresh installation.

Connecting to an IPIO

To connect to an IPIO it must be on the same network with the device web app is running and you need following information:

IP address of the IPIO you want to connect
Username and password
Port, 5000 by default

Once connected, IPIO Manager display current status of the IPIO and available commands.

IO Control System

IO Control section of the IPIO Manager allows user to monitor inputs and also change state of digital outputs of the connected IPIO. Each click on an output changes state between ON and OFF and clicking the lightning symbol on the corner sets the output to toggle.

The state of outputs and inputs are frequently pulled by the web app. The update frequency may show the toggle function and heartbeat off sync. To see exact timing users are advised to check the physical device.

Note that VIS frequently updates outputs of the IPIO based on the detection and decision made after that. Changing the state of a digital output by IPIO Manager where the same output is also controlled actively by a VIS instance, wont effect because VIS may change its value back what it is supposed to be. To picture this situation, assume DO1 and DO2 are controlled by VIS to reflect a persons presence in a region. If there's a person, these outputs will be set to ON (1) and if not then to OFF (0). If a user would turn any of these outputs to 0 while there's a person, this user would see that it immediately turns back to 1 because there's a person in the region and VIS commands IPIO to have the output set to 1.

Device Information

The device information section below the IO controller shows the version of the device firmware and MAC address of the IPIO.