DIO Input/Output Settings

In DIO simulation, you can configure DIO input/output settings.

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Basic Operation​

1. Select DIO in Simulation Window
   Select Simulation Window from menu/toolbar, then select DIO in protocol tab.

2. Enable/disable DIO
   Use checkboxes on the left of DIO1 to DIO4. ON = enabled, OFF = disabled.

3. Select input/output direction
   Use Direction radio buttons. Select Input for monitoring level, Output for controlling output.

4. Select output level
   If Output is selected in step 3, use toggle switches on the right of DO1 to DO4.

5. Start monitoring
   Start monitoring with one of the following:

• Select Command -> Start from menu bar.

• Click on toolbar.
• Press F5.

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DIO Simulation Screen Description​

Item		Description	Notes
Output	DIO (Area ①)	Sets DIO output level. Toggle meanings: Lo: output Lo level Hi: output Hi level	Unavailable when Direction is Input.
	button	Opens DIO Output Trigger Setting dialog to configure event-trigger usage and conditions for changing DIO output level.
Setting	DIO (Area ②)	Enable/disable DIO. Checkbox ON = enabled, OFF = disabled.
	Direction	Sets DIO direction. Input: input direction Output: output direction
	Input Pull-Up/Down	Sets pull-up or pull-down resistor enable/disable. None: both disabled Pull-Up: pull-up enabled Pull-Down: pull-down enabled	Unavailable when Direction is Output.
	Output Mode	Sets output mode. Push-Pull: push-pull mode Open-Drain: open-drain mode	Unavailable when Direction is Input.
	button	Shows confirmation dialog. Click Yes to initialize all items.

DIO Output Trigger Setting Dialog​

Configures whether to use event trigger and trigger conditions for changing DIO output level.

When an event configured as Output: Lo is detected, output changes to Lo. When Output: Hi event is detected, output changes to Hi.

Item	Description	Notes
None	Event trigger is not used.
Ext Trigger	Detects port input as event.	Under development, currently unavailable.
Log Trigger	Detects specified monitoring log as event.
Key Trigger	Detects specified key input as event.

Log Trigger Settings​

In Log Trigger, configured logs can be detected as events. Various conditions such as specific data/errors can be set.

Log Trigger Screen​

Screen menu	Description
Event condition (Area ①)	Displays log condition used for event detection. Double-click to open Trigger Setting dialog and configure conditions.
button	Opens Trigger Setting dialog to configure event log conditions.

For details of Trigger Setting dialog, see Trigger Setting dialog.

Key Trigger​

Key Trigger detects keyboard input as events. This enables operations such as frame transmission by key input.

Item	Description	Notes
Main key (Area ①)	Sets trigger key. Options: None, A-Z, 0-9, F1-F12, SPACE	If None is set, key-trigger detection and log-data transmission by key are disabled.
Sub key (Area ②)	Sets modifier key used with main key. Options: None, Alt, Ctrl, Shift	Sub-key-only detection is not supported.