
Chapter 8. Using the Power Tool 109
8. Using the Power Tool
The SI7 I/O Driver Power Tool is your main configuration utility for setting up and
maintaining the SI7 I/O driver. It provides fields for specifying the properties of
channels, devices, and datablocks.
Features
The Power Tool provides:
• The Template dialog box for specifying channel, device, and datablock
defaults.
• The Setup dialog box for defining the default name and default path for
configuration files.
• The Server Connection dialog box for connecting to a remote or local I/O
Server.
• The Tree Browser for an overall view of your system configuration.
• A statistics mode for displaying the statistics of your I/O driver while it is
running. Statistics are provided for all levels: driver, channel, device, and
datablock.
• A configuration mode for displaying and modifying driver, channel, device,
and datablock properties.
Access Methods
From the Windows Start menu
[1] Select Programs.
[2] Select Intellution FIX or iFIX from the Programs menu.
[3] Select SI7 Power Tool from the pop-up menu that appears.
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