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Configure GPI for Director, Runtime and Designer

Table of Contents

  1. Supported GPI Boards
    1. GPIBoards
  2. General Configuration
    1. Ventuz Runtime and Designer
    2. Ventuz Director
    3. Sample Config Files
      1. DLP Design IO8
      2. Numato 16 Channel USB GPIO

Supported GPI Boards

GPI Boards

At the time of writing Ventuz supports the ​DLP Design IO8 and the ​Numato 16 Channel USB GPIO boards.

Ventuz only supports General Purpose Inputs even though the hardware is able to support both Inputs and Outputs.

General Configuration

Ventuz Runtime and Designer

To use a GPI with Ventuz Designer or Runtime you will need to create a configuration file that provides Ventuz with information on which GPIO Board and which pins are used. To do so copy one of the above sample XML files to this location: Public Documents\Ventuz6\Configuration\GpioConfig\gpio.xml

Adjust the COM Port and the number of pins used if needed.

Ventuz Director

To use a GPI with Ventuz Director you will need to create a configuration file that provides Ventuz with information on which GPIO Board and which pins are used. To do so copy one of the above sample XML files to this location: Public Documents\Ventuz6\Configuration\GpioConfig\gpio.director.xml

Sample Config Files

DLP Design IO8

<GPIO>
  <Devices>
    <Device>
      <LogLevel>Info</LogLevel>
      <Class>Ventuz.Kernel.GPIO.DLPDesign_DLP_IO8, Ventuz.Kernel.Shared</Class>
      <Port>COM4</Port>
      <Channels>
        <ChannelType>DigitalInput</ChannelType>
        <ChannelType>DigitalInput</ChannelType>
        <ChannelType>DigitalInput</ChannelType>
        <ChannelType>DigitalInput</ChannelType>
        <ChannelType>DigitalInput</ChannelType>
        <ChannelType>DigitalInput</ChannelType>
        <ChannelType>DigitalInput</ChannelType>
        <ChannelType>DigitalInput Inverted</ChannelType>
      </Channels>
    </Device>
  </Devices>
</GPIO>

Numato 16 Channel USB GPIO

<GPIO>
  <Devices>
    <Device>
	  <LogLevel>Info</LogLevel>
      <Class>Ventuz.Kernel.GPIO.NumatoLab_USB_GPIO16, Ventuz.Kernel.Shared</Class>
      <Port>COM5</Port>
      <Channels>
        <ChannelType>DigitalInput</ChannelType>
        <ChannelType>DigitalInput</ChannelType>
        <ChannelType>DigitalInput</ChannelType>
        <ChannelType>DigitalInput</ChannelType>
        <ChannelType>DigitalInput</ChannelType>
        <ChannelType>DigitalInput</ChannelType>
        <ChannelType>DigitalInput</ChannelType>
        <ChannelType>DigitalInput</ChannelType>
        <ChannelType>DigitalInput</ChannelType>
        <ChannelType>DigitalInput</ChannelType>
        <ChannelType>DigitalInput</ChannelType>
        <ChannelType>DigitalInput</ChannelType>
        <ChannelType>DigitalInput</ChannelType>
        <ChannelType>DigitalInput</ChannelType>
        <ChannelType>DigitalInput</ChannelType>
        <ChannelType>DigitalInput Inverted</ChannelType>
      </Channels>
    </Device>
  </Devices>
</GPIO>

Pins can also be inverted, simply add " Inverted" to the desired Channel.

Adjust the COM Port and the number of pins used if needed.

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