Adding discovered I/O points as Nrio proxy points

NOTE: Only one Nrio proxy point can be added for each discovered Hardware Point. This prevents input configuration errors and output write contentions to the I/O hardware points.

Perform the following steps:

Select the I/O point or points in the discovered Hardware Points pane of the Nrio Point Manager.
(Optional) Select a target Nrio point folder in the Database pane (click to highlight folder).
Map selected points in the station by either of the follow methods:
- Dragging from the Discovered pane to Database pane which invokes the Add window.
- Double-clicking an item in the Discovered pane also invokes the Add window.
In the Add window, edit the following fields for each I/O point, as needed.
- Name is the Nrio proxy point name—by default this appears as AbbrevIoTypeTerminalNumber, for example, ui4, ao2, and so on. Typically, you change this to describe the I/O purpose.
- Type is the Nrio type, which is selectable for any universal input, but fixed for any output.
  
  NOTE: Unlike other entries in the Add dialog, you cannot edit the point’s Type later.
- Address is the learned I/O point’s hardware address.
- Poll Frequency specifies the point’s poll frequency group (default is Normal).
- Conversion specifies the conversion type used between the Nrio proxy extension’s Device Facets and the parent point’s facets.
- Facets are the Nrio proxy point’s facets, for how the value should be displayed in Niagara.
Click OK once the proxy point(s) are configured properly for your usage.

The proxy points ares added to the station, and appear listed in the Database pane.

NOTE: In cases where you notice a fault status for input points you have edited with non-default facets, this is likely related to a mismatch of the Units in the point’s automatically-appended Linear Calibration Ext. To clear this fault status, expand the point’s Linear Calibration Ext and edit Units to match the units in the point’s facets.

Adding discovered I/O points as Nrio proxy points

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