The M2mIoNetwork is a specialized version of the NrioNetwork, pre-configured to communicate to the onboard I/O processor of an “M2M JACE” (JACE-x02 Express). Currently, it is valid only for this platform.

Only one M2mIoNetwork is supported in a station. In the initial nrio release, this is the only IO-related network needed by an M2M JACE station. At some future time, when remote I/O modules (10-16-485) are available, one or more NrioNetworks can be separately added to support these RS-485 connected devices.

The M2mIoNetwork should reside in the station’s DriverContainer (“Drivers”). The recommended way is to simply copy (drag and drop) the M2mIoNetwork from the nrio palette into Drivers. See Figure 2.

The copied M2mIoNetwork contains a child Nrio16Module named “LocalIo16”, which is the only “device level” component needed. Following the copy, a “learn device” job is automatically launched, and the Nrio16Module has its address and UID properties dynamically set. For related details, see NrioModule properties.

The M2mIoNetwork and NrioNetwork components have the typical collection of slots and properties as most other network components. For details, See “Common network components” in the Drivers Guide.

The following sections explain further: