Creating a Channel Panel
- In the Navigator panel expand the Tools node, right-click Channel Panels and select New Channel Panel. The Channel Panel configuration is displayed in the Asset List and settings open in the Inspector panel.
- On the Properties tab, enter a name and description for the Channel Panel you are creating.
- Click the Show/Hide button to display each K2 system's or GV I/O appliance's channels as desired.
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Select the working bin for the system as follows:
- Click the Browse button. A tree view section opens.
- Navigate the tree view and create or select the bin.
- Click Apply. The tree view section closes.
Note: The working bin is set for all the channels from the same K2 Summit/SAN system or GV I/O appliance used in the Channel Panel. -
Configure channels as
follows:
- To add channels to a gang, select channel checkboxes in the gang's column.
- To add a channel as a single channel, select the channel checkbox in the Unganged column.
- To add all channels to gang or as unganged, select the appropriate checkbox in the top row.
- If desired,
enter names for channels.
These names are for display in the GV STRATUS application only.
If a channel is configured on the K2 Summit system as a ChannelFlex channel, you can enter multiple names to identify the different ChannelFlex inputs and/or outputs.
- To launch the Channel Panel from the Inspector panel, click Launch.