Enable and configure a digital input

Connect Tank has one digital I/O pin. You can configure the pin as a digital input, pulse counter, or digital output, but not more than one I/O function simultaneously.

In addition to the standard alarm and user-friendly name settings, the digital input options include rising edge wake, falling edge wake, and a pull-up resistor.

For details about the configuration options, see Digital Input option definitions.

To configure digital input options:

  1. Sign in to Remote Manager.
  2. Click the arrow next to your user name and choose Open Classic Remote Manager.
  3. Click Device Management > Devices tab.
  4. Double-click the Connect Tank device you want to configure.
  5. Expand the Configuration menu.

  1. Select Digital: Input.
  2. Select On for Interface Enable and disable the interface for all other digital I/O settings: 
    • Digital: Output > Interface Enable: Off
    • Digital: Pulse Counter > Interface Enable: Off
  3. Select On for the alarms you want to enable.
  4. Select On for Rising Edge Wake and Falling Edge Wake to enable them.
  5. Select On for Enable pullup when your application requires it.
  6. Enter a user-friendly name for the sensor in the Sensor Description field.
  7. Apply the configuration changes:
    1. Click Save > Schedule. The Save Device Properties dialog appears.
    2. Select Immediate.
    3. Select Schedule Offline.
    1. Click Schedule. Connect Tank downloads and applies configuration changes the next time it connects to Remote Manager.