RTU and I/O - Tool Kit Configuration - How to add EtherTRAK-2 Modules to a Project File Quickly

06 Jun 2025

Abstract

Adding EtherTRAK-2 modules to an Tool Kit project file can be added quicker than adding individually using the redundancy feature in the ST-IPm-8460/ST-IPm-6350/ST-IPm-2350/ST-IPm-1350/VT-IPm-1410/VT-IPm-2410. Enable the redundancy features in the RTU and use the add remote I/O link feature to quickly add modules.  

 

Products

RTU Products:

ST-IPm-8460/ST-IPm-6350/ST-IPm-2350/ST-IPm-1350/VT-IPm-1410/VT-IPm-2410/VT-mIPm-245-D/VT-mIPm-241-D/VT-mIPm-135-D/VT-mIPm-131-D/VT-IPm2m-213-D/VT-IPm2m-113-D/VT-uIPm-431-H/VT-uIPm-441-H/ST-GT-1210/ET-GT-ST-3

 

I/O Products:

E2-MIX24880-D/E2-MIX24882-D/E2-MIX20884-D/E2-8AO20M-D/E2-32AI20M-D/E2-32AI10V-D/E2-32DI24-D/E2-32DO24-D/E2-16AI20M-D/E2-16AI-8AO-D/E2-16DI24-D/E2-16DIAC-D/E2-16DO24-D/E2-16DORLY-D/E2-16ISO20M-D/E2-16ISOTC-D/E2-10RTD-D

 

 

Use Case: Quickly add EtherTRAK-2 configurations to an existing project file

 

Required Software

Sixnet I/O Tool Kit 5.0.103

Enable Redundancy Features and EtherTRAK-2 modules

  1. Highlight or create a RTU configuration and go to Configure> Configure Station/Module > General tab. Check the Automatically configure a secondary controller and Enable built-in redundancy check boxes. The “Redundant Controller Options” tab will appear.
  2. Go to the Redundant Controller Options tab. Uncheck the “Red Lion Redundancy” check box. Go to the I/O Transfer tab.
  3. Click on the “Add Remote I/O” button. Select the EtherTRAK-2 module model, descriptive name, station number, and IP address. If you want the I/O Transfer to be automatically set-up using Sixnet UDR UDP/IP communication, then check the “Create a Remote I/O Link module and I/O Transfer” check box. If you just want the module to be added to the project file then uncheck that box.
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  4. Repeat the process to add as many EtherTRAK-2 modules as needed.

Disable Redundancy Features

  1. Once all the EtherTRAK-2 modules are added and redundancy features are not needed the redundancy feature may be disabled. Go to the General tab and uncheck the redundancy features

 

 

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