Peripheral hardware includes such devices as RADs, DRs, and EXPs. You can add a device to a HAL configuration in both online mode and offline mode
. The behavior of Halogen differs slightly depending on the mode you are in.
To add the new EXP to the end of the current chain of EXP devices, drop the device onto the empty port:
To insert the new EXP before a device already in the EXP chain, drop it on the insert region just above the existing device:
If you are in online mode and the correct physical hardware is not actually connected to that port, Halogen displays a Mismatch or Missing message similar to the following:
tip: If you don't need to specify the port to which the device should be connected, you can add the device by simply double-clicking it in the Hardware Palette. Halogen adds it to the end of the EXP chain.
This brings the HAL or EXP device into view in the Hardware Map:
tip: If you drag a RAD or DR to the EXP Navigation Panel and hover over the port area for a device, after a few seconds Halogen automatically highlights the HAL or EXP device. This brings it into view in the Hardware Map:
tip: If you don't need to specify the port to which the device should be connected, you can add the device by simply double-clicking it in the Hardware Palette. Halogen adds it to the next available compatible port.
tip: You can also drop the device on a RAD or DR port area for a device in the EXP Navigation Panel. Halogen adds the new device to the first available port.
warning! If you are working in online mode (you are connected to a live device) and you decide to change the configured device model on a port, you will be disconnected from HAL if the previous model configured on that port is included in your Processing Map. If the previous model is not used in your Processing Map, however, you will not be disconnected. You can also add a device to an open port without being disconnected.