Press in the Setup / Enter Scroll knob to access the Main Menu and then scroll to the Status Menu option, press the scroll knob in again to access the Status menu which provides further options, Ports, GPI and GPO.

On scrolling to and selecting Ports on this menu the System Ports menu appears, showing all of the available 36 ports graphically, with their current status.

Each rectangle on the System Ports menu represents one of the 36 possible “port” connections in the system. A “port” connection is one of the RJ-45 connectors on the PiCo’s rear panel to which user panel and interfaces are connected with shielded CAT-5 cable.  When a remote device is connected to a PiCo “port,” the rectangle will change to a solid light when the connected device is online and communicating with the matrix.  In addition, a letter or number will appear above each rectangle to indicate the type of connection, as follows:

Note: Ports 33 through 36 do not show the solid light pattern to indicate communications activity, but a letter or number will appear on the display above these port symbols to indicate port function.