Storing A Custom Power-Up Configuration; Setting A Power-Up State With The Snapshot Method - National Instruments FieldPoint FP-2000 User Manual

Chapter 4 Feature Set Description

Storing a Custom Power-Up Configuration

Setting a Power-Up State with the Snapshot Method

Using the Snapshot feature overwrites any power-up values you have specified
Caution
for individual channels in the Channel Configuration dialog box.
FP-2000/2010/2015 User Manual
5. In the left pane of FieldPoint Explorer, right-click the FP-20xx, select
Edit this device, and configure these settings:
• Clear the factory configuration checkbox.
• Enable network watchdog for the bank.
• Enter a network watchdog timer value for the bank, a value that
specifies the maximum allowable period of lost communication
with hosts or clients over the network.
6. Click OK.
7. Select File»Save.
In addition to the network watchdog, the FP-20xx network modules support
a hardware watchdog that you can set up in LabVIEW RT. The VIs to
control the hardware watchdog are on the FieldPoint palette. Refer to the
Hardware Watchdog
or to the examples in
information about the hardware watchdog.
The Snapshot feature provides a single-step method for storing the current
state of your FieldPoint hardware for use as the power-up state of the bank.
1. Set the hardware to the state you want to use as a power-up state,
including output values, ranges, and attributes.
2. Right-click the FP-20xx in the left pane of FieldPoint Explorer, and
select Edit this device.
3. Clear the factory configuration checkbox.
4. Click Snapshot. Click Yes and OK to approve the change.
5. Click OK in the Device Configuration dialog box.
6. Select File»Save.
To make incremental changes to the power-up values of individual
channels, use the procedure described in the
Method section.
section of Chapter 5,
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