ibaFOB-SDexp
Manual
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8
Diagnostics
The essential tools for diagnostics are integrated in the I/O manager of ibaPDA.
8.1
General card diagnostics
If you click on the data interface in the tree structure, the image of the card with essential
information appears in the right part of the dialog window.
8.1.1
“Configuration” tab
Representation of the card, see chapter 7.2.1 “Card configuration”.
In this tab you will find details on the interface settings and the following information:
PCI bus information:
Name of vendor and device ID, slot and bus number, IO and memory address, IO and
memory length are displayed here.
If these fields are empty or contain implausible data, the card is not properly plugged
into the PCI slot.
Schematic depiction:
The graphic depiction of the card is dynamic, i.e. the 7-segment display with the card
number and the LEDs for the connection status reflect the same status that can be seen
on the card itself.
The displays and their meanings are summarized in chapter 5.6 “Indicators”.
8.1.2
“Info” tab
Figure 17:
Information
Here you will find information about the card and the current firmware. Service and sup-
port features are also integrated, e.g. the reload of the FPGA and the firmware update.
By clicking on the button <Write firmware> a dialog box is opened and the relevant file
can be selected.
