Chapter 3
Feature Descriptions
©
National Instruments Corporation
3-11
cFP-20xx and cFP-BP-x User Manual
Removable Compact Flash (cFP-2020 Only)
You can use compact flash for removable data storage with the cFP-2020.
The controller takes Type I and Type II compact flash up to 512 MB. With
the power off, open the compact flash cover and plug a compact flash into
the slot, then power up the controller. You can access the removable
compact flash by using LabVIEW file I/O VIs running embedded on the
controller. To read from or write to the removable compact flash, point the
VI to the D drive on the controller.
You must power down the controller before removing the compact flash.
In order to get data from the compact flash while the controller is operating,
use an FTP client or a LabVIEW remote front panel and download the data
from the D drive on the controller. Removing the compact flash without
powering down the controller can cause data corruption.
File Transfer Capability
When running on a cFP-20
xx
, the RT Engine has a File Transfer Protocol
(FTP) server. The FTP server gives you the ability to use any standard FTP
utility for transferring files to and from the hard drive of the cFP-20
xx
.
You must provide the correct password when opening a connection to the
cFP-20
xx
if the configuration is locked in MAX.
Note
Transferred files must use the 8.3 file naming convention.
For programmatic file transfer control in LabVIEW or LabVIEW RT,
use the Internet Developers Toolkit, included in the LabVIEW Enterprise
Connectivity Toolset. Refer to
ni.com
for more information about the
LabVIEW Enterprise Connectivity Toolset.
Note
Contact NI to determine whether the version of the toolkit you are using can be
downloaded onto the cFP-20
xx
.
