Chapter 4
Feature Set Description
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5.
In the left pane of FieldPoint Explorer, right-click the FP-20
xx
, 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-20
xx
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
section of Chapter 5,
or to the examples in
labview\examples\rt\RT watchdog
, for more
information about the hardware watchdog.
Storing a Custom Power-Up Configuration
Setting a Power-Up State with the Snapshot Method
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.
Caution
Using the Snapshot feature overwrites any power-up values you have specified
for individual channels in the Channel Configuration dialog box.
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-20
xx
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
section.