Chapter 4
Nonvolatile Configuration
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You can edit the National Instruments-reserved configuration parameters
and CI user configuration variables by selecting the corresponding
menu item. In each case, you are prompted to enter constants for the
new values, with
default
values
supplied
where
appropriate. For
the
pSOS
configuration parameters, the GPIB-VXI/C prints a formula for calculating
an appropriate value for each parameter if you type in 0 in response to the
prompt requesting the value.
The Default CI Configuration and Resident CI Base Locations options are
only important when installing a Resident CI. Refer to Appendix B,
the DMAmove and CDS-852 Adapter Code Instruments
, for instructions on
installing the Resident CIs.
Note
The Change Configuration Information editor modifies only the RAM copy of the
NV memory contents. You must update the NV memory with the
Write Back (Save)
Changes
command in the main menu to retain the changes after the GPIB-VXI/C has been
reset or powered-down.
Select
Quit Editor
to return the display to the main menu.
Set Configuration to Factory Settings
The item
Set Configuration to Factory Settings
sets the
contents of the RAM copy of the NV memory to the default (original)
factory settings. Notice that only the RAM copy is affected. You must use
the
Write Back (Save) Changes
command in the main menu to write
back the NV memory and retain the changes after the GPIB-VXI/C has
been reset or powered-down.
Write Back (Save) Changes
The item
Write Back (Save) Changes
writes the modified copy of the
NV memory back to the EEPROM. The write-back procedure takes five
to 10 seconds.
Quit Configuration
The item
Quit Configuration
prompts you to select a different startup
configuration.
