Appendix A
Troubleshooting
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NI CVS-1450 Series User Manual
Formatting the NI CVS-1450 Device Compact Flash Memory
Complete the following steps to format the Compact Flash memory and
restore the NI CVS-1450 device to its original state.
Caution
Formatting the Compact Flash memory overwrites all of the files on the
NI CVS-1450 device. Back-up any user data files you want to preserve to another
computer before formatting the Compact Flash memory.
1.
Start the NI CVS-1450 device in safe mode. To start in safe mode,
enable the
SAFE MODE
DIP switch on the front of the NI CVS-1450
device and restart the device.
2.
Launch MAX.
3.
In the MAX configuration tree, expand
Remote Systems
.
4.
Right-click the name of the device you want to reformat and select
Format Disk
.
The video output connected to the NI CVS-1450 device displays the
status of the format.
5.
After the format completes, disable the
SAFE MODE
switch, and
restart the device.
6.
Refer to
Getting Started with the NI CVS-1450 Series Compact Vision
System
for information about configuring the NI CVS-1450 device for
your application.
Hardware Errors
POWER OK LED is Red
The NI CVS-1450 device is in one of the following fault conditions:
•
Shutdown enabled in software, but ISO Input 11 is not turned on
–
ISO Input 11 is used to indicate to the NI CVS-1450 device that
all external devices are ready for operation. When ISO Input 11
turns off, the NI 1450 shuts down. Either turn on ISO Input 11
with an external source and reset the NI CVS-1450 device, or
disable Shutdown in the software.
Note
For prototyping when external equipment is unavailable, V
iso
can be wired to
ISO Input 11 to turn on the NI CVS-1450 device.
