Chapter 1
Introduction
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application. If the board is booted with the No App switch in the On (left)
position (refer to Figure 1-3), no startup application runs. For more
information on startup applications, refer to the
LabVIEW RT User Manual
.
Switch S2 is the Safe Mode switch, referred to as the Recover switch on
the board. Normally, the PCI-7041 boots and runs LabVIEW RT from the
CompactFlash. If the CompactFlash becomes corrupted, the Safe Mode
switch puts the board into safe mode, which allows you to reload the
software onto the CompactFlash. To put the board into safe mode, set the
Safe Mode switch to the On (left) position (refer to Figure 1-3) and reset
the board.
Switch S3 is the Redirect switch. Setting this switch to the On (left)
position and resetting the board causes the PCI-7041 to output boot status
and software status messages to the accessory board serial port. To view
these messages, connect the serial port to your computer’s serial port via
a serial crossover (null modem) cable. Use a terminal program such as
Hyperterm and open a connection to the computer serial port with the
following settings: 9,600 Baud, 8 data, 1 stop, no flow control. Be sure to
set the Redirect switch to the Off (right) position (refer to Figure 1-3) if you
plan to use the serial port for any reason other than to see these messages.
Setting this switch to On causes the PCI-7041 to boot more slowly than
normal.
Battery
The battery on the PCI-7041 keeps the clock running when the board is
powered off. It is a sealed Lithium battery that should last five years or
more. If you need to replace it, contact National Instruments. The battery
manufacturer is Tadiran (
www.tadiranbat.com
), and the part number is
TL-5186.
National Instruments Software
National Instruments has developed several software kits you can use with
the PCI-7041. The software is already installed on your flash drive.
The PCI-7041 is specifically designed to use LabVIEW RT. For more
information, refer to the
LabVIEW RT User Manual
and the
PCI E Series
User Manual
.