Chapter 2
Installation and Configuration
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Serial Port Configuration Submenu
•
Serial Port
—This setting enables or disables the onboard serial port.
The default value is
Enabled
.
•
Device Settings
—This item displays the current base address and
interrupt request level (IRQ) information for the onboard serial port.
•
Change Settings
—This setting changes the base address and interrupt
request level (IRQ) information for the onboard serial port. The default
value is
Auto
.
Parallel Port Configuration Submenu
•
Parallel Port
—This setting enables or disables the onboard parallel
port. The default value is
Enabled
.
•
Device Settings
—This item displays the current base address and
interrupt request level (IRQ) information for the onboard parallel port.
•
Change Settings
—This setting changes the base address and interrupt
request level (IRQ) information for the onboard parallel port. The
default value is
Auto
. Note that the options available vary based upon
the
Device Mode
selected for the parallel port.
•
Device Mode
—This setting enables alternate modes of operation for
the parallel port. Usually the default setting works for all applications.
The default is
STD Printer Mode
.
LabVIEW RT Setup Menu
Use this menu to configure boot options for LabVIEW RT if it is installed
on the controller. If you are not using LabVIEW RT, you should leave these
settings at default.
Note
The settings below override the behavior of the switches shown in Figure 2-4. Refer
to the
LabVIEW RT Configuration Switches
section for more information. To use the
settings from the switches, select
Use Switch Setting
for each option.
•
Boot Configuration
—This setting selects whether the controller
should boot LabVIEW RT, LabVIEW RT Safe Mode, or an installed
OS such as Windows 7. The default is
Use Switch Setting
.
•
Reset IP Address
—If the controller is deployed to a different subnet
from which it was originally configured, or if the current IP address is
invalid, use this switch to reset the IP address and other TCP/IP
settings to their factory defaults during LabVIEW RT startup. The
default is
Use Switch Setting
.
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