National Instruments FieldPoint FP-1000 User Manual

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Chapter 3 Feature Set DescriptionFieldPoint FP-1000/1001 User Manual3-2 ©National Instruments CorporationNote: Each bank has only one watchdog timeout value that is common for all themodules in that bank. In addition, the current watchdog timeout value isnot stored when you store the SnapShot.SnapShot FeatureMany applications require that, upon startup, the system’s I/O modulespower up with user-specified configuration and output levels ratherthan factory default settings. The SnapShot feature provides you with asingle-step method to store the current state of your FieldPoint bank foruse as the power-up state of the bank.If you subsequently enable the SnapShot feature, you can ensure thatyour system powers up with the configuration and output levels that youspecified when storing the SnapShot.Prior to storing the SnapShot, you should bring all the channels to thedesired power-up settings. You can use either the FieldPoint Serversoftware or the FieldPoint command set to change the configuration ofthe FieldPoint bank, and then store the SnapShot. The SnapShot storesall the following information in a single step:• Attribute and range settings of each channel.• Output values of each channel.• Watchdog data values of each channel. See the Network WatchdogTimer section in this chapter for more information.• Watchdog data enabled (or disabled) status for each channel. Seethe Network Watchdog Timer section in this chapter for moreinformation.• Watchdog enabled (or disabled) status of each module. See theNetwork Watchdog Timer section in this chapter for moreinformation.After you store the SnapShot information, you can still choose whetherthe FP-1000/1001 uses that stored information during future power-ups.Enable the SnapShot feature if you want the FieldPoint bank to powerup with the stored SnapShot information.If you have enabled the SnapShot feature, the FP-1000/1001 restoresthe stored settings to all I/O modules and channels in the bank everytime you power up, until you disable the SnapShot feature. If the