National Instruments FieldPoint FP-2000 User Manual

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Chapter 4 Feature Set DescriptionFP-2000/2010/2015 User Manual 4-2 ni.com5. In the left pane of FieldPoint Explorer, right-click the FP-20xx, selectEdit this device, and configure these settings:• Clear the factory configuration checkbox.• Enable network watchdog for the bank.• Enter a network watchdog timer value for the bank, a value thatspecifies the maximum allowable period of lost communicationwith hosts or clients over the network.6. Click OK.7. Select File»Save.In addition to the network watchdog, the FP-20xx network modules supporta hardware watchdog that you can set up in LabVIEW RT. The VIs tocontrol the hardware watchdog are on the FieldPoint palette. Refer to theHardware Watchdog section of Chapter 5, LabVIEW RT Programming,or to the examples in labview\examples\rt\RT watchdog, for moreinformation about the hardware watchdog.Storing a Custom Power-Up ConfigurationSetting a Power-Up State with the Snapshot MethodThe Snapshot feature provides a single-step method for storing the currentstate of your FieldPoint hardware for use as the power-up state of the bank.Caution Using the Snapshot feature overwrites any power-up values you have specifiedfor individual channels in the Channel Configuration dialog box.1. Set the hardware to the state you want to use as a power-up state,including output values, ranges, and attributes.2. Right-click the FP-20xx in the left pane of FieldPoint Explorer, andselect Edit this device.3. Clear the factory configuration checkbox.4. Click Snapshot. Click Yes and OK to approve the change.5. Click OK in the Device Configuration dialog box.6. Select File»Save.To make incremental changes to the power-up values of individualchannels, use the procedure described in the Configurable Power-UpMethod section.