programatically (via labview) seting power-up states on cFP

[taycar]

Can I programatically (via labview) set the power-up states of my compact Fieldpoint AO and DO channels?

[NI-Bob]

Hello Taycar,

Thank you for contacting National Instruments!  I have looked into your question and I believe that I have found some documentation that may assist you.  Please look through this Knowledgebase article [link removed; article no longer available] as it should help get you started in the right direction.  There are also some links to a few tutorials at the end of the article that may be of interest.  If you have any questions after reading through this material please just post them here.  I hope this helps!  Have a great day! 

[taycar]

These links still don't address changing the power-up state settings programattically. I want to be able to set the power-up states from within my Labview program. All of these links refer to making changes through MAX.

[Eric A.]

Hi,

Sorry to report that you cannot set your startup states programatically. If you tell us more about what you would like to accomplish we might be able to find a work around. 

[brian175]

Taycar,

Search for a document called "Using Advanced DataSocket Commands with FieldPoint Ethernet Network Modules".  There is a Snapshot command that will allow you to set the current values (along with ranges, attributes) as the power-up state for a bank.  I'm not sure why someone from NI would tell you that there isn't a way to do it?  One caveat, it seems that you must wire the url directly into the DS write for the commands to work.  It doesn't work if you Open a reference, Write and close (I am about to post a question as to why that is)

Brian

[brian175]

Here's the link: Using Advanced DataSocket Commands with FieldPoint Ethernet Network Modules [link removed; article no longer available]

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Snapshot Command
The Snapshot Command part of a URL provides you with a single-step method for saving all of the current settings, such as ranges, attributes, and current output data values, as the power-up state for the bank. When 1 is written to the Snapshot Command, all modules in the bank store their current channel outputs as the power-up outputs. The Snapshot Command part of a URL has the following format:

\\machine\FP\Control\Snapshot

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