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NI 9146 Operating Instructions and Specifications
Restarting the NI 9146 Using the Reset Button
Pressing the Reset button restarts the NI 9146. The FPGA continues to run
unless you have selected the
Autoload VI on device reboot
chassis reset
option. Refer to the
To restart the NI 9146 in safe mode, hold the Reset button down for about
5 s, until the Status LED lights yellow, then release the button. The chassis
reboots and the Status LED starts blinking three times every few seconds.
The chassis is now in Safe Mode. Refer to the MAX help for information
about safe mode.
Chassis Startup Options
Table 1 lists the startup options available for the NI 9146. These options
determine how the chassis behaves when it starts up in various conditions.
Use the RIO Device Setup utility to select startup options. Access the
RIO Device Setup utility by selecting
Start»All Programs»National
Instruments»NI-RIO»RIO Device Setup
.
Configuring IP Settings
When you power on the NI 9146 for the first time, it boots into safe mode
because there is no software installed on it. This section describes how to
configure the IP settings and install software on the chassis.
Complete the following steps.
1.
Launch MAX on the host computer and expand
Remote Systems
in
the MAX configuration tree. MAX lists the NI 9146 as the model name
of the chassis followed by the serial number, for example,
NI9146-XXXXXXXX
.
The chassis automatically attempts to connect to the network using
DHCP. If DHCP is not available, the chassis connects to the network
with a link-local IP address with the form
169.254.x.x
. You must
connect the chassis directly to the host computer to configure it in this
state.
Table 1.
NI 9146 Reset Options
Startup Option
Behavior
Do Not Autoload VI
Does not load the FPGA bit stream from flash memory.
Autoload VI on device powerup
Loads the FPGA bit stream from flash memory to the FPGA
when the chassis powers on.
Autoload VI on device reboot
Loads the FPGA bit stream from flash to the FPGA when you
reboot the chassis either with or without cycling power.
