Chapter 2
Installation and Configuration
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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 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,
LabVIEW RT Configuration Switches
. 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
.
Note
By default, the target will automatically attempt to connect to the network using
DHCP. If the target is unable to initiate a DHCP connection, the target connects to the
network with a link-local IP address or
169.254.x.x
.
•
Disable Startup VI
—If the controller becomes inaccessible because
of a startup VI, this switch can prevent VIs from automatically running
at startup. The default is
Use Switch Setting
.
•
LabVIEW RT Configuration Overrides
—Use this setting to access
the
LabVIEW RT Configuration Overrides
submenu. Refer to the
LabVIEW RT Configuration Overrides Submenu
section for more
information.
