Chapter 3 Hardware and Software Configuration
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4. Enter the value you want to write in the Value field and click Write to
write the value out. The value must be in the range of the channel that
you configured in the Finding and Configuring Devices and Channels
section. For example, if the channel was configured for a range of
0.0035 A to 0.021 A, and you want to write a value of 0.010 A
(10 mA), enter
0.010
in the Value field. For discrete I/O channels
with a Boolean range, enter
1
or
0
in the Value field.
Note
If your PC is configured to use a comma as a decimal symbol, enter
0,010
.
Using the FP-20xx from Host Applications
The primary intended use for the FP-20xx is to run LabVIEW RT, but you
can use the module with other software on your host PC, even while you
are using it to run LabVIEW RT. The following sections explain how to
access the channels on the FP-20xx from software running on the host PC.
Lookout and the FP-20xx
The FP-20xx network module integrates easily with National Instruments
Lookout 4.0 and later. You can access the module the same way you would
access another desktop computer running Lookout. You can access the
channel data, ranges, attributes, and commands from Lookout, as well as
several control variables, such as Reset and Snapshot.
To access the FP-20xx with Lookout 3.8 or earlier, use the FieldPoint OPC
server. You cannot use the FieldPoint 3.8 Lookout driver class with the
FP-20xx.
To use the FP-20xx with Lookout 4.0 or later, follow these steps:
1. Configure the FP-20xx in FieldPoint Explorer as describe
Configuring the FP-20xx in FieldPoint Explorer section.
d in the
2. Start Lookout, and create a new process or open an existing one.
3. Register the FP-20xx as a networked computer in Lookout. Select
Object»Object Explorer or Object»Connection Browser from the
menu bar and right-click Network. Choose Register network
computer from the pop-up menu. Type the IP Address or host name of
the FP-20xx in the Computer name field and click OK.
4. When you create a Lookout object or expression, you can connect it to
data on the FP-20xx network module. In the Insert Expression dialog
box, click Network to browse the registered computers and FP-20xx
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