Vishay Micro-Measurements System 7000 Programmer’s Reference Manual
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3.4 System Validation
After you have successfully connected with the System 7000 you may wish to confirm the connection by
validating that you are, in fact, connected to a System 7000.
LabVIEW Use the ID Query parameter to the Initialize VI to
automatically perform a check. Or you may call the Query
System Information VI.
Active X The Open() method will automatically verify the connection
or you may call the GetSystemInformation() method.
Low-level Verify the identifier string in the Get Control Module
Information command.
3.5 Configuration
3.5.1 System Level Configuration
Certain system-level commands are useful (but not required) as part of configuration.
Set the System 7000 date and time:
This should be done as part of the system startup. For closest correlation with the personal
computer clock this can also be done as part of configuration before the system is armed.
LabVIEW Use the SetDateandTime parameter to the Initialize vi to
automatically set the date and time. You may also call the
Set Data and Time VI.
Active X SetDateTime method
Low-level Set Date/Time command.
Clear Errors:
Clears active card and system errors. It does not delete or clear the error log files.
LabVIEW Use the ClearErrors parameter to the Initialize vi to
automatically clear errors. You may also call the Clear All
Errors VI.
Active X ClearErrors method
Low-level Clear Errors command.
Detect Cards:
Provides a listing of the slot locations where an I/O card is detected.
LabVIEW Detect Cards VI
Active X DetectCards method
Low-level Card Detect command