National Instruments NI VXIpc-882 - Manual (Page 42)

Chapter 3 Configuration and Default Settings
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Default MAX Settings
The General tab for the VXIpc MAX hardware configuration contains two
options for quickly configuring your VXIpc controller. You can use the
Quick Configuration table to select from a few commonly used
configurations. The default setting lists Current Board Configuration,
which means the current hardware configuration is set according to the last
user modifications made. Table 3-7 lists the configurations you can select.
Note Whenever you open the hardware configuration, MAX reports that the VXIpc is
in Current Board Configuration. This means that if you select one of the common
configurations such as LA 5 Message Based and save the configuration, the next time you
open MAX, it will not report that the Current Board Configuration is LA 5 Message
Based as you might expect. If you have used a common configuration setting, closed and
reopened MAX, and want to verify the current VXIpc configuration, you must check each
tab for the current controller configuration.
In MAX, you can load a VXIpc configuration from a file or save the current
configuration for future use. You may execute this option by selecting one
of the options in the General tab in the MAX hardware configuration.
Table 3-7. VXIpc MAX General Tab Settings
Menu Selection Explanation
Current Board Configuration (Default) Last configuration
loaded
LA 5 Message Based Sets controller to message-based
device at logical address 5
LA 5 Register Based,
Shared RAM Sets controller to register-based
device at logical address 5,
sharing RAM
Share 128 KB of Memory Shares 128 KB of RAM