Fieldpoint - How to reconfigured Field point hardware configuration

Question

Respected Sir,
We are using labview version 5.1, operating system windows 95, FiledPoint explorer 1.6,
I would kindly request all to please help to solve how to reconfigured Field point hardware, I am new learner of labVIEW.
When i run Fieldpoint explorer 1.6, in labview 5.1 operating WINDOWS 95 version, i received one command as
A value return from the server is out of the expected range.
The FieldPoint hardware ranges need to be re configured, so they match the ranges saved in the configuration file.
Go to each device configuration dialog and select channel configuration to synchronize the saved configuration with the hardware configuration.
Thanking You
Yours faithfully
M.Viajy

Answer 1

That is correct. There is no way to simulate a FieldPoint device. The suggested workaround should work well for you, however. Create some simulated VIs that perform the same task as the FieldPoint writes and reads (at least in terms of what inputs they accept or outputs they have), and place them in the other case in a Case Structure as the FieldPoint VIs.
LabVIEW 8 takes these possibilities one step further with Conditional Disable Structures and Diagram Disable Structures. The difference between these two structures and a Case Structure is that code in the disabled cases doesn't even compile. This means you could even have broken wires or broken subVIs inside the disabled case, and you'd still be able to run your program. In the case of this FieldPoint application, you could use a Conditional Disable Structure that automatically polls the target OS type (Windows, Linux, Pharlap ETS, etc) and selectively compiles one case based on the target OS. This would allow you to seamlessly run VIs on your computer and FieldPoint without modifying any code. The other advantage is that the simulated FieldPoint code wouldn't get compiled when you target your real FieldPoint device, so you wouldn't increase your code size or memory usage unnecessarily for the final product.
Message Edited by Jarrod S. on 04-24-2006 03:51 PM
Jarrod S.
National Instruments