Test Panel Interface for 6503 DIO card.

[synchron]

What can I do in the NI-MAX Test panel to configure a port for output. There's a "Make Input" section and "Write Output" section but no "Make Output". Reason I ask is that there is a conflict with the DAQ interface and PC serial port interface where the serial port will hang until the DAQ Port 0 is reconfigured as an output from its high Z input state(at PC bootup). I can do this in Labview, make an EXE and place it in the Startup folder but would prefer a better way of configuring. When trying to write 0's to port 0 using "write Output" I get error 10613 which indicates I'm trying to output something that's configured in the other direction but there's no way to make it an output first so its kind of redundant.

Thanx,

Mi
ke S.

[Spencer S.]

Mike,

Have you tried using the following sequence?

1. Launch the Test Panels
2. Set the Input Port to 2
3. Press the Make Input button
4. Set the Output Port to 0
5. Press the Write Output button

Good luck with your application.

Spencer S.

[synchron]

OK, I tried that, and even though there are no error codes from the Test Panel, it still doesn't work and the serial port freezes. I can even walk one bit on port 0 and it behaves exactly as it should (as an output) but I can still only get this to work by writing code to configure as input.

Mike S.