PC Running LabView Program Looses connection with the FieldPoint FP1600 4.11

[VYEPURI]

If works for a while and looses communication with the PC. I tried to ping the module but it is timing out. If I reset the Power on the modules it starts working again. Any remedy of this problem

[Aaron_G]

What revision of the FP-1600 do you have. You can determine this by looking at the back of the module. There is an assembly number 185690X-01 where the letter X is the revision. If your module is not a Revision E module, then I recommend contacting National Instruments support (www.ni.com/ask) to arrange for an upgrade of your module. If your module is revision E, then I would suggest you check the stability of the power supply going into the FP-1600. If the power supply drops below 11 Volts, it is possible to lock the FP-1600 up in certain cases.

Regards,
Aaron

[Richard2950]

I had a similar problem. I checked and tried lots of things. I finally solved it by: 1) moving the FP1600 to a different location and 2) putting a ferrite bead on the network cable. I think it is 2) that solved the problem. These devices are apparently very sensitive to EMI. You can read more about EMI protection in the knowledge base article:

http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/3efedde4322fef19862567740067f3cc/2758edc0fb26d27a86256a6b0073b5d4?OpenDocument

Another suggestion was to run the FP1600 with no modules attached to see if the problem was coming from the modules. They could then be added one-by-one to see which one, if any, was causing the problem. The solution might again be EMI protection.

Rich