Self Reading FieldPoint Configuration

[ObeJuan]

I have multiple compact FieldPoints configured all the same, and I want to create an application that is generic to install on each cFP-2020. How can program it to read it's own config information in order to read it's own module data?

[Aaron_G]

Jordan,

When a FieldPoint RT controller is configured, a file named fpbank.ini is downloaded into the module. The fpbank.ini file contains the names of the devices (modules) and items (channels). If you examine the file, you should be able to determine what type of module is at what location. This file will only provide names, it does not contain the information on how any given channel is configured. However, this should be sufficient for your purposes. I must point out that NI does not provide any sort of guarentees that they will not change the file format in future firmware revisions, so you may need to periodically change your code when NI releases updates, but my personal opinion is that the file format is probably not going to change very much ove
r time.

Regards,
Aaron

[Ames]

Jordan,

You can also just use the FP Get Configuration Info VI in the FieldPoint Advanced palette. This will allow you to do virtually the same thing except it is a supported VI and you don't have to wory about the fpbank.ini file changing format. The context help (ctrl-h) talks about the different ways to use the VI.

Ames