Interface settings

"In use" check box

If the ibaFOB-R board should be used by ibaPDA, you must check this box.

This is, for example, necessary if ibaPDA and ibaLogic are active in a hybrid configuration on the PC, with each application having to use its own boards. One board must only be used by one application.

Check that offsets are on 4-byte limits

Usually, the checking of the 4-byte limits is selected by default in order to guarantee a data addressing without gaps. Data of 4-byte size (DINT, DWORD, FLOAT) must always be addressed on a 4-byte offset, relative to the start address. If not, an error message will be generated and the configuration is not valid.

When addressing data, otherwise than on 4-byte limits, be sure to disable this option in order to suppress error messages.

Dark on Dark mode

This checkbox enables the dark-on-dark feature on the ibaFOB-R board.

If enabled, the board’s transmitter will be turned OFF if the board’s receiver does not detect a signal or if the receiver detects invalid data patterns. The dark-on-dark feature is especially useful in hub configurations.

Changes in this setting have immediate effect unless acquisition is running. If the acquisition is running at this time, the changing applies only after pressing <OK> or <Apply>. The acquisition is then stopped and restarted.

Node ID

This is the node ID as set on the ibaFOB-R board in the ibaPDA computer. It is for display only and cannot be altered here.

PCI window size

This value shows the selected window size for the reflective memory accesses. The default as displayed here, is the full installed memory size. The reduced memory window size choices are 64 MB, 16 MB or 2 MB. The value is for display only and cannot be altered here.

Rogue Master 0

This value indicates whether the Rogue Master 0 functionality is enabled on the board. Rogue Master functionality removes rogue packages from the network. The value is for display only and cannot be altered here.

Rogue Master 1

This value indicates whether the Rogue Master 1 functionality is enabled on the board. Rogue Master 0 and 1 if both enabled, cross check each other. The value is for display only and cannot be altered here.

Redundant mode

This value indicates whether the redundant transfer mode is enabled. In the redundant transfer mode, each generated packet transfers twice, the receiving circuitry evaluates both packages. The value is for display only and cannot be altered here.