TestDppSDK_INET.vi Development Notes
Ethernet Setup
- Plug-in your Amptek device.
- Determine your local system IP address.
- Find your Amptek device. Determine your DppIP address.
- Refresh the VISA selections in the TestDppSDK_INET.vi panel.
- Run TestDppSDK_INET.vi.
- Verify the DPP Status Cluster is Updating with your device information.
Getting the Local System IP Address
There are many ways to find the local system IP address.
Some options are listed here.
- Run "GetSysIP.bat" in the LabVIEW_DP5\Applications directory.
- GetSysIP.bat creates a file, "SysIP.txt".
- Your system IP address is in SysIP.txt.
- GetSysIP.bat works on most systems.
- Run the Ethernet Utility.
- The installer for the Ethernet Utility is in the LabVIEW_DP5\Applications directory.
- Unzip Install_EthernetUtility.zip.
- Run setup.exe.
- Run EthernetUtility.exe.
- The Ethernet Utility also finds Amptek Ethernet devices.
- See Amptek Ethernet Utility in the Help File.
- Finding the System IP(v4) Address with Windows XP Network Details.
- Goto the Control Panel
- Select Network Connections
- Double click on your active connection
- The Local Area Connection Status dialog should appear
- Select the Support Tab
- The IP Address is in the "Connection status" frame
- For more information: Click the Details Button
- Finding the System IPv4 Address with Windows 7 Network Details.
- Goto the Control Panel
- Select Network and Sharing Center
- Click on your active connection
- The Local Area Connection Status dialog should appear
- Click the Details Button
- The Network Connection Details dialog should appear
- The System IP Address is the IPv4 Address
Find the Amptek Device DppIP Address
There are many ways to find the DppIP address.
Some options are listed here.
- Run DppMCA.
- Open the "Select DPP Communications Port" dialog
- Select the Ethernet option
- Select your device IP address
- Run the Ethernet Utility.
- The installer for the Ethernet Utility is in the LabVIEW_DP5\Applications directory.
- Unzip Install_EthernetUtility.zip.
- Run setup.exe.
- Run EthernetUtility.exe.
- The Ethernet Utility also finds the Local System IP Address.
- See Amptek Ethernet Utility in the Help File.
- Run the NetFindDpp.exe Utility.
- NetFindDpp.exe is in the LabVIEW_DP5\Applications directory.
- Run NetFindDpp.exe.
- The "Find DPP Devices Using NetFinder" dialog should appear
- Click the "NetFind DPP Devices" Button
- Information is displayed for found Amptek DPP Devices"
- Use the device IP Address for the panel DppIP field