Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration© National Instruments 2-11 NI PXI-8115 User ManualSerial Port Configuration Submenu• Serial Port—This setting enables or disables the onboard serial port.The default value is Enabled.• Device Settings—This item displays the current base address andinterrupt request level (IRQ) information for the onboard serial port.• Change Settings—This setting changes the base address and interruptrequest level (IRQ) information for the onboard serial port. The defaultvalue is Auto.Parallel Port Configuration Submenu• Parallel Port—This setting enables or disables the onboard parallelport. The default value is Enabled.• Device Settings—This item displays the current base address andinterrupt request level (IRQ) information for the onboard parallel port.• Change Settings—This setting changes the base address and interruptrequest level (IRQ) information for the onboard parallel port. Thedefault value is Auto. Note that the options available vary based uponthe Device Mode selected for the parallel port.• Device Mode—This setting enables alternate modes of operation forthe parallel port. Usually the default setting works for all applications.The default is STD Printer Mode.LabVIEW RT Setup MenuUse this menu to configure boot options for LabVIEW RT if it is installedon the controller. If you are not using LabVIEW RT, you should leave thesesettings at default.Note The settings below override the behavior of the switches shown in Figure 2-4. Referto the LabVIEW RT Configuration Switches section for more information. To use thesettings from the switches, select Use Switch Setting for each option.• Boot Configuration—This setting selects whether the controllershould boot LabVIEW RT, LabVIEW RT Safe Mode, or an installedOS such as Windows 7. The default is Use Switch Setting.• Reset IP Address—If the controller is deployed to a different subnetfrom which it was originally configured, or if the current IP address isinvalid, use this switch to reset the IP address and other TCP/IPsettings to their factory defaults during LabVIEW RT startup. Thedefault is Use Switch Setting.Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com