Module Parameters for X86 PC Controller

The following shows the module parameters for the X86 PC Controller:

Enter any name for the hardware module.

Specifies how the system should react if the connection between INCA and the hardware module is interrupted at measuring start or during measurement.

  • Abort after failure

    The measurement using this hardware module will be terminated in any case of measurement failure (at measuring start or during measurement). The system does not try to reinitialize the hardware module. After the connection has been interrupted, you have to reinitialize manually.

    This option is appropriate when, e.g., the measured values are not essential for the experiment, as the module will be ignored after any failure. This option is the default.

  • Abort at start, try again later

    INCA stops measurement of this module in case of failure at measuring start, assuming the module is disconnected or has any systematic problem.

    It continues to try measurement in case of failure during the measurement assuming the failure is temporal and can be resolved via retries.

  • Retry always

    INCA continues to try measurement of this module in any case of measurement failure (at measuring start or during measurement).

    This option is useful if you want to conduct quick start or cold start measurements.

Specifies whether the program should start automatically right after the hardware has been initialized. This option is only available if no program version is stored in the flash memory.

  • Yes

    The program is started automatically right after the hardware has been initialized.

  • No

    The program is to be manually started later on from the experiment environment.

    Deactivate this and the next option if you want to resume a connection to a running experiment that was previously interrupted, in order to prevent the experiment from being reset after the connection has been established.

Determines whether the automatically generated empty initial dataset in the INCA database will be overwritten with code file’s initial values.

  • Yes

    The values of the code file will be written into the INCA data upon starting the experiment for the first time.

  • No

    The INCA data version is not automatically overwritten.

Shows the name of the project used and the current working dataset.

To select a different project or working dataset: in the Value column, double-click the field next to Project/working data.

Note

The working page / reference page concept is not supported by this E-Target.

Note

The working page / reference page concept is not supported by this E-Target.

Determines whether the memory page comparison method of the datasets is regular or fast.

Regular

The regular memory page comparison method counts the byte difference for working page and reference page datasets.

In the Experiment Environment Device Information bar, the differences are displayed as follows:

Diff.: 0

Indicates equal datasets.

Diff.: <n>

Any other number indicates the corresponding byte difference of the datasets.

Fast

The fast memory page comparison method only checks the memory page equality of the working page and reference page checksum. Use this option for very large datasets. After each calibration, the Experiment Environment Device Information list is updated faster.

In the Experiment Environment Device Information bar, the differences are displayed as follows:

Diff.: Equal

Indicates available checksum and equal datasets.

Diff.: Not equal

Indicates available checksum and that the datasets are not equal.

Diff.: Unknown

Indicates that there is no checksum before hardware initialization, no reference page or no confirmed calibration.

Note

You cannot edit the fields on the Info tab.

Shows information about this module type.

Shows information about this module type.

Displays information about connected devices found during the hardware search.

Shows information about the driver.

Shows information about the fill level.

Shows information about the manufacturer.

Shows information about the state of measurement.

See also

Virtual Prototyping Interface

Working in the Hardware Configuration Editor

Adding a Device

Changing Parameter Values