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Author: e p chandlere p chandler Date: Sep 19, 2008 10:13
On Sep 19, 12:46Â pm, Gary Scott sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> Here's what I need in a "final" procedure.
>
> Of course normal termination isn't a problem, but I have various I/O
> boards that I need to ensure are properly terminated/safed (put in a
> known state (e.g. not transmitting, outputs reconfigured to inputs) in
> the event of a program crash. Â This is in part to ensure that
> transmitters aren't overheated from prolonged operation (e.g. stuck in
> the xmit state) or shorted because someone starts dismantling the test
> setup thinking that the devices are automatically safed upon program
> crash.
>
> How is that handled normally? Â Will any of the new f2k3, f2k8 features
> help me in this area (fault detection/recovery)?
What about adding a second job step that just turns everything off?
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