Power VME - 64C2 D/A Module Overcurrent Issue
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Our problem is that when power is first applied to our VME chassis where the 64C2 card resides, there are times when the D/A (F1) module gets in a 'latched-in' and 'over-current' condition. There is nothing connected to the D/A outputs. When the issue occurs, the NAI diagnostics indicate that the D/A module has an 'overcurrent' condition via query to the 'overcurrent' status register and we observe that the D/A output channels 1-4 are always at 0v.
During "power on", and while the board is configuring (booting), there may be spurious conditions where the D/A channel senses a "false" over-current condition. The solution is to perform a "status check" and "reset overload" as part of your initialization routine [VME64C2_DA_ResetOverload () command].