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VIPER How-To Guides

Task guides for working with a VIPER kit — hardware setup, network access, voltage setpoints, configuration backup and restore, troubleshooting, and Raspberry Pi recovery.

6 items under this folder.

Set Up the VIPER Hardware

Set Up the VIPER Hardware

Install the power modules, connect the Aardvark, Beagle, and PicoScope, attach scope probes, set the backplane switches, and verify detection in the Setup Wizard.

Connect VIPER to the Network

Connect VIPER to the Network

Reach the VIPER interface over Ethernet: hostname and IP addresses, isolated-switch setup with static addressing, finding the Pi's address, multiple kits, and the TCP ports used.

Change a VIPER Voltage Setpoint

Change a VIPER Voltage Setpoint

Change and verify a rail's output voltage from the Configure tab: the allowed +/-10% range, the apply and readback sequence, restoring the original value, and common write failures.

Save and Restore a VIPER Configuration

Save and Restore a VIPER Configuration

Export a power supply's settings to a .bin file with Config Manager and restore them safely: what the file holds, the import comparison and apply sequence, verification, and failure handling.

Troubleshoot VIPER

Troubleshoot VIPER

Resolve VIPER connection, discovery, mock-mode, write, and scope-display problems, restart the services on the Pi, collect startup diagnostics, and gather what NAI Support needs.

Recover or Replace the VIPER Pi

Recover or Replace the VIPER Pi

Prepare for a Raspberry Pi swap on a VIPER kit, restart the installed application with the supplied script, and verify instruments, power-supply identity, and telemetry afterwards.

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