How to use Diagnostics port?

[reaper559666]

I finally have access to a computer with a serial port, but I don't know how to get the cRIO status/error report. I am using cRIO 1 and the dip switch is set to console out.

[Kevin_F]

Check out this KB:http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/allkb/354A5124E6A667988625701B004A77CD

You will need a null modem cable, and some program which can listen on the serial port (often HyperTerminal or Putty).

[sciencewhiz]

Another (often more convenient option) is to use netconsole. You must enable it when you image the cRIO. After that, all you have to do is run the netconsole program, which receives console output over the network. It is installed by the utilities update.

[jnettleton]

The "C/C++ Getting Started Guide" document has a section on page 15 (Getting printf or cout output on the PC) which has several good debugging suggestions (including the 'console out' stuff).  I haven't found any good C++ examples on how to use it except for the first link below:

NetConsole cout vs. printf on Old/New CRIO
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/showthread.php?t=100477&highlight=console

I thought these other links might be helpful, too:

C/C++ Getting Started Guide
http://firstforge.wpi.edu/sf/go/doc1197

C++ and Java documentation
http://firstforge.wpi.edu/sf/go/projects.wpilib/docman.root.c_and_java_documentation

C++ & JAVA: New Features for 2012
http://thinktank.wpi.edu/article/203

Programming 101: Getting Started with LabVIEW, JAVA, and C/C++ (FRC 2011)
http://thinktank.wpi.edu/article/173

Programming the FRC Control System (FRC 2009)
http://thinktank.wpi.edu/article/133

Creating your first program
http://users.wpi.edu/~bamiller/UsingWorkbench/IntroToWorkbench/IntroToWorkbench.html

New NI cRIO-FRC2 (4-slot) versus Existing NI cRIO-FRC (8-slot)
http://thinktank.wpi.edu/resources/401/cRIO%20FRC2%20Versus%20cRIO%20FRC.pptx