7.3.2. Replace Board

This section allows you to swap boards in your system for similar boards.

This is necessary in the unlikely event of hardware failure (due to a power surge) or to expand channel count by replacing an 8 channel analog board with a 24 channel board, for example.

When selecting the board to be replace it must be removed from the system. The board that you are going to replace it with must be physically in the system and disabled. Disable the board by going to the Boards setup page and selecting the replacement boards configuration. When you have a possible replacement candidate the Replace Board setup page will show a submit button. If you do not a valid replacement configuration the button will not be present and the text at the top of the page will explain why you cannot do a replacement.

The act of replacing a board transfers all settings to the new board. This includes channel ordering, channel names, and parameters specific to the board type.