Configuration files are very useful to start up a session with GP and Xpress series without having to setup the device from the start each time. The configuration files can be used with all the provided user interfaces: GUI, C/C++ and TCL/tk.
Look for 'ReadConfFile' or 'ReadConfAndDataFile' functions in the libraries user's guides.

The best way to get fast hands-on with the various 8PI Control Panel configuration files is to use the 8PI Control Panel GUI. As an example, please refer to the screen shot below. You can see the configuration tab of the ADWG mode of operation.

Use this interface for setting up your device by selecting the adequate options from the tick boxes, text boxes and drop-down lists.

Then, you can save the configuration file by clicking on the 'Save' button and specifying a file name. This file can subsequently easily be edited with a simple text editor and reloaded from any user interface in 8PI Control Panel.

- Some examples are provided in the ~\Byte Paradigm\8PIControlPanel\examples directory, installed with your 8PI Control Panel software.
- Similarly, you can refer to 8PI Control Panel user's guide to look for the ADWG / Analyser / SPI / I2C configuration file syntax.