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NI-Motion for NI 73xx Motion Controllers
Using Motion Assistant Without Hardware
If you do not have a 73
xx
motion controller, you can use a virtual 73
xx
motion controller in MAX to preview the functionality of Motion
Assistant. Follow the instructions in the
Motion Assistant Help
to install a
virtual 73
xx
motion controller.
Documentation
This section summarizes each document included with the 73
xx
motion
controller and the NI-Motion driver software. Use this information to
determine which document is most useful for the task you are performing:
•
NI 73
xx
hardware user manual
—The hardware user manual
describes the electrical and mechanical aspects of the 73
xx
motion
controller, and contains information about installing and operating the
device.
•
NI-Motion User Manual
—The software user manual is task-based
and takes you through each phase of designing and executing a motion
application. This document contains information about selecting a
motor, designing a basic move, designing a multi-axis move,
incorporating vision and DAQ into motion applications, and working
with common motion concepts, such as contouring and breakpoints.
•
NI-Motion ReadMe
—This HTML document contains system
requirements, installation instructions, descriptions of any changes
made to the software, information about new features in the release,
and information about late-breaking known issues that are not
documented in other NI-Motion documents.
•
NI-Motion Function Help
—This help file for C and Visual Basic
environment applications includes dedicated function reference files,
and provides details about each function, including a description of the
function, a list of the function parameters, illustrations, and error
codes.
•
NI-Motion VI Help
—This help file for LabVIEW applications
includes dedicated VI reference files, and provides details about each
VI, including VI descriptions, lists of control and input terminals,
usage, illustrations, and error codes.
•
Measurement & Automation Explorer Help for Motion
—This help
file provides information about using MAX to configure the 73
xx
motion controller as well as some advanced conceptual information
about topics such as Bode analysis and control loop parameters.
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