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Getting Started with AKD EtherCAT Drives and NI SoftMotion
Step 1: Set Up the CompactRIO System
Complete the following steps to set up the CompactRIO hardware.
1.
Install the real-time CompactRIO controller on the chassis if you are not using an integrated
controller and chassis.
Note
Write down the controller serial number before installing the controller onto
the chassis. You will be unable to read the serial number after you have mounted the
controller.
a.
Make sure that no power is connected to the controller or the chassis.
b.
Align the controller with the chassis as shown in Figure 3.
Figure 3.
Installing the Controller on the Chassis (Eight-Slot Chassis Shown)
c.
Slide the controller onto the controller slot on the chassis. Press firmly to ensure the
chassis connector and the controller connector are mated.
d.
Using a number 2 Phillips screwdriver, tighten the two captive screws on the front of
the controller.
1
Controller
2
Captive Screws
3
Controller Slot
4
Reconfigurable Embedded Chassis
5
Grounding Screw
1
4
3
5
2
