Chapter 2
Installing Compact FieldPoint Hardware and Software
cFP-21xx and cFP-BP-x User Manual
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If you have already assigned an IP address to the cFP-21
xx
, the
STATUS
LED turns off, the I/O module
READY
LEDs come on, and the cFP-21
xx
is ready for use. The total boot time for a configured system is
15–20 seconds.
If the
STATUS
LED does not light up as described here, refer to the
Installing Software on the Host PC
The cFP-21
xx
has the embedded LabVIEW Real-Time Engine and
FieldPoint software pre-installed, but you must install the necessary
software on the host PC. Follow these steps to install the FieldPoint
software on the host PC.
1.
Install the software packages you plan to use, such as LabVIEW,
LabVIEW Real-Time, Lookout, Measurement Studio, VI Logger, or
LabWindows/CVI,
before
you install the FieldPoint software. The
FieldPoint software installation installs the LabVIEW VIs and
examples and the LabWindows/CVI instrument driver only if it finds
the corresponding development software installed.
2.
Close all other applications.
3.
Insert the FieldPoint software CD into the CD-ROM drive on your
computer.
4.
Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation.
Note
If the setup does not launch automatically, select
Start»Run
from Windows,
enter either
d:\setup
or
d:\autorun
, where
d
is the letter of your CD-ROM drive,
and select
OK
.
Configuring the Compact FieldPoint System in MAX
Refer to the
Measurement & Automation Explorer Help for FieldPoint
for
information about configuring the Compact FieldPoint system in MAX.
