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cFP-21xx Quick Start Guide
8. Install Software on the Host PC
1. Install the software packages you plan to use, such as LabVIEW, the
LabVIEW Real-Time Module, 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 National Instruments 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
d
:\setup
, where
d
is the letter of your CD-ROM drive,
and select
OK
.
9. Configure the cFP-21
xx
Launch Measurement & Automation Explorer (MAX) to configure the cFP-21
xx
.
For information about configuring the cFP-21
xx
in software, refer to the
Measurement & Automation Explorer Help for FieldPoint
(
Start»Programs»
National Instruments»FieldPoint»FieldPoint Help
).
For information about using the cFP-21
xx
with the LabVIEW Real-Time Module,
refer to the
cFP-21xx and cFP-BP-x User Manual
.
