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cFP-20xx and cFP-BP-x User Manual
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Accessing cFP-20
xx
Channels
from PC Applications
This chapter describes how to access channels on the cFP-20
xx
from other
software running on a PC after you configure the system in MAX. For
information about configuring the Compact FieldPoint system in MAX,
refer to the
Measurement & Automation Explorer Help for FieldPoint
.
If you do not have version 4.0 or later of the FieldPoint software, you
can download it from
ni.com
. Select
Support»Drivers and Updates»
Current Software Versions»Distributed I/O—FieldPoint
to find the
current version.
Using the cFP-20
xx
from PC Applications
The primary intended use for the cFP-20
xx
is to run LabVIEW RT, but you
can use the controller with other software on a PC, even while the controller
is running LabVIEW RT. The following sections explain how to access the
channels on the cFP-20
xx
from software running on a PC.
LabVIEW VIs and the cFP-20
xx
When you install the FieldPoint software, a library of FieldPoint VIs is
created if LabVIEW has already been installed on your computer. The
FieldPoint VIs directly access I/O items configured in MAX. For help
using these VIs, refer to the FieldPoint LabVIEW Interface Help accessible
from the LabVIEW help menu, or to the FieldPoint examples in
LabVIEW\examples\FieldPoint
. You can use this same set of VIs to
access the cFP-20
xx
by Ethernet from the host PC or to run an embedded
application. For more information about programming embedded
applications for the cFP-20
xx
, refer to Chapter 4,
.
LabWindows/CVI Functions and the cFP-20
xx
When you install the FieldPoint software, a LabWindows/CVI instrument
driver for FieldPoint is installed if LabWindows/CVI has already been
installed on your computer. This instrument driver includes function panels
