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Getting Started with NI SMD-7620/7621 and NI 73xx
Step 9: Power on the Drive and Verify Connections
After all hardware connections have been made complete the following steps to confirm the
hardware setup.
1.
Turn on all power supplies and apply AC power.
2.
Verify that the Drive Status LED on the NI SMD-7620/7621 flashes or is solid green.
Figure 10 shows the location of the Drive Status LED.
Figure 22.
Drive Status LED Location
If the Drive Status LED does not flash or turn solid green, turn off all power, verify the
connections, and try again.
Software Installation and Configuration
This section covers installing and configuring the software for the NI 7330/7340/7350 motion
controller.
Step 1: Configure the Drive Using the NI Stepper
Configuration Utility
1.
Launch the NI Stepper Configuration utility.
2.
Select
Drive»Drive Discovery
, verify that your host IP address is highlighted, then
click
OK
.
3.
When Drive Discovery detects a drive, click
Yes
in the confirmation dialog box.
4.
Select the drive you are configuring from the
Drive
dropdown list.
5.
Click the
I/O
button to launch the
I/O Configuration
dialog box.
a.
Enable the
close fault output (Y1)
option button to configure the fault signal.
b.
Enable the
When Enable input is (X3) is open
option button to configure the drive
enable signal.
c.
(Optional) Configure additional I/O signals on the drive as necessary.
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