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ni.com | Getting Started with NI 9512 Modules and AKD Servo Drives
1.
Launch Measurement & Automation Explorer (MAX) on the development computer by
clicking the MAX icon on the desktop (
), or by selecting
Start»All Programs»
National Instruments»Measurement & Automation
.
2.
Expand the
Remote Systems
tree.
3.
Highlight the system.
Note
If you do not see the controller, you may need to disable the firewall on the
development computer. Go to
ni.com/info
and enter
RIOMAXTroubleshoot
for more information.
4.
Verify that the
Serial Number
in the
General Settings
section matches the serial number
on the device.
5.
If you do not want to format the disk on the controller, eliminating all installed software and
files, skip to step 15.
6.
Set the
Safe Mode
switch on the controller to the
On
position.
7.
Power on the controller. If it is already powered on, press the
Reset
button on the controller
to reboot it.
8.
Right-click the controller under
Remote Systems
in the
Configuration
pane in MAX and
select
Format Disk
.
9.
(Optional) Enable the
Keep Network Settings
checkbox if you want to retain the same
target name and IP address.
10. Click
Format
to start formatting the disk.
11. When MAX finishes formatting the disk, set the
Safe Mode
switch to the
Off
position and
click
OK
.
12. Select the
System Settings
tab on the bottom and type a descriptive name for the system in
the
Hostname
field.
13. (Optional) Complete this step only if the target has an empty IP address (0.0.0.0). Select the
Network Settings
tab and select
DHCP or Link Local
from the
Configure IPv4 Address
list to assign an IP address or select the
Static
to specify a static IP address in the
IPv4
Address
section.
14. Click
Save
on the toolbar and let MAX reboot the system. You may not need to complete
this step if you did not change the IP address or name.
15. When the new system name appears under
Remote Systems
, expand the controller item in
the tree, right-click
Software
, and select
Add/Remove Software
.
16. Select a recommended software set that includes NI-RIO 3.4.0 or later.
17. Click
Next
.
18. Select
LabVIEW NI SoftMotion Module
from the add-ons list.
Note
If you are using the NI SoftMotion Module 2010 SP1 or earlier, also select
LabVIEW NI SoftMotion Module Scan Engine Support
from the list.
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