NI 9792 WSN Real-Time Gateway User Guide and Specifications
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ni.com
•
Configuring WSN in MAX
, available by selecting
Start»All Programs»National Instruments»
NI-WSN
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The
NI-WSN
book on the Contents tab of the
LabVIEW Help
available by selecting
Help»Search
the LabVIEW Help
in LabVIEW
•
NI-WSN Readme
, available on the software installation disc included with your device.
Training Courses
If you need more help getting started developing an application with NI products, NI offers training
courses. To enroll in a course or obtain a detailed course outline, refer to
ni.com/training
.
Technical Support on the Web
For additional support, refer to
ni.com/support
or
zone.ni.com
.
Software Overview
Note
Refer to the
NI WSN Readme
, available on the software installation disc included with your
device, for NI software application version support.
The NI-WSN software includes NI Measurement and Automation Explorer (MAX) as well as server and
driver software for easy integration into application software packages. These software components
manage the low-level communications and hardware details, simplifying programmatic access to
I/O channels. The NI-WSN software is on the software installation disc included with your
NI 9792 WSN gateway device. The NI-WSN software is supported by Windows 7/Vista/XP and
contains the following components:
•
NI MAX
•
NI-WSN software
You can download a current version of the NI-WSN software from
ni.com/support
. Using your Web
browser, go to
ni.com/support
and select
Drivers and Updates»Distributed I/O»Wireless Sensor
Networks
, and then select the latest version of NI-WSN software. If you are using other software, refer
to the installation instructions that accompany your software.
What You Need to Get Started
To set up and use NI LabVIEW Real-Time with the NI 9792 WSN Real-Time Gateway, you need the
following:
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NI 9792 WSN Real-Time Gateway device(s), with 9–35 V power supply
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NI WSN-32
xx
node devices, 9–30 V power supply, or four 1.5 V AA batteries for each node
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Mounting hardware (DIN rail or panel-mount)
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Ethernet cable/connection
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1/8 in. flathead and number 1 Phillips screwdrivers
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NI-WSN 1.1 software or later
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Host PC running Windows 7/Vista/XP
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NI LabVIEW 2009 SP1 (32-bit) or later
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NI LabVIEW Real-Time 2009 SP1 (32-bit) or later
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