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NI 9930 Motion Control Accessories User Guide
6.
Power on the controller. If it is already powered on, press the
Reset
button on the controller to
reboot it.
7.
Right-click the controller under
Remote Systems
in the
Configuration
pane in MAX and select
Format Disk
.
8.
(Optional) Enable the
Keep Network Settings
checkbox if you want to retain the same target name
and IP address.
9.
Click
Format
to start formatting the disk.
10. When MAX finishes formatting the disk, set the
Safe Mode
switch to the
Off
position and click
OK
.
11. Select the
System Settings
tab and type a descriptive name for the system in the
Hostname
field.
12. (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.
13. Click
Save
on the toolbar and let MAX reboot the system.
14. When the new system name appears under
Remote Systems
, expand the controller item in the tree,
right-click
Software
, and select
Add/Remove Software
.
15. Select a recommended software set that includes NI-RIO 3.4.0 or later.
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.
16. Click
Next
.
17. Select
LabVIEW NI SoftMotion Module
from the add-ons list.
18. Click
Next
to install the selected software on the controller. Click
Help
if you need information
about installing recommended software sets.
19. When the software installation completes, click
Finish
to reboot the controller.
20. Close MAX.
Step 2: Creating a Project and Adding an NI SoftMotion Axis
Complete the following steps to create a LabVIEW project.
1.
Launch LabVIEW by selecting
Start»All Programs»National Instruments»LabVIEW
.
2.
Click the
Empty Project
link in the
Getting Started
window to display the
Project Explorer
window. You can also select
File»New Project
to display the
Project Explorer
window.
3.
Select
Help
and make sure that
Show Context Help
is checked. You can refer to the context help
throughout the tutorial for information about items on the block diagram.
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