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Hardware Installation and Configuration
Step 1: Set Up the CompactRIO System
Complete the following steps to set up the CompactRIO hardware.
1. Install the real-time CompactRIO controller on the chassis if you are not using an integrated
controller and chassis.
Note Write down the controller serial number before installing the controller onto the chassis.
You will be unable to read the serial number after you install the controller.
a. Make sure that no power is connected to the controller or the chassis.
b. Align the controller with the chassis as shown in Figure 15.
Figure 15. Installing the Controller on the Chassis (Eight-Slot Chassis Shown)
c. Slide the controller onto the controller slot on the chassis. Press firmly to ensure the chassis
connector and the controller connector are mated.
d. Using a number 2 Phillips screwdriver, tighten the two captive screws on the front of the
controller.
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2 C a ptive S crew s
3 Controller S lot
4 Reconfig u r ab le Em b edded Ch ass i s
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