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IP address with the form
169.254.x.x
. The host computer communicates with the cDAQ
chassis over a standard Ethernet connection.
Note
You can use the cDAQ chassis BIOS setup utility to configure the cDAQ
chassis to start immediately when power is applied or to respond to the front-panel
power button. Refer to the
Power/Wake Configuration Submenu
section of
Appendix A,
Controller Operating System and Configuration
, for information about
the different powerup behaviors you can configure. The power button is enabled by
default so that the cDAQ chassis does not power on until the power button is pressed.
Note
You can configure the cDAQ chassis to launch an embedded stand-alone
LabVIEW RT application each time you boot the controller. Refer to the
Running a
Stand-Alone Real-Time Application (RT Module)
topic of the
LabVIEW Help
for
more information about startup applications.
Note
After powerup, you can install software on the cDAQ chassis. For RT
systems, you can also change the network settings using Measurement & Automation
Explorer (MAX) on a host computer.
14. Wire the C Series I/O module as indicated in the C Series module documentation.
15. Launch Measurement & Automation Explorer (MAX) by double-clicking the MAX icon
on the host computer desktop. Expand
Remote Systems
and select
NI-cDAQ
<model
number>-<serial number>
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. Click the
System Settings
tab and verify that the chassis has
an Ethernet IP address and that System State reads
Connected - No software
installed
.
16. Expand
NI-cDAQ
<model number>-<serial number>
. Right-click
Software
and select
Add/Remove Software
.
17. In the window that opens, select
NI-DAQmx
, and then select
Install the feature
. Other
required dependencies will be selected automatically.
18. Click
Next
to confirm the requested software features.
19. Click
Next
to install the software. After the installation completes, the cDAQ chassis
reboots.
20. Click
Finish
.
21. In MAX, expand
Remote Systems
and select
NI-cDAQ
<model number>-<serial number>
.
Click the
System Settings
tab and verify that the System State reads
Connected -
Running
.
22. Self-test your chassis in MAX by expanding
NI-cDAQ
<model number>-<serial
number>
»Devices and Interfaces
. Right-click
NI cDAQ-
<model number>
and select
Self-Test
. Self-test performs a brief test to determine successful chassis installation.
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The serial number listed in MAX is the last eight digits of the cDAQ chassis primary MAC address.
