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Installing the NI cDAQ-9138/9139 for LabVIEW
Real-Time
The NI cDAQ-9138/9139 for LabVIEW Real-Time features a hard drive formatted for
LabVIEW Real-Time. The cDAQ chassis and C Series I/O module(s) are packaged separately.
You will need a host computer running Windows 8.1/8/7/Vista/XP (check your driver and ADE
readme files for specific version compatibility). You will also require number 1 and number 2
Phillips screwdrivers to install and set up the cDAQ chassis.
Refer to Figure 1-1 while completing the following assembly steps.
1.
Install LabVIEW on your host computer, as described in the
LabVIEW Installation Guide
.
2.
Install LabVIEW Real-Time on your host computer, as described in the
LabVIEW Real-Time Module Release and Upgrade Notes
.
3.
Install NI-DAQmx on your host computer, as described in the
Read Me First: NI-DAQmx
and DAQ Device Installation Guide
.
Note
Table 1-2 lists the earliest NI-DAQmx support version for each cDAQ
chassis with LabVIEW Real-Time.
The NI-DAQmx driver software is included on the disk shipped with your kit and is available
for download at
ni.com/support
. The documentation for NI-DAQmx is available after
installation from
Start»All Programs»National Instruments»NI-DAQ
. Other NI
documentation is available from
ni.com/manuals
.
4.
Power on the host computer and connect it to an Ethernet network.
5.
Mount the cDAQ chassis to a panel, wall, or DIN rail, or attach the desktop mounting kit,
as described in the
6.
Attach a ring lug to a 1.31 mm
2
(16 AWG) or larger wire. Remove the ground screw from
the ground terminal on the front panel. Attach the ring lug to the ground terminal and
tighten the grounding screw to 0.5 N · m (4.4 lb · in.) of torque. Attach the other end of the
wire to chassis safety ground using a method appropriate for the application, as shown in
Figure 1-2. Refer to the
section for more information about earth
ground.
Table 1-2.
NI cDAQ-9138/9139 for LabVIEW Real-Time NI-DAQmx
Driver Software Support
cDAQ Chassis
NI-DAQmx Version Support
NI cDAQ-9138
NI-DAQmx 9.6 and later
NI cDAQ-9139
NI-DAQmx 9.6 and later
