Getting Started NI SMD-7613/7614/7615/7616 Stepper Drives
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5. Right-click your network interface card (NIC) and select
Properties
.
a.
(Windows 8.1/8/7/Vista)
Scroll down and select
(TCP/IPv4)
, then click
Properties
.
b.
(Windows XP)
Scroll down and select
Internet Properties (TCP/IP)
, then click
Properties
.
6. Select
Use the following IP address
and enter the address
10.10.10.11
. This assigns
your PC an IP address that is on the same subnet as the device. Windows directs any traffic
intended for the device’s IP address to this interface card.
7. Next, enter the subnet mask as
255.255.255.0
.
8. Leave
Default gateway
blank. This prevents your PC from looking for a router on this subnet.
Note
Because you are connected directly to the device, anytime the device is not
powered you will receive a small message bubble in the corner of your screen saying
“The network cable is unplugged.”
Step 4: Verify the Connections
Once the drive is powered and connected to the network, and the Status LED does not indicate
any errors, you can verify the connection by completing the following steps:
1. Launch NI Stepper Configuration Utility.
2. Locate the drive.
3. Open the
Drive
menu and select
Self Test
.
4. Click
Start
. The motor should begin to move. Click
Stop
to finish the test.
If the motor failed to move, verify the power and network connections. Examine the Status LED
and refer to the drive user manual to diagnose any issues.
Using the SMD with SoftMotion
The drive can be used in a LabVIEW VI as a standard motion resource. To easily see the best
way to use the SMD in a VI, refer to the Axis Straight Line Move- Ethernet Stepper example.
To load the example VI included with SoftMotion 2014, navigate to
<labview>\examples\
motion\Property Nodes\Axis Straight Line Move
and launch
Axis Straight Line
Move - Ethernet Stepper
.
Running the Example
The example allows you to perform an Axis Straight Line Move using the SMD. To begin, open
the example front panel and configure the applicable parameters in the Move Constraints
control. The default values should be acceptable for the purposes of the example.
•
Move Mode
— Select the type of Axis Straight-Line Move to perform. Options are
Absolute, Relative, and Velocity. For information about the different kinds of moves, refer
to the SoftMotion Help.
•
Axis
— Enter the IP address of the drive. For example, a device using the universal recovery
address would be entered as
niss:\\10.10.10.10
.