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Getting Started NI SMD-7613/7614/7615/7616 Stepper Drives

A CAT5 Ethernet cable (not included)

NI SMD-7613/7914/7615/7616 device

Software

LabVIEW 2014 or later

LabVIEW SoftMotion Module 2014 f1 or later

NI Stepper Configuration Utility, available from 

ni.com/downloads

Note

The following instructions assume all required software is installed. For help 

installing the required software, refer to the documentation included with that 

software.

Related Documentation

The following documents contain additional information that you may find helpful. All 

referenced documents ship with the product and are available at 

ni.com/manuals

.

NI SMD-7613/7614/7615/7616 User Manual

LabVIEW SoftMotion Module Help

—Use this help file to learn about using the 

NI SoftMotion Module in LabVIEW. To access this help file from LabVIEW, select 

Help»LabVIEW Help

, then expand the 

LabVIEW NI SoftMotion Module

 book on the 

Contents

 tab.

LabVIEW Help

—Use the 

LabVIEW Help

 to access information about LabVIEW 

programming concepts, step-by-step instructions for using LabVIEW, and reference 

information about LabVIEW VIs, functions, palettes, menus, tools, properties, methods, 

events, dialog boxes, and so on. The 

LabVIEW Help

 also lists the LabVIEW documentation 

resources available from National Instruments. Access the 

LabVIEW Help

 by selecting 

Help»LabVIEW Help

.

Getting Started with LabVIEW

—Use this document as a tutorial to familiarize yourself 

with the LabVIEW graphical programming environment and the basic LabVIEW features 

you use to build data acquisition and instrument control applications. Access the 

Getting 

Started with LabVIEW

 PDF by selecting 

Start»All Programs»National Instruments»

LabVIEW»LabVIEW Manuals»LV_Getting_Started.pdf

.

Summary of Contents for NI SMD-7613

Page 1: ...and Configuration 3 Step 1 Connect the Drive to the NI PS 12 13 Power Supply 3 Step 2 Connect the SMD to the Motor 4 Step 3 Connect the Drive to the Network 7 Step 4 Verify the Connections 11 Using th...

Page 2: ...Motion Module in LabVIEW To access this help file from LabVIEW select Help LabVIEW Help then expand the LabVIEW NI SoftMotion Module book on the Contents tab LabVIEW Help Use the LabVIEW Help to acces...

Page 3: ...e end of the V wire to the corresponding terminal on the included power connector Tighten the screw to ensure a secure connection 4 Connect one end of a 1 02 mm to 0 81 mm diameter 18 to 20 AWG gauge...

Page 4: ...leads present Refer to the following figures to connect your stepper motor Note Motor wire colors are correct for NI stepper motors compatible with the NI SMD 761x These wire colors may not match a th...

Page 5: ...n be connected in series or center tap Figure 3 Six Lead Motor Connected in Series Figure 4 Six Lead Motor Connected in Center Tap Phase A Green White No Connect No Connect Phase A Grn Wht Phase B Red...

Page 6: ...be connected in series or parallel Figure 5 Eight Lead Motor Connected in Series Figure 6 Eight Lead Motor Connected in Parallel Phase B Phase A Phase A Phase B Orange Org Wht Blk Wht Black Red Red W...

Page 7: ...he factory default address for each switch setting is shown in the table below The IP address corresponding to positions 1 through E can be changed using the NI Stepper Configuration Utility software...

Page 8: ...figuration Many networks use dynamic addressing where a DHCP server assigns addresses on demand The address you choose for your device might get assigned to something else by the DHCP server at anothe...

Page 9: ...mpatible with your PC However you will not know what address the server assigns to the device The NI Stepper Configuration Utility can find your device using the Drive Discovery feature as long as you...

Page 10: ...e s IP address to this interface card 6 Next enter the subnet mask as 255 255 255 0 7 Leave Default gateway blank This prevents your PC from looking for a router on this subnet Note Because you are co...

Page 11: ...r 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...

Page 12: ...all the settings are configured run the VI and click the Start Move button The motor should turn according to the configured move Click the Stop Move button to stop the motor and the Stop VI when you...

Page 13: ...Worldwide Support and Services The National Instruments website is your complete resource for technical support At ni com support you have access to everything from troubleshooting and application dev...

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