Getting Started with the NI 783xR
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Using the NI 783
x
R with the LabVIEW Real-Time
Module for RTX
You can use the LabVIEW Real-Time Module for RTX with the NI 783
x
R.
After you have installed RTX, the LabVIEW Real-Time Module for RTX,
and RTX support from the NI-RIO Driver CD, complete the following
steps:
Note
The NI-RIO device drivers and NI 783
x
R must be installed before adding RTX
support for the R Series device.
1.
If necessary, close all NI software.
2.
Select
Start»Program Files»Ardence RTX»RTX»RTX Properties
.
3.
On the
Plug and Play
tab, right-click the name of your device and
select
Add RTX INF Support
.
4.
Click the
Apply
button. RTX Properties returns a Warning dialog box.
Click
OK
.
5.
In the RTX Properties window, click
OK
.
6.
Right-click
My Computer
and select
Properties
.
7.
Select the
Hardware
tab and click
Device Manager
.
8.
For Windows XP, expand NI-RIO Devices, right-click the name of
your device and select
Update Driver
. In the Hardware Update
Wizard window, select
Install the software automatically
and click
Next
. When the wizard finishes installing the software, click
Finish
.
For Windows 2000, expand NI-RIO Devices, right-click the name of
your device, and select
Properties
. On the
Driver
tab, click
Update
Driver
. In the
Upgrade Device Driver Wizard
window, click
Next
.
Select
Search for a suitable driver for my device
and click
Next
three times. When Windows finishes installing the software, click
Finish
.
9.
In the Device Manager window, select
View»Resources by
connection
.
10. In the Device Manager window, expand
Interrupt Request (IRQ)
.
Make sure that the NI 783
x
R is not sharing an IRQ with any other
devices. Refer to the
RTX Runtime Help
for information about
modifying a device.
11. Reboot your computer.
12. Select
Start»Run
. In the Run window, enter
net start nirtrtx
and click
OK
.
