Drivven, Inc.
Throttle Driver Module Kit
© Drivven, Inc. 2009
• Throttle Driver Module Kit User’s Manual • D000017 • Rev B
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Creating a LabVIEW Project
Drivven recommends working from the provided example application as a starting point for
learning the use of the Drivven software blocks. However, the following section describes starting
a LabVIEW project from scratch and adding a Drivven module.
1.) Install the Drivven software by running the installer executable and accepting the
software license agreement.
2.) Restart LabVIEW, if previously running, and create a new LabVIEW project.
3.)
Give the new project a name by clicking the “Save Project” button on the project toolbar.
4.)
Right click on the highest item in the project hierarchy (“Project:…”) and navigate to
“New->Targets and Devices…”
5.)
Within the “Add Targets and Devices…” dialog, select the appropriate radio button,
depending on whether you already have an existing powered and configured RT target
on the network or if you are adding a new RT target which is not present yet on the
network.
a. Existing Target or Device
i.
Expand the appropriate category in the “Targets and Devices” list to see
the discovered targets in that category.
ii. Double-click the desired target to add it to your project.
b. New Target or Device
i.
Expand the appropriate category in the “Targets and Devices” list to see
all possible targets within that category.
ii. Double-click the desired target to add it to your project.
6.) If the new RT target is not currently on the network, right-click on the RT target within the
project and open the properties dialog to set the IP address or DNS name if necessary.
7.) Right-
click on the RT target within the project and navigate to “New->Targets and
Devices…”
8.)
Within the “Add Targets and Devices…” dialog, select the appropriate radio button,
depending on whether you already have an existing FPGA target connected to an
existing RT target or if you are adding a new FPGA target which is not present yet.
a. Existing Target or Device
i.
Expand the appropriate category in the “Targets and Devices” list to see
the discovered FPGA targets in that category.
ii. Double-click the desired target to add it to your project.
b. New Target or Device
i. Expand the appropriat
e category in the “Targets and Devices” list to see
all possible targets within that category
ii. Double-click the desired target to add it to your project.
9.) If the new FPGA target was not currently in the system, right-click on the FPGA target
within the project and open the properties dialog to set the resource name if necessary.
The resource name can be found from MAX when connected to the actual remote
system.
10.) If the FPGA target is a PXI or PCI card, then an R Series expansion chassis must be
added under the FPGA target. This is done by right-clicking on the FPGA target and
navigating to “New->R Series Expansion Chassis”. Within the following dialog, select the
appropriate FPGA connector to which the chassis will be connected. A unique name for
the chassis may also be specified.
11.) Right click on the R-Series expansion chassis or cRIO FPGA target chassis and navigate
to “New->C Series Modules…”
12.)
Select the “New Target or Device” radio button and double-click on the “C Series Module”
in the “Targets and Devices” list. In the following dialog, select the desired Drivven
module at the bottom of the “Module Type” list. The Drivven modules will be appended
there if any Drivven module software has been installed. Select the appropriate module
