5.
Configure the network settings for the IC-3173. Refer to the
Remote Systems Help
in
MAX. Select
Help
»
Help Topics
»
Remote Systems
for instructions about configuring
network settings.
6.
Install a recommended software set. If you would like to install custom software instead
of a recommended software set, proceed to the next step.
a)
Expand the IC-3173 under
Remote Systems
.
b)
Click the
Software
item below the IC-3173 in the configuration tree.
c)
Click
Add/Remove Software
on the MAX toolbar to launch the LabVIEW Real-
Time Software Wizard.
d)
Enter
admin
as the username and leave the password field blank.
e)
Select
NI Industrial Controller
under the version of LabVIEW Real-Time you are
using.
f)
Click
Next
.
g)
Select any additional add-ons you would like to install to the IC-3173.
h)
Click
Next
. Review the list of software to install.
i)
Click
Next
to begin downloading the software to the IC-3173. When MAX finishes
downloading the software, the IC-3173 restarts.
j)
Click
Finish
.
7.
Install custom software. You do not need to install custom software if you installed a
recommended software set.
a)
Expand the IC-3173 under
Remote Systems
.
b)
Click the
Software
item below the IC-3173 in the configuration tree.
c)
Click
Add/Remove Software
on the NI MAX toolbar to launch the LabVIEW Real-
Time Software Wizard.
d)
Enter
admin
as the username and leave the password field blank.
e)
If you are given a choice of recommended software sets, choose
Custom software
installation
and click
Next
to proceed with a custom installation.
f)
Select the NI Industrial Controller Device Drivers, and any additional software you
would like to install on the IC-3173.
g)
Click
Next
. Review the list of software to install.
h)
Click
Next
to begin downloading the software to the IC-3173. When NI MAX
finishes downloading the software, the IC-3173 restarts.
i)
Click
Finish
.
8.
Connect hardware to the IC-3173. The NI Industrial Controller Device Drivers enable the
IC-3173 to detect any hardware connected.
9.
Select the target in the configuration tree and click the
Refresh
button. Refresh the target
whenever you connect new hardware.
10. Expand
Devices and Interfaces
under the IC-3173 in the configuration tree. Select the
hardware connected to the IC-3173 from the list. You can view or modify the device
settings as allowed by the hardware.
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