Getting Started with NI SMD-7620/7621 and NI 73xx
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6.
Click the
Motor
button to launch the
Motor
dialog box.
a.
Select your motor from the
Standard motor
dropdown list. If you are using a motor
other than one of the standard motors, refer to the
NI Stepper Configuration Utility
Help
for information about how to configure it for use with the NI SMD-7620/7621.
7.
Click the
Motion
button to launch the
Pulse & Direction Control
dialog box.
a.
Set
Steps/Rev
to 20000.
b.
(Optional) Set the
Step Smoothing Filter
and
Input Noise Filter
as appropriate for
your application. Refer to the
NI Stepper Configuration Utility Help
for information
about these settings.
8.
Click
Download to Drive
to apply the updated settings to the drive.
Step 2: Update Firmware on the Motion Controller
Firmware is software that is loaded onto the motion controller. Firmware allows you to update
the motion controller with new features and updates. The latest firmware is automatically
installed on the computer when you install the latest version of NI-Motion. You must download
the firmware to the motion controller.
Complete the following steps to download firmware to an NI motion controller:
1.
Click the MAX icon on the desktop (
), or select
Start»All Programs»National
Instruments»Measurement & Automation
to open MAX.
2.
Expand
Devices and Interfaces
, and then expand
NI Motion Devices
in the
configuration tree.
3.
Select the motion controller for which you want to download firmware. An exclamation
point on the NI 7330/7340/7350
motion controller icon (
) indicates that the firmware is
outdated and must be updated.
4.
Click the
Firmware
tab at the bottom of the window. An exclamation point appears for
each firmware sector that requires an update.
5.
Click the
Update Firmware
button at the top of the window to update all the firmware files
on your device.
Step 3: Configure the NI Motion Controller
Complete the following steps to configure the NI 7330/7340/7350 motion controller for use with
the SMD-7620/7621.
1.
Open MAX, if it is not already open.
2.
Expand
Devices and Interfaces
, expand
NI Motion Devices
, and then select the
appropriate motion controller in the configuration tree.
3.
Expand the NI motion controller configuration tree item and click
Default xxxx Settings
.
4.
Select
Open Loop Stepper
from the
Default Configurations
section.
5.
Expand
Default xxxx Settings
, and then expand the axis associated with the
NI SMD-7620/7621 stepper drive.
6.
Click
Axis Configuration
and set
Type
to
Stepper
.