National Instruments NI-Motion - Manual (Page 285)

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Using the Motion Controller with
the LabVIEW Real-Time Module
Using NI-Motion on a real-time (RT) system is designed to be almost
transparent for anyone familiar with NI-Motion. Using NI-Motion with RT
requires the following hardware and software:
• NI PXI chassis with an available PXI slot
• NI PXI Motion controller
• Host computer
• LabVIEW Real-Time Module
• One of the following motion software options:
– NI-Motion (73xx controller support)
– NI SoftMotion Controller 1.0»CANopen Drive Support
For an RT system, you can configure an NI motion controller on a remote
PXI chassis through the remote configuration feature of MAX. You must
install NI-Motion onto the remote system to use RT. Then, program the
RT NI-Motion application exactly the way you would program any other
NI-Motion application.
Complete the following steps to install NI-Motion onto the remote system.
1. Install one of the following software options onto the host system:
• NI-Motion (73xx controller support)
• NI SoftMotion Controller 1.0»CANopen Drive Support
Tip Refer to the Getting Started: NI SoftMotion Controller for Copley CANopen Drives
manual for information about this product.
2. Launch MAX.
3. Expand the Remote Systems tree.
4. Highlight the system on which to install NI-Motion.
5. Select the Software tab.